Grace

Grace comes directly, there is no intermediary
God is always helping us.

Mother Meera: Answers

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Footprints

One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints
in the sand: One belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed
that many times along the path of his life there was only
one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at
the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really
bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.
Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
youd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed
that during the most troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints. I dont understand
why when I needed you most you would leave me?.
The Lord replied: My son, My precious child, I love
you and would never leave you. During your times
of trial and suffering, when you see only one set
of footprints, it was then that I carried you?

Author unknown

Amazing grace

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Shall be forever mine.
When weve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing Gods praise
Than when wed first begun.

Words: John Newton, Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779).
Exception: the last stanza is by an unknown author

The cosmic law inherent in grace
Is that in the instant someone is ready to meet the divine,
He will meet the divine.

When man is ready, the divine is not waiting.

Translated from Jes Bertelsen: Døden og Dødsprocessen

What is Grace?
A supernatural help of God for salutary acts granted
in consideration of the merits of Christ

Catholic dictionary

Grace (gratia, Charis), in general, is a supernatural gift of God to intellectual creatures (men, angels) for their eternal salvation […].

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06689a.htm

Rudolf Steiner describes Original Sin and Grace as the consequences of our deeds from the epochs before we developed an ego, the actions performed after that, attracts karma

Rudolf Steiner: The Concepts of Original Sin and Grace?

Grace

Grace and hard work

It is according to spiritual law that no spiritual progress is likely to happen unless the aspirant work of all his might
That will provide 25% of the needed momentum.
The gurus grace will add another 25%.
God gives the remaining 50%

According to Yogananda