"In spiritual matters there really is no 'Third World.' It's all Third World."
- Dallas Willard
Friday, May 22, 2009
Grace (5): Sissy is speaking to me in her mean voice.
Me: I'm sorry. That's not very nice, is it?
Grace: No. So I don't want to be her sister any more.
Me: Well, that's not nice either. That's pretty mean.
Grace: Well, why should I be nice to her if she's not gonna be nice to me?
Me: Because that's called grace. That's why we named you that, remember? Remember that grace means being nice to someone and loving them even if they don't deserve it.
Grace: She doesn't deserve it.
Me: I know. But it would be easy to be sweet to her if she was being sweet to you, wouldn't it? If she was being nice to you, wouldn't you want to be nice to her?
Grace: Uh huh.
Me: But that's not grace. Grace means being sweet to your sister even if she's not being sweet to you.
Grace: Why would I want to do that?
Me: Because that's what God did for us. He loved us even though we're really bad. Didn't he?
Grace: Ohhh. Yeah. I'm gonna go watch TV now.
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Comments on "Conversation with Grace About Grace":
3. Les
- 05/22/2009 5:24 pm CDT
Yes, this is also known as the "Nicey-Nice Creed" if I'm not mistaken, preceding the later Nicene Creed by several eons or so, give or take (depending on when you date the origin of Grace itself).
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Fabulous!