Spiritual Quote of the Day (Paul Tillich, on How Grace Overcomes Sin)

“In grace something is overcome; grace occurs ‘in spite of’ something; grace occurs in spite of separation and estrangement. Grace is the reunion of life with life, the reconciliation with self with itself. Grace is the acceptance of that which is rejected. Grace transforms fate into a meaningful destiny; it changes guilt into confidence and courage. There is something triumphant in the word ‘grace’; in spite of the abounding of sin grace abounds much more."—German-born American existentialist theologian Paul Tillich (1886-1965), “You Are Accepted,” in The Shaking of the Foundations (1948)