He has the mistaken notion that a concern.... : Quote by Flannery O'Connor

“ He has the mistaken notion that a concern with grace is a concern with exalted human behavior, that it is a pretentious concern. It is, however, simply a concern with the human reaction to that which, instant by instant, gives life to the soul. It is a concern with a realization that breeds charity and with the charity that breeds action. Often the nature of grace can be made plain only by describing its absence. ”

Flannery O'Connor
  • From : Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
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