How do we know when Grace appears in our life? What I have learned is that Grace is always appearing, we just may not recognize it in its many forms and manifestations. And, if we believe we are the ones making everything in our life happen, this makes it even more difficult to see the movements of Grace. Grace has been abundant in my life on many occasions even when I did not understand what was happening. In fact this is when Grace is most present as Grace is an act of God, Consciousness or the Divine, and always beyond the limited scope of the minds’ understanding. It is also something beyond our control and seemingly personal actions. All we have to do is show up in the present moment and allow ourselves to be taken deeper into the experience of life—This is Grace.

Moments of Grace are easier to recognize in the blissful states of unity, and when life is seen in its magic show of synchronicity. They are easy to see when on retreat, experiencing a heightened spiritual state during meditation, or during the magical experiences that can occur while traveling. However, moments of Grace are often more difficult to see when life isn’t going smoothly. Can we see the movement of Grace when it seems that a separate force of nature is taking place, such as when in conflict with the peaceful mind states we come to enjoy when living and breathing a spiritual life? Yet, these too are just as much moments of Grace as all the so-called good or spiritual experiences.