Grace Ungraciously

RantWoman is trying to write a paper on grace for this year's iteration of the Pacific Northwest Quaker Women's Theology Conference  http://pnwquakerwomen.org/conference/.

RantWoman is trying to write one paper, not five or six. RantWoman is trying to write a paper of some finite length that people will willingly read or MAYBE even read with enthusiasm. Some of the time RantWoman might even try for linear narrative without too many excursions into the poetic and magical realism. RantWoman's life overflows with Grace. And grace is showing up in forms which, if offered even half of half of a chance, would just punch things in the face. God help us!


Para Bailar la Bamba, se necesita una poca de gracia.

¿Una poca?

¡Más que una poca!

Mr. GG, Gato Gracioso / Gato Gordo: warning false cognate alert: Mr. Gracious Cat. How about Mr. Portly Cat. To heck with that. He's a furry meatloaf, Mr. Fat Cat.


God of Grace and God of Glory--with Handbells at something called the 2011 NH Spring Ring! Arrrrrrrrrggggh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJXaNGfPEn4


Another one? God, are you JOKING?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=ucu9szlLZvY&NR=1



God of Grace and God of Glory, the top link on the Google search. Endless loop, instrumental.
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/o/godgrace.htm

Channeling RantWoman's past as a Baptist, with Harry Emerson Fosdick:
http://www.lectionary.org/HymnStories/God%20of%20Grace%20and%20God%20of%20Glory.htm
This hymn is a prayer -- a prayer for God to bestow power upon the church -- and wisdom -- and courage "for the facing of this hour." The hour that they were facing at that time was the Great Depression -- an economic disaster that drained the nation of life and hope. "For the facing of this hour," however, is a timeless phrase, because there is never a time when we do not need God's help "for the facing of this hour."


"Save us from weak resignation" is an important part of the prayer. "Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore." We are always tempted to believe that the evils that we face far outstrip our resources to deal with them -- tempted to retreat into a safe place and wait for the storm to blow over -- but evil unopposed doesn't blow over. It takes the sacrifices of dedicated men and women to build a better world.

(Dedicated? What about just REALLY PISSED OFF?)


Holy Crap! As if RantWoman WANTED still to need to elder multiple seriously weighty Friends currently and previously attached to seriously weighty titles.


http://www.lyricsmania.com/god_of_grace_and_god_of_glory_lyrics_kate_campbell.html


And a blog post
http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=5570

There. This is the one. Processional. Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Warning: SEVERE deviation from Quaker austerity!