Remember the Grace

Not that I plan on dying anytime soon, but when I do I want this quote from brother Lawrence, Carmelite monk (1610-1691) whose writings make up the classic text, The Practice of the Presence of God, on my gravemarker:
"If you think of me, remember the grace with which God has blessed me rather than my typically human ineptitude."

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followyourbliss said…
AMEN! what about alan jackson songs?
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:58:00 AM
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