Daily Grace Notes

The Sin of Omission Margaret Sangster It isn’t the thing you do, dear,    It’s the thing you leave undone That gives you a bit of a heartache    At setting of the sun. The tender work forgotten,    The letter you did not write, The flowers you did not send, dear,    Are your haunting ghosts at night.   The stone you might have lifted    Out of a brother’s way; The bit of heartsome counsel    You were hurried too much to say; The loving touch of the hand, dear,    The gentle, winning tone Which you had no time nor thought for    With troubles enough of your own.   Those little acts of kindness    So easily out of mind, Those chances to be angels    Which we poor mortals find - They come in night and silence,    Each sad, reproachful wraith, When hope is faint and flagging,    And a chill has fallen on faith. For life is all too short, dear,    And sorrow is all to great, To suffer our slow compassion    That tarries until too late: And it isn’t the thing you do, dear,    It’s the thing

                 Life could be sometimes unfair and unfriendly to the many days of your life. But hold on because things usually don't last. They pass and they don't live forever. Believe in the meaning and reason for waking up this morning. It could feel that it is just another day but today is the only day you have. The past cannot be undone and tomorrow is yet to come. Surrender these two impostors to the power of the presence.          Look at the sky. Sometimes it's gloomy and sometimes it's sunny. Both are beautiful to the eyes of the one who doesn't judge. The weeds and the flowers are a matter of perception. Both have their beauty.          Hold on life could be preparing a big surprise for you. Be opened. Life has so many things to offer if  only you open your eyes to the reality that life happens only in the moment. Take a deep breath and surrender your judgments. Take a deep breath and take time to appreciate the moment. Tame the emotions inside.         

                    Most of the population of the world today perhaps may no longer believe in the existence of the devil or the demon roaming around among the living. Though ancient literatures documented the works of the devil, modern science may seem not convince of their existence. For science people, the devils and the demons just belong to one of the ancient stories that survived through history because it was appealing enough to drive fear among people so that they may avoid what is bad, evil or wrong.           Though there are cults that propagate beliefs to Satan, such belief is not so appealing to the new age people. Such cult group is popular only because it arouses curiosity to people. Mostly nowadays Satan and his minions are just myth of the past and they are just figure used in the past and the present to induce fear so that people will subject themselves to authority.           But the world-renowned author and psychiatrist M. Scott Speck attested to the existence of t