The difference between pride and grace
is also the difference between pride and love,
for love is grace,
GRACE is love undeserved.
Pride is saying, “I deserved this, I alone worked for it!”
Grace is saying, “I deserved none of this, but ye have given me all.”
Pride is saying, “I owe nothing to anyone.”
Grace is saying, “I owe much, and yet I was forgiven.”
Pride is reaping exactly what one has expected.
Grace is astounded by the great harvest one has reaped.
Pride is saying, “I am God.”
Grace is saying, “God loves me and lives in me.”
Pride delights in judgment.
Grace uplifts the lowly with understanding.
Pride is always envious, because it sees itself more worthy than the rest.
Grace invokes only thankfulness, because it gives to those who deem themselves unworthy of it.
Pride is impatient with faults, because it fears rejection.
Grace is patient and kind, for the love it gives is without condition.
Pride is prone to greed, because it is afraid of poverty.
Grace fills those who are poor in spirit, and they shall lack nothing more.
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Hi Joy .. love the comparisons you give us here .. so simple, but so true ..
We need to live simply and not do anything beyond our means ..
Lovely – thank you .. Hilary
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Pevensey Castle, Normans Bay, smuggling and family remembrances … Part 2 =-.
@Hilary – Nice to hear that from you, Hilary
wow, nice comparison, I guess we need to be more graceful
!! I always feel more calm whenever I visit your blog
@The Positive Life – It’s Grace that works indeed just to have you here, Raj ;-D
@Scheng1 – It feels good when our loved ones become proud of our achievements, but it feels better when we know that whether we achieve something like that or not, our loved ones still loves us and accepts us gratefully for who we are.
Actually there is a good kind of pride. We take pride in the achievement of our loved ones. That is a good kind of pride.
.-= scheng1´s last blog ..Reflection on Successful Life =-.