Grace, received.

Grace, receied establishes a man as a worhty. Given neither due, nor despite one's actions, grace speaks to a man's very core: "You are worhty and precious without comparison."

Grace, received and understood, never leaves a man unchanged. Its power to instruct, to protect and to comfort is unsurpassed. Its benefits are eternal, as a man does not lose grace with time or as a result of thoughts and actions.

Grace, received, is undoubtedly the greatest thing a man stands to experience.

Grace, denied.

Grace, denied, is capable of producing the greatest pain a man can know. As it is not deserved, grace is given based solely on one's worth, one's essence, one's very being. When denied, grace speaks of a man's past, present and future as unworthy. Grace, denied, speaks to the very core of one's being: " You do not measure up, and there is nothing to be done about it."
When denied grace, a man has nothing left. Nothing to do or undo, nothing to be changed to somehow merit grace. Grace is denied to a man stripped of any deeds, honorable or dishonorable. Grace is denied to the unchanging essence of what one is. And if denied, it irrevocably judges a man worthless forevermore.