For Clare, the spiritual life begins and ends with grace. What does the word grace mean? Literally, the word grace refers to God’s unmerited favor, love, and help. The Hindu sage Sri Aurobindo tells us, “Grace is something spontaneous which wells out from the Divine Consciousness as a free flow of its being.” Therefore, grace is not something we earn; it is simply given, each and every moment of our existence. Examples abound: life itself is a grace and gift, as are the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. The fact that we are conscious, and conscious of our consciousness, is a grace. Our capacity for choice and creative endeavors is grace. All that is good, all that sustains us, and all that blesses us comes from God as pure gift. God is an eternal font of all that is good, desirable, and uplifting.
Beloved,
You have provided
For everything
I ever will need.
