Fun on the Web Weds. uh, Sat: from Karma to Grace

I can't believe it is already the weekend again!  I have started several posts this week, and then have not had the brain power or time to finish any. But the great news is, Thursday I realized I just felt normal tired, not sick tired!  Yesterday and today are more of the same: I am tired, but feel basically healthy! Whoo-hoo! Clearly not 100% back to health, but so much better!  So now I'm going to pretend I am posting these in a timely manner, when I began them.  

Just came across this article, in which U2's Bono explains some of his views on Grace. Bono is no theologian, but has been doing a pretty good job living out faith in deeds for years, using his celebrity for helping the poor, the broken, the voiceless.  He is not the most lucid of speakers, or at least not in this interview, but this comparison of karma and grace really blew me away:

"You see, at the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or in physics; in physical laws every action is met by an equal or an opposite one. It's clear to me that Karma is at the very heart of the universe. I'm absolutely sure of it. And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that "as you reap, so you will sow" stuff. Grace defies reason and logic. Love interrupts, if you like, the consequences of your actions, which in my case is very good news indeed, because I've done a lot of stupid stuff.

. . . I'd be in big trouble if Karma was going to finally be my judge. I'd be in deep s---. It doesn't excuse my mistakes, but I'm holding out for Grace. I'm holding out that Jesus took my sins onto the Cross, because I know who I am, and I hope I don't have to depend on my own religiosity."