Child of Grace

A Harvard professor described his students thus:

Strivers work hard at all time, fighting to be where they are.

Legacies, perhaps a bit bored, sail through
On the strength of their name, money, history.

And children of grace
Attend as a gift,
Learn with delight,
Live with zest, love, pleasure.

In teaching, I want to raise children of grace.

But might this apply to our fellow Christians, too?
Some are working and fighting;
Some rest smugly on family
Faithfulness or doctrine.

And some are children of grace,
Who receive the gift,
Who follow with delight,
Who live a life of zest, love, pleasure.

In life, I want to be a child of grace.