Mercy is God withholding judgment we deserve. Grace is His giving us blessings we don’t deserve. If God gave us all we deserved, we would be condemned for eternity. See Cain, Moses, David, Jonah, Saul, the adulteress woman, the prodigal son. Gratitude is a human...
O GOD, Thy main plan, and the end of Thy will, is to make Christ glorious and beloved in Heaven where He is now ascended. Where one day all the elect will behold His glory and love and glorify Him for ever. Though here I love Him but little, may this be my portion at...
Nothing exceeds Thy power. Nothing is too great for Thee to do. Nothing too good for Thee to give. Infinite is Thy might. Boundless Thy love. Limitless Thy grace. Glorious Thy saving name. Adapted, The Valley of Vision, Arthur Bennett (1915 – 1994)
For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God. Roman’s 3:23 ASV A saint is a sinner who keeps trying. The struggle is a sign of holiness. Paraphrased, uncertain attribution. Sometimes attributed to St. Josemaria Escriva (1902 –...