• Thoughts & Meditations

    I Can Only Boast of God’s Grace

    A couple of weeks ago, our pastor shared a quote in his homily. Maybe you’ve heard it: “There go I, but for the Grace of God.” No one is quite sure who it is attributed to, but the story goes like this. A criminal is being walked through the streets to his execution, after having being found guilty of theft. The crowds are jeering the thief. Yet one man realizes that without God’s help, he could’ve easily been that criminal being walked to his death. And with eyes raised to heaven is quoted as saying the above statement. As I listened to this story, I quickly went through the litany…