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A Grace-Filled Hour

~Ingrid Goff-Maidoff

What I long for is a grace-filled hour.
Well, I suppose, to be honest,
an infinite succession
of grace-filled hours....

A grace-filled hour is a state of mind: an abiding sense of peace and joy. Such an hour may be one in which the spirit is invoked, or it may arrive as a sweet and unintended surprise, like sunlight or spring rain.

Some cultures use sacred water, the scent of flowers, firelight, incense, fruit, sweet cakes and other sensuous offerings to tempt their gods to descend to earth, and these ingredients also help to invoke a grace-filled hour.

In such an hour we come fully into the here and now. We are no longer rushing. We feel a part of something larger than ourselves. We feel refreshed with each breath.

We each have favorite activities which comprise grace-filled hours. Some of the times I feel connected to grace are: while giving thanks, while writing poetry or recording happy entries in a journal, writing a letter to a friend, walking, having a pot-luck dinner with friends, reading inspirational works, meditating, prayer, singing, snuggling with my family, enjoying a warm bath.
I have found that when I do my work with the spirit of love, I enter into a grace-filled hour. When I am cleaning the house, if I remind myself that I am tending joy, I enter into a grace-filled hour.

What is, for you, a grace-filled hour?
If you would like to share your thoughts, please write to me.


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