The grace of God is courtesy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In the New Testament, religion is grace and ethics is gratitude.
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
Grace is everywhere as an active orientation of all created reality toward God.
At Baptism, I received grace - that quality that makes me share in the very nature of God.
O blessed Saviour, give me grace like Thee, to make Religion my first, and chiefest care, and devoutly to observe, all solemn times, and all holy Rites, which relate to Thy worship.
Throughout our lives, God's grace bestows temporal blessings and spiritual gifts that magnify our abilities and enrich our lives. His grace refines us. His grace helps us become our best selves.
Courtesy is only a thin veneer on the general selfishness.
When grace happens, we receive not a nice compliment from God but a new heart. Give your heart to Christ, and he returns the favor.