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(originally posted in Posterous on Feb 19, 2011 at 08:50:00 AM)

*image: googled 'avalanche'.

The word Avalanche is defined as "a mass of snow, ice and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside". Figuratively, avalanche is "A sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities".

This post is inspired from the newest Hillsong United song titled "Like an Avalanche" (by Joel H. & Dylan Thomas), listen:

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In its lyrics, in the chorus to be exact, it says:

And I find myself here on my knees again

Caught up in grace like an avalanche

Caught up in grace like an avalanche, awhh, *melts* =P. For me personally it is one beautiful line, and i think, this is exactly how 'Grace' is supposed to be described. I've heard a lot of thoughts on grace, how it's abundantly given to us, or grace is enough and all of that. I'm not saying that the other descriptions are wrong, but like I've mentioned before, personally, i think "like an avalanche" is the perfect description. Why?

Look at the picture up there, that's the literal meaning of an Avalanche, falling snow, tons of it, heavy, you just can't get out of there once you've been hit. Here, grace is an avalanche, a good avalanche. Poured down for us, each of us, all the same amount.

"If grace is an ocean, we're all sinking" - "How he loves" by David Crowder Band. Another line, another moment in awe. =) The grace of God, given, for free, abundantly. We are favored by the Lord. I am grateful. =)

 Andrea.