Whence Grace Comes
Hint: It’s not through perfection
Credit: In writing this, I was influenced by Jeremy Baker’s four-poem cycle in The Process (see below).
Like the “death flash” of an incandescent light bulb
Our heartache often pains most
Right before it finally releases us
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But even when we are released
The pain doesn’t vanish completely
Similarly, every relationship doesn’t reach closure
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Healing doesn’t come from obtaining perfect answers
And peace doesn’t come from erasing yourself
(That’s just absence)
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Grace comes from embracing uncertainty, knowing humanity
From accepting scars, mysteries, and compassion
In the same happy meal
The Process, by Jeremy Baker
https://open.substack.com/pub/jeremyaurabaker/p/the-process
Song version of Whence Grace Comes, created using Suno:
Yes. Exactly. It feels the most intense just before release.
Kinda cool how you came up with a response to all four in one. thanks!