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J
It's my second favorite poem! It has been set to music, so now it's playing in my head. 
My very favorite is this one:
[h=1]She Walks in Beauty[/h]By Lord Byron (George Gordon) 1788–1824
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
My very favorite is this one:
[h=1]She Walks in Beauty[/h]By Lord Byron (George Gordon) 1788–1824
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
A
For many people, grace can be a hard thing to grasp since we're not use to it much in our world. It can be quite a foreign concept. Most often in this world, you have to work, prove yourself worthy, impress- like you said. It's just a testament to the Love of God and His character. As well as what separates is from other religions of the world, none have the concept of grace. I hope that God will settle your heart and conscience to accept His gift, and to help you from falling into old habits of works.
No matter how hard we try, there is nothing we can do that will impress God or even just be worthy of His honor..
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags
(Isaiah 64:6 NIV)
The only thing that makes us worthy of God's grace is the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross..
We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
(Hebrews 10:10 NIV)
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags
(Isaiah 64:6 NIV)
The only thing that makes us worthy of God's grace is the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross..
We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
(Hebrews 10:10 NIV)
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M
I started a thread in the Family Forum...about how depressing the Family Forum is.
I kinda think it will get ignored, or else have a handful of responses that basically say "no idea how to change it".
I'm not really ok with that, but I also don't know myself how to change it or even sort of improve it. People love to dispense advice, and they love reading about other people's hardships, so here we have a ready-made place for people to get their fix...*sigh*
I kinda think it will get ignored, or else have a handful of responses that basically say "no idea how to change it".
I'm not really ok with that, but I also don't know myself how to change it or even sort of improve it. People love to dispense advice, and they love reading about other people's hardships, so here we have a ready-made place for people to get their fix...*sigh*