Grace

In my reading this morning I was struck by this quote by Dallas Willard in Renovation of the Heart...

Regarding grace Willard writes,

In fact, we consume the most grace by leading a holy life, in which we must be constantly upheld by grace, not by continuing to sin and being repeatedly forgiven.  The interpretation of grace as having only to do with guilt is utterly false to biblical teaching and renders the spiritual life in Christ unintelligle. 

This shouldn't have been as "paradigm" altering to me, but I confess my view of grace is typically the latter.  It's only about forgiveness when I screw up.  Seems a lot more holistic to embrace what Willard is talking about...particularly in that it should lead me to greater appreciation for grace, in that in both my good and bad I am covered in grace.  Without viewing my good acts as grace I will tend toward self-righteousness.