GRACE MAKES BEAUTY

U2 is an Irish Band formed in 1976 in Dublin. They have been enormously popular and successful for a continuous 40+ years performing music with spiritual, social, philosophical, political and edgy lyrics. All four-principle band members have been in the group since 1976: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr. The following are lines from the song “Grace” from their album “All That You Can’t Leave Behind”

She carries a pearl
In perfect condition.
What once was hers,
What once was friction,
What left a mark,
No longer stains,
Because Grace makes beauty
Out of ugly things.

“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.” Jesus