Kathleen Norris Quotes

If grace is so wonderful, why do we have such difficulty recognizing and accepting it? Maybe it's because grace is not gentle or made-to-order. It often comes disguised as loss, or failure, or unwelcome change.

Kathleen Norris

• Failure
• Wonderful
• Gentle
• Recognizing
• Disguised

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• If grace is so wonderful, why do we have such difficulty recognizing and accepting it? Maybe it's because grace is not gentle or made-to-order. It often comes disguised as loss, or failure, or unwelcome change.

  

  Kathleen Norris
  • Failure
  • Wonderful
  • Gentle