{"id":2852,"date":"2014-02-04T06:24:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T11:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=2852"},"modified":"2014-02-04T06:24:24","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T11:24:24","slug":"amazing-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=2852","title":{"rendered":"amazing grace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amazing.\u00a0 Simply amazing.\u00a0 Can we even wrap our brains around what \u201camazing grace\u201d is?\u00a0 Or should we start simply with \u201cgrace\u201d?\u00a0 After all, we use grace in so many ways… some \u201cgrace us\u201d with their presence; others \u201csay grace\u201d before a meal; and next week\u2019s female skaters in Sochi will undoubtedly be judged on their \u201cgracefulness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Grace has everything to do with unmerited favor, courteous goodwill, a simple elegance, and an attractive way of behaving.\u00a0 Grace has zero to do with arrogance, ego, boasting, or brashness.<\/p>\n

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What amazes me is when persons in their brightest, most publicized moments \u2014 with the microphones and cameras both rolling \u2014 embrace grace… such as in the following comments, after Super Bowl XLVIII…<\/p>\n

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When Broncos\u2019 QB Peyton Manning was asked about the lopsided loss:\u00a0 “We played a great team.\u00a0 We needed to play really well in order to win, and we didn’t come anywhere close to that.”<\/i><\/p>\n

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Or when recent ranter, Richard Sherman, the Seahawks cornerback responded on Twitter:\u00a0 \u201cPeyton is the Classiest person\/player I have ever met!\u00a0 I could learn so much from him!\u00a0 Thank you for being a great Competitor and person.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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And more from Sherman on Manning on Monday:\u00a0 “When I was limping up to my press conference and trying to make it up the stairs, somebody taps me on the shoulder and extends their hand and asks if I’m all right.\u00a0 My eyes try to make it up to see who it is, and it’s Peyton … fully dressed in a suit and obviously very concerned about my well-being.\u00a0 You know, after a game like that, biggest stage ever \u2014 to ask how you’re doing and really be generally concerned about an opponent, that shows an incredibly different amount of humility and class.”<\/i><\/p>\n

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And from Russell Wilson the morning after:\u00a0 “God’s given me so much talent and my height doesn’t define my skill set.\u00a0 I believe that God has given me a right arm and for some reason even though I’m 5’11” to be able to make the throws and make great decisions on the field and all that.\u00a0 I think to be a great quarterback, you have to have a great leadership, great attention to detail, and a relentless competitive nature.\u00a0 And that’s what I try to bring to the table and I have a long way to go.\u00a0 I’m still learning and I’m still on a constant quest for knowledge.”<\/i><\/p>\n

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Then regarding the Broncos\u2019 quarterback Manning, Wilson said he spoke to him after the game, telling him it was an honor to face-off in the game.\u00a0 Wilson said, \u00a0“He’s one of the best quarterbacks \u2014 if not the best quarterback \u2014 to play the game.\u00a0 You know, it’s just truly an honor.”<\/i><\/p>\n

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Years ago I read a fantastic book entitled: \u00a0What\u2019s So Amazing About Grace?<\/em>\u00a0 One of my conclusions was that grace is amazing because it\u2019s unique; it’s rare; it\u2019s not the path most travelled.\u00a0 Most people, most often \u2014 from the athlete to the president to the interviewer of the president \u2014 choose a lesser path.\u00a0 We often choose arrogance, ego, boasting, or brashness.<\/p>\n

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While each of us is capable of boastful moments, what attracts me in the above responses is the obvious grace.\u00a0 It\u2019s attractive because it\u2019s the less frequent choice.\u00a0 Boasting would be easier.\u00a0 And so the grace must stem from something deeper, something internal, from within someone who has a healthy opinion of self but yet not one who thinks too highly of self.\u00a0 The expression of grace is simply amazing.<\/p>\n

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Respectfully,<\/p>\n

AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amazing.\u00a0 Simply amazing.\u00a0 Can we even wrap our brains around what \u201camazing grace\u201d is?\u00a0 Or should we start simply with \u201cgrace\u201d?\u00a0 After all, we use grace in so many ways… some \u201cgrace us\u201d with their presence; others \u201csay grace\u201d before a meal; and next week\u2019s female skaters in Sochi will undoubtedly be judged on their … <\/p>\n

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