The Awful Grace of God.
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27562)
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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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
28 May 20
The number of covid related deaths in America might just keep on increasing,
As it will here in the UK.
I dont want to sound like a Prophet of Doom, but methinks in both countries they have opened up again far to soon.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
3 Jun 20
Devastating and horrifying the protestations in America. Hu hu.
And I heard, trouble is brewing in London, too.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
3 Jun 20
@eileenleyva
Aye but it wont be violent in London I wouldnt have thought.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
3 Jun 20
@JimBo452020 There was apprehension alluding discrimination from the burning of Grenfell Tower but I did see a clip of the rally in London, yes, it's peaceful.
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@eileenleyva (27562)
• 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 (27562)
• 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 (55698)
• 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 (27562)
• 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.
