Inner Grace

There is another ancient prayer method, called Ignatian Prayer. It is simply about putting yourself in a Bible story. You take some verses, read them through and then sit back and close your eyes. Picture the scene, the movements, the noises, the smells. Where's Jesus? What expressions are on people's faces? Using your imagination, go through the story slowly in your mind as if you were one of the people right there. What words are being spoken? What is being felt? Anything could happen- from gaining a new perspective on an old story to Jesus speaking directly to you.

So.. this whole grace thing....we experience the grace of God daily, in the little things ... the big things... but we forget, too easily, eh? How about using St Ignatius's method to grab hold of the impact of grace, as expressed through Jesus...Below is one of the many stories of Jesus intimatley revealing grace.

John 8
Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them. The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, "Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?" They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him.
Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, "The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone." Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt.
Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. "Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?"
"No one, Master."
"Neither do I," said Jesus. "Go on your way. From now on, don't sin."