there but for the grace of God (go I)

idiomPart ofgod

there but for the grace of God (go I) — idiom

1. Used to say you could easily have been in the same difficult situation as someon

1.idiom
Definition

Used to say you could easily have been in the same difficult situation as someone else.

Example

Seeing the homeless man, I thought, there but for the grace of God go I.

She lost her job, and I realized there but for the grace of God go I.