Falling from grace?

Question

What, in your opinion does it mean?

So if (I am, I know) I'm falling, When should I expect to hit bottom?

Any good attractions I should see on the way or when I get there?

Yes this question is BOTH serious and sarcastic. It's how I deal, just answer the questions.

Answer 1

"The state of grace is a condition in which all growth is effortless, a transparent, joyful acquiescence that is a ground requirement of all existence.Your own body grows naturally and easily from its time of birth, not expecting resistance but taking its miraculous unfolding for granted; using all of itself with great, gracious, creatively aggressive abandon. You were born into a state of grace, therefore. It is impossible for you to leave it. You will die in a state of grace whether or not special words are spoken for you, or water or oil is poured upon your head. You share this blessing with the animals and all other living things. You cannot "fall out of " grace, nor can it be taken from you. You can ignore it. You can hold beliefs that blind you to its existence. You will still be graced but unable to perceive your own uniqueness and integrity, and blind also to other attributes with which you are automatically gifted."

Seth

Answer 2

Cash in the Grace Credit Card with an infinte limit

Answer 3

It means to have been close to God, to have experienced the freedom from the games, the lies, that we tell ourselves and others every day, to be constantly joyful and full of love for everything, to see reality as it is, without hopes, or fears, or worries, or any shading at all, to be filled with wonder at it all, and sadness for those who still choose to hide, yet not pity them, just love them and be ready to help them.

Then to lose it all, to put back on the blinders, the pretenses, to hide from God though he is everywhere, knowing what you have lost. To feel blind/deaf/dumb/without feeling or taste or smell compared with where you were, confused and lost, as your mind and being are obscured by images of "who you are" even though none of it is true.

There is no bottom. You can fall as far as you can tolerate pain and seperation. You can stop the fall by choice.

Answer 4

Does a christian ever feel like their tap dancing in a mine field? What a great way to live.
Losing their salvation= Falling from grace

Answer 5

Gal 2:21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.

Gal 5:4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.

We fall from grace if we try to justify ourselves or earn our righteousness by obedience to the law.

Answer 6

You know you've "fallen from grace" when you see things clearly. It goes either way- You find god- you hit the bottom of the god barrel and it all makes sense- You lose god- you hit the bottom of the atheist barrel and it all makes sense

Answer 7

It's one of the applications of the law of intelligent falling that will soon replace the work of Newton when the US Fundies have their ways...

Answer 8

they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder--well--so is what's holy--you have to believe in what you are told is holy.It could be a beautiful piece of white driftwood that you fall in love with--place on an alter--burn incense--dress it with flowers--pray to it-meditate on it---In 2 weeks it's "holy".We give the "sacredness to what is sacrosanct.

Answer 9

I fell off of grace once as well but... she bucks like a wild bronco so can you blame me?

Answer 10

You are responsible for your own falls if that is what you are doing.... as you know falls have consequences...
On this life, for an atheist.