The thing about grace…

Was reading over some blogs lately, about some people’s lives. Lot going on around, I too am one of them, had people asking me “What’s this life changing event?!” or my favorite was “So, new laptop?” lol the purpose of this thing in my life is no matter what, a change will happen, one of which will change life, come the 20th, 2 fold 2 things may of happened, but again, “love is patient” - which leads me to “grace”.

What is grace? Getting something you don’t deserve, and in the simple context of life, when you probably least deserve it - but in life the thing that made me go “Wah!?” today is the things that bring about grace - I was talking to a guy on the phone, he was telling me about his dealings with someone and I mentioned “You know about XYZ going on right now right?” XYZ moved that person so much, they went from “Oh you know” to “Oh My… I’ll be praying.” How many times, do you do that in life? I know me personally I have made an effort over the years to try and get in someone’s shoes and really walk around a bit.

I work on the web, I have a office in downtown with my brother, but I have clients all over the world, some who speaka da english not so gewd - but I understand them, I take the time to slow down, get examples, and understand where they coming from, if I can’t do that I loose a client for one thing, but I loose a chance to understand cultures - but it prevents me from extending grace to another - they are upset, frustrated at me for not understanding, but I have a choice to make each time, get frustrated too - or take some time out of my life to stop, listen, attempt to understand.

Why does it take a tragedy, a horrible thing, a serious issue, or say a hurricane to make us extend grace? Why can’t we extend grace to others? I dunno, just struck me tonight as I read this one blog and saw a person having a rough day, family things going down, and the person just needed a hand, and someone starts to talk about them, and when it’s mentioned what’s going on in their life, its a different tune, then grace is given - they may not be GREAT friends, but come on, we is all humans (well I am part computer I am told) - but thats another story.

I dunno, random thoughts in my brain, and trying to unwind enough to crash out for the night, so figured better out than in. Think about it, and instead of calling out in anger, frustration, or without thinking, stop, breath, extend grace to even your fiercest enenemy - you might just change the world.