The Awful Grace of God.
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27560)
Philippines
May 28, 2020 9:19am CST
Today, I heard again that line - 'awful grace of God.' It was written by a Greek tragedian called Aeschylus. The complete line goes - "He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God."
This verse is for the hundred lives lost in America, for the grieving people left behind. Our deepest sympathy.
Joe Biden released a message on Wednesday marking the solemn occasion of 100,000 Americans losing their lives to the coronavirus, saying it's a milestone the...
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
3 Jun 20
Indeed, it is.
With the pandemic of social injustice and discrimination, it is now heart wrenching.
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
4 Jun 20
@nela13 Perilous times in the United States. Civil unrest with threat of military power is exactly the kind of scenario that happens when a nation is about to fall. Pray not.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
4 Jun 20
@eileenleyva Hope things improve there soon.
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@Helikaputo (484)
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28 May 20
The devastating reality of the Corona Virus. It's terrible
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
28 May 20
@Helikaputo It is worse than that. The trumpster believes he has done a good job, and the one hundred thousand deaths consolable.
