Grace.......

Have you really noticed grace? from a woman? or a galloping horse? or even from a man?

I could say "that flower graced the table"......... but that would be in a different context.....that would be a verb, not a noun........

no, I mean grace, as in the noun: elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action

and/or my favorite: the influence or spirit of God operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, let's say......the Madonna.........she is usually crushing the head of satan, and is her face all scrunched up in triumph? anger? bitterness? revenge?

no.........

with grace..........

Her beauty from within is radiating out of her with such elegance

Even if you don't believe that Mary is truly the mother of God, you can still look upon her with example of such grace.......

I contemplated this while in church today, and when something touches me in a way I hadn't noticed before, that brings me out of any sort of irritation and into a calmness, it's like watching the sunrise by yourself

and looking out with peace from within........a beauty no one can equal...........or ever come close to becoming as graceful........even though we might try.........

within our homes.............that we make beautiful in our eyes

within our gardens..........that take much work to create something natural looking

and within our own hearts and souls.............but only by the grace of God can we do any of those things........

We all have GRACE within us, it's just up to us to let it shine.....

theological tidbit: the name Anne means "grace"........Mary's mother was called Ann

All photographs for this post were taken in and around Na-Da Farm except for the two Mary pictures - sources unknown forgive me-