The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all: he has compassion on all he has made. -Psalm 145:8-9 "​Amazing grace, how sweet the sound…" Not only a sweet sound, but, "What a relief! God could have been anything he wanted to be, but he is actually gracious and compassionate.​ In our Western or 'Christianized' world we're so used to hearing about 'amazing grace' that it doesn't seem so amazing anymore." "…Whatever pain