The way to conquer sin is not by working hard to change our deeds, but by trusting Jesus to change our desires. Follow Me, pg. 111.

She never says gracias because life is made of survival not grace, she says, and servants are paid to bring what they're asked.

Once she had said to him that what they had was grace. Even now, married properly, rank bestowed, it still was. And always would be

We judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions. We need to offer grace to all, because we all need a little grace.

He's God....and his grace is a part of him working relentlessly on our behalf...never leaving, never abandoning, never stopping.

If you're still, and if you don't hope too much, peace will come to you. It's a grace. But you have to choose happiness.

Winter is already a lost shape, forgottenin the ground. Instead, here is Springwith all the grace of a womansmoothing out her apron.

We expect God to be an angry father who demands justice, but through Jesus, He gives us love and grace when we don't deserve it.

There is an obsession in the Church with sin management. People think more about their sins than about their redemption through Jesus

Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace,Yet Grace must still look so.

I wanted to grab his stupid ears and smash his stupid head against the door until his stupid brains leaked out. Instead, I did nothing.

The sin and guilt of the human race was imputed to the spotless lamb of God, Jesus Christ when He became the sin offering for the world.

My confidence is in the idea that I may be wrong on this or that. No man in this life should ever have to bear the burden of perfection.

The conscious attempt to be a good person without Christ is as legalistic as an attempt to make it into Heaven through empty religiosity.

...whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. And peace will be with you.