Exploring Grace and Challenging Interactions with Others
This chapter examines a poem that encourages listeners to extend grace and empathy to those they may dislike or disagree with, emphasizing that even God extends grace to those who provoke our anger or frustration.
“Possible Answers to Prayer” by Scott Cairns appears in Slow Pilgrim, published by Paraclete Press. Cairns is an American poet born in 1954. Much of his work explores spiritual themes and is influenced by his Eastern Orthodox faith.
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