Grace is the elegance of love’s generosity.

Mercy is the action of grace. ~ God Makes Us Holy by Jo Helen Cox (coming July 31st)

Grace is the elegance of love’s generosity.
I probably have an opinion, if I know you,
about you, how well you “have it together,”
how you function. I try not to, I know
to keep it on my side of the street,
that what you do is none of my business,
that what you think of me is…
none of my business. Sigh.
I know the truth. That’s the way to live
but I still have the opinions. Maybe someday
love will take those away, will stop my judging,
will allow me to just love. But right now
even before that happens, I can love.
And when I can, I’m showing grace,
the elegance of love’s generosity.

Mercy is the action of grace.
Mercy is loving you in my actions,
in my words and deeds, in my heart.
Living love’s generosity.

And having grace and mercy,
acting on that, they end up working
in my life…and yours.