GRACE

You know sometimes my words don't do a subject much justice. Like trying to explain a sunset to a blind person or a symphony to a deaf person. Sometimes God gifts people to do just that. I have always enjoyed listening to those people who CAN give words to a sunset or pictures to a symphony. U2 is and has been my favorite band for a long time. Their songs have many times put words in my mouth about certain situations. They have put words to my thoughts at times, helped me grieve lost relationships, put joy in my heart at the sight of a song played live on one of the coolest stages ever, and the cool thing is Bono is a believer. He wrote a song called grace in 2000 that puts some words to a really hard subject to explain. My favorite line in it is "grace makes beauty out of ugly things". Email me and let me know what you think Grace is all about. Here are the lyrics to the song:
Grace, she takes the blame
She covers the shame
Removes the stain
It could be her name

Grace...
It's a name for a girl
It's also a thought that, changed the world
And when she walks on the street
You can hear the strings
Grace finds goodness in everything

Grace, she's got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She's got the time to talk
She travels outside of karma, karma
She travels outside... of karma

When she goes to work, you can hear the strings
Grace finds beauty in everything

Grace...
She carries a world on her hips
No champagne flute for her lips
No twirls or skips between her fingertips
She carries a pearl in perfect condition

What once was hurt
What once was friction
What left a mark
No longer stings...
Because Grace makes beauty
Out of ugly things

Grace finds beauty in everything
Grace finds goodness in everything