do honor or credit to (someone or something) by one’s presence: she bowed out from the sport she has graced for two decades. • (of a person or thing) be an attractive presence in or on; adorn: Ms. Pasco has graced the front pages of magazines like Elle and Vogue. ~ The New Oxford American Dictionary
Thesaurus: 1 the occasion was graced by the presence of Lady Thomson: dignify, distinguish, add distinction to, add dignity to, honor, bestow honor on, favor, enhance, add luster to, magnify, ennoble, glorify, elevate, make lofty, aggrandize, upgrade.2 the dolphin fresco may originally have graced the floor of an upper chamber: adorn, embellish, decorate, furnish, ornament, add ornament to, enhance; beautify, prettify, enrich, bedeck, deck (out), garnish, emblazon, gild, set off; informal get up, do up, do out; literary bejewel, bedizen, caparison, furbelow.
I’m more comfortable with grace as a noun,
either a proper noun or elegance, ladylike…
But the more interesting usage is as a verb,
to dignify, elevate, honor, enhance, ennoble…
God, may I strive to contribute, shine, improve
the world as I live in big moments and small.
May I be a welcome addition rather than
a distraction.
May I live grace!
