Thankfully, God's restraining grace keeps even the worst of us from being utterly depraved. The worst people who have ever lived could've been worse.
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The law condemns the best of us; but grace saves the worst of us.
Because of total depravity, you and I were desperate for God's grace before we were saved. Because of total depravity, you and I remain desperate for God's grace even after we're saved.
Even those of us who have tasted the radical saving grace of God find it intuitively difficult not to put conditions on grace.
God's grace is at its best in weakness, so we need never fear our weakness. In fact, these weaknesses will determine in what way we shall glorify God for all eternity.
Over the years, God and St. Therese have kept me going no matter how bad things were.
The truth, whether we admit it or not, is that grace scares us to death. It scares us primarily because it wrestles control and manageability out of our hands - introducing chaos and freedom.
You have to try to take what life throws at you with grace and equanimity.
In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take whatever God sends.
Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.
Even during the worst hardships, when the other things in our lives seem to fall apart, we can still find peace in the eternal love of God.
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