Grace and Gravity
M. Justin Wainscott, 2013
Grace and gravity,
both of them forces
far beyond our control.
Grace and gravity,
both of them laws
learned through pain.
Grace and gravity,
both of them instruments
employed by God,
but in very different ways.
Gravity’s pulling us,
always downward.
Grace is lifting us,
always heavenward.
Gravity says,
“What goes up
must come down.”
But grace says,
“Who falls down
must be lifted up.”
Gravity seems
to work against us.
But grace is always
working for us.
Gravity’s a force
we like to defy.
But grace is a gift,
a wonderful gift,
in which we ever
only want to delight.
