Grace and Hope
These two words are at the core of what I would call a spiritual life.
I want to make room for more grace and hope in my heart. For the holidays and new year, I intend to create more time and space for grace, quiet, and contemplation. I spend a lot of time alone, but very little of it in quiet stillness. I miss that sweet connection with the undefinable mystery of life that many call God.
Here is a post I wrote many years ago about grace called Stumbling into Grace. I still feel much the same. I have a great desire for grace and yet very little faith as fertile soil for grace to grow. It’s interesting to see how many times I’ve posted about grace. Here’s another one called All I Want for Christmas is Grace. It’s clearly a strong and elusive topic in my life.
May you be touched by grace these holidays and throughout the year.
Thank you for being part of this wonderful community on WordPress. Many of you have become friends and supporters. I’m very grateful for your presence in my life and blog. I wish you a season of peace and a year of thriving.
Happy Holy Days,
Blessings, Brad
Blessing to you for the holiday season, Brad. May much ❤ flow for you in 2020. Xx
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Thank you Jane. Flow sounds very nice. Blessings to you and yours.
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I think often those of us who yearn for some kind of faith have the kind of questioning minds that mean it’s difficult to have that faith. It would be simple and a relief to have a straightforward faith that could be found in a church or other obvious place, but instead my faith is in the world around me and sometimes, just sometimes, I experience that grace – usually through the landscape.
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Thanks Andrea. I’m glad you understand. Yes, it would be a relief to have that clear trusting faith. And I’m grateful for the moments of grace and connection when they come.
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these are beautiful intentions for the new year brad. envisioning hope and grace and all wondrous things for your new year. merry christmas eve! ❤
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Thanks Tania. Merry Merry! ❤
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Awesome 👍 👍👍 positive attitude towards life, Brad and so much grace and trust and peace and happiness in the New Year. Happy holidays and a Merry Christmas to you with the blessings of the Lord.😊😊😊😊
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Thank you Kamal. Many blessings for the new year.
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Welcome 😊😊😊 dear Brad and same to you too.
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Blessings of Grace to you my friend….Have a magical, meaningful Christmas and above all be kind to yourself. Take care Brad….VK 🙂 ❤
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Thanks for the lovely blessing VK. I need reminders about being gentle with myself. Holiday blessings. ❤
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What a beautiful wish from you, Brad. Wishing it to you as well, and every blessing of the season. Hugs.
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Thank you Teagan. Holiday Hugs!
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Grace is my all time favourite. Forgiven and saved, for no other reason but God’s Grace. Something we rarely feel deserving of, but allso desperately need.
Thank you for sharing this pattern in your writing Brad plus links to these beautiful posts.
You, Brad, are one of the most humble writers I know. You give us all Grace. With every word. Every photo. Every post. 🙏💙
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Thank you for your kind and touching words Andrea. I’m humbled by them and would love to believe my words bring grace to others. 🙏
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Beautifully written post, Brad, and a wonderful concept.
To me you sound like you frequently inhabit the space of grace. Your dream to find more time
and space is a loving one. You will reach your goal, meanwhile keep sharing what you already found.
Bless
Miriam
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Thank you for the kind words and loving support Miriam. I appreciate hearing your perspective. I’m hard on myself so it helps to know that you see me differently. Hugs and blessings.
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Brad, this is beautiful- perfect, really. The word grace always touches my soul and grounds me. It conjures up feelings as ethereal as they are grounding- a sense of hope and knowingness at the same time. I guess grace feels like God for me. I too need to make more space for grace in my day-to-day. Thank you for the reminder. You are a gift, and I’m better for knowing you. I hope your holidays are filled with love, peace…and grace. H & S.
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Wow Brooke. Your words touch me deeply and soothe my soul. I feel grateful to know you and have your loving support. My life is richer with you in it. Thanks for your beautiful view on grace. H & S! 💝
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Brad,
Sending you grace, hope and peace for today and as you begin anew in 2020. I appreciate your intention to live your life with grace and hope. I hope you continue to share your journey. Take good care.
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Thank you Ali. I’m grateful to share the journey with you. I hope I live up to this intention with grace. 🙂
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Fear Brad
Isn’t grace the whole life? I think, we can’t be without grace, we live in grace. All the time. If we know it or not. It makes no difference: grace is, what is. In us, with us, around us, all the time.
I am happy to have you as a supporter and friend and wish you the grace to recognize the love and friendliness which you are for all of us.
Merry Christmas, dear Brad.
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I am sorry for the mistake: it should be Dear Brad.
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Ha, ha Vera. Sometimes facing our fears is the whole life! Happy Holidays.
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Thank you for the kind words Vera. I appreciate you and your art. Merry Christmas.
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Happy Holy Days, Brad. Blessings are on the way!
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Thank you JoAnna. Yes, I believe so.
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I resonate so much with this, Brad!
May grace be with you and faith arise. Wishing you a healthy and contented 2020, also filled with magic and your heart’s desire!
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Thanks for the lovely blessing Ka. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who wrestles with faith.
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Brad, I am grateful for you, also! Just did a one-week-technology break and can totally relate to your desire for more true stillness. My own experience has been that the more I worked on releasing certain things/ like knots in my inner life, the more grace could flow into my life. I am certain it is there for every single one of us. Of course, this is only my experience, but I thought I´d share it because you speak so longingly of grace, and I can certainly relate to this need to have grace as a source of energy and love in my life. Big hugs and wishing you a wonderful 2020 full of friends, stillness, health, hope, and, of course, grace
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Hi Maria Elena. I’m delighted that you took the time and space for quiet and nurturing. I’m getting mine in bits and pieces but already feel the space for grace growing. Thanks for your kind words and loving support. May we thrive in the new year. 🙌
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Most welcome, dear Brad., and how lovely to hear that you are already feeling more of a grace-flow. Happy for ya! And what a beautiful wish also, yes, let´s thrive in the new year! 🙂 🙌 Hugs
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To grace, adventures, and friends. 🙂
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Hell yeah! Ahem, heaven yeah! 🙂 hehe. Love that. Yes, to grace, adventures, and friends 🙂
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All the same. Rage on! 🙂
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Yeah, sounds good to me! 🙂 Have a great start to this new decade with many blessings!
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Thanks. 🙂
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Brad, wishing you much peace and harmony in the new year imbued with grace! The kindness and thoughtfulness of the community here on WP is a blessing indeed!
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Agreed Annika. Thank you for sharing the journey and being part of our loving community.
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Thank you Brad, for the grace in which you always deliver your heart-felt messages, which always are full of sincerity and love my friend.. Your friendship here over the years has always filled my heart with your kindness and the Grace of your Being my friend.. Thank you for sharing yet more Grace with us as you re-share these wonderful posts .. ❤
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This is another touching comment that stirs my soul. Thank you Sue. I appreciate you and hope to keep the love and grace flowing.
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I have no doubts at all my friend.. Grace is your middle name..
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Thank you Sue. 🙏
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Thanks for sharing your two posts on Grace. There are so many things I want to share, so let me try just a couple. I start each day with a great cup of coffee while I go into prayerful meditation. I focus on the spirituality of Christianity….love…peace and joy…faith…His faithfulness…grace, etc. I also work really hard at staying in the moment (so hard for a self controlling personality like mine)…not dwelling on the past or worrying about the future, but enjoying the present moment. I trust in His faithfulness and have seen it at work throughout my life. I ask for His guidance for each day and go forward. By reflecting, praying and meditating each day, I slow down enough to see His work at play through me. Blessings to you!
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I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on grace Kirt. I like your daily routine and admire your faith. I do some of those things, but faith has never strong for me so I try to focus on gratitude and being open to the grace of what I can’t define or control. Thanks for the blessings.
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It’s a wonderful word…feeling…way to live! I wish that for you, Brad…Grace and Hope! I know what you mean about being in quiet stillness. I have done a few things to turn down the noise in my life. One of the symptoms that lingers from my Lyme is tinnitus…sometimes the noise is so loud in my head that I can’t stand it if there is no noise outside of it (does that make sense?) But of late, I have needed to turn it all down and just BE with whatever is inside.
I hope that you will find your space…and your grace 😉
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Thanks for understanding and supporting me Lorrie. I love the feel of grace too! I hope you find ways to turn the noise down and be more. To hope and grace. ❤
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Amen, Brad!😁
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I know I’m late to the party on this one, but bravo. Grace and hope–and your thoughts on them–have inspired me this Sunday morning.
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Wonderful. I’m glad my words have inspired you Kristine. May we continue to inspire each other in our community.
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Thank you very much for this great post! I really enjoyed reading it! I have recently published an article on the importance of hope and it’s role within society. If you have time, it would be great if you could check it out and let me know your thoughts! Thanks 🙂
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Thanks for visiting and commenting. I liked your article and agree that we need to keep hope alive. To hope…
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Couldn’t agree more!
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Be blessed friend 🙂
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Thank you. You as well.
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Thanks !
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