Chapter 98: Chapter 96: One Hour Before Midnight

Grace.

What is grace? I speak not of the physical concept of grace, such as might be attributed to an elegant doe, striding through the snow-laden forests in winter, nor do I speak of the harpy, effortlessly gliding through the shine of the bright morning lights of vibrant sprints hither.

No, instead I speak of the esoteric term of grace. When one’s life is blessed, a person is wont to say that they are in possession of grace.

When one lacks for such things, one might ask for just a little more grace.

This usage of the term is currently out of fashion, having been a phrasing that was more popular with the older generations. However, the concept remains the same. Grace, in a metaphysical sense, refers to the shine cast upon one’s life by the universe, by the gods, by fate.

To live in grace, with grace, is to have a blessed life and to live without it is to be as an unoiled wheel, difficult.

When you pray at night, pray not for wealth or for strength, pray for just a little more grace — as this will provide you with both of the prior.