Talk:there but for the grace of God go I

There is some suggestion that a 16th century interpretation of the phrase may have been intended to mean that the speaker has been specially identified by God as being above those to whom the statement is referring. This actually would mean it had the opposite intention of the one meant by the phrase today.

There is some doubt, however, that Bradford was even the source of the quote. — This comment was unsigned.

I wish to confirm and validate this understanding of the phrase. I believe it was St. Francis of Assisi who first made this statement, a true and valid perspective of I Corinthians 15: 8-10 inspired by the divine light of his landscape of the moment. It is a beautiful American idiom phrased and defined accurately here and one that increases a sense of humanity for us in the world today. — This unsigned comment was added by Thomasina Encandilada DeChanel (talk • contribs) at 19:54, 30 July 2024 (UTC).