PETERS – ‘There but for the grace of God go I’ applies to opioid crisis

Posted on December 10, 2016 in Columns // 0 Comments

THERE BUT by the grace of God go I.

Even if you’re not a believer in the man upstairs, you recognize the significance and truth inherent in this popular idiom.

It’s a phrase that denotes how little humans can be in control of their own circumstances.

It’s a phrase I often hearken back to when thinking of the opioid overdose crisis hitting B.C.’s streets right now.

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