Between the natural way and the path of grace there is a deep abyss. It is in that gap that we live our lives as a giant struggle between good and evil, Satan and God, despair and love. Whenever despair wins, it is the natural way. Whenever love wins, it is a moment of grace. When love is victorious and defeats despair completely, you've reached the path of grace. Haim Shapira
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It is in that gap between the natural way and the path of grace there is a deep abyss. It is in that gap that we live our lives as a giant struggle between good and evil, despair and love. When despair wins, it is the natural way. When love wins, it is a moment of grace. When love is victorious and defeats despair completely, you've reached the path of grace." -Pope John Paul II

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