Reminded of grace...

Have you ever seen vegetation pushing up through cracks in pavements? Do you ever wonder how it can survive, even flourish, in such seemingly unsuitable conditions?

Near where I walk to work, there is a small lane that is surrounded by concrete buildings. Nothing could be less conducive to plant life, but here there are plants, small shrubs, mosses and even larger trees sprouting from floors, walls, guttering - right up to the top of some of the buildings, coming directly out of the walls. Life finds a way.

So does grace. In my recent "faith crisis", I have stumbled upon small reminders of grace. A book here, a song there, a late night TV program, a conversation, a note written by someone long ago. Grace appears in the most unlikely places.

However bleak things are, however silent God seems when we pray, it seems we just can't get away from His grace.

Wherever we wander, grace finds us...

Perhaps that's what inspired the line :
"I once was lost, but now I'm found".

Did you know?
Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) was known as "Amazing Grace" because of her outstanding achievement in the computer field. One of her contributions is the invention of COBOL, the first user-friendly business software program, which is still in use today.