Grace

​A story I heard today about saying grace before a meal, had me reflecting on how the single word grace has different meanings in English. Which had me thinking about grace and then this:


Grace

We must live into the discomfort
of knowing
that we have been touched
by grace

And
if you feel no discomfort
because somehow you feel
worthy, then you do not
really understand grace

And
what you have
if you’re willing
is a glorious invitation
to let go of yourself
to look at your nakedness in the mirror
to see every flaw and scar
to be devastated by what is actually true

And then to lean
your bared and shivering self
back into grace
and give thanks

Kimiko Karpoff
December 2022