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Art and Grace (by Rachel Malcolm Ensor)

1/24/2018

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A couple of years ago I gave one of my handmade bookmarks to a good friend. 
I received an email from her a week ago about the bookmark. Her father has been in the hospital and very ill. My friend has been caring for him and feeling extremely lonely. She sat down to read and escape from her daily trials and found my bookmark. Instantly the bookmark reminded her of me and our friendship and quelled her loneliness--so much so that she emailed a thank you.​
Grace keeps on giving because the bookmark--my bit of grace--helped me in a time I was reflecting on missing my mother, who had passed the previous year.​
So in a sense my gift of art returned grace to me in my time of reflecting on my loss.
I've come to the conclusion that in our creative work we are at our best, and that equates to grace. So when we freely give to others our creativeness, we are sharing our grace.
INVITATION: Do you have a story of art and grace? We'd love to hear, so please share it in the comments below. 
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