Moggy, I’m a life long Atheist, I used the ‘There but for the grace of God phrase, in the context of me being fortunate, in that I am not at the present time, at least as far as I know, terminally ill. From what you’ve said in your last post, you’ve had more than your fair share of experiencing grief.
I really don’t understand those, who believe in a caring and compassionate deity, that sees patients, their families and friends go through the ordeals connected with debilitating, and painful, terminal illnesses. I just don’t get it.