I spent a lot of time thinking of something you would like, that you didn't expect, because I thought it would make your face light up like a Christmas tree. Gracious love, has that element of surprise in it. That's why we like kids so much. They surprise easily, and they surprise us, in return. Kids always remind us why we love, and they remind us how to do it.
Grace also has something to do with beauty .
Love that is connected to God always has a sense of awe in it, a sense of holiness. And it is so beautiful. Gracious love transforms pain, and ugliness, and awkwardness. Gracious love shows that inside old people, who may be bent and frail and broken down, there is still someone inside who is young and fresh and loving. I have experienced genuine, overwhelming, gracious love from people who are mentally handicapped, or even mentally ill.