Day 16 - Lent 2026
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9
Have you ever felt jaded about the mundane things in life? I mean things like work, bills, school, relationships etc. What about the complex things, those inanimate parts of life which can’t be quantified like, joy, love, peace, faith, happiness, zeal, vigor etc.
These areas are all parts of our mortal existence that can only be made whole through grace, Gods Grace. It surpasses our understanding and is beyond our control. Have you ever felt powerless to a cause or a thing? Like sickness in your body. And yet somehow, through some mercy, through some unmerited miracle you achieve breakthrough... You know you haven’t deserved this victory; you know you don’t understand “why you”, all you know is that you have been offered grace, God’s grace in your time of unthinkable turmoil. All you feel is relief and peace because though you doubted--Yet God came through. All you knew to do was get right down on your knees, assume a posture of prayer, and remember He said, “cast your burdens unto me and I will sustain you: I” will never permit the righteous to be shaken.”
This is how God’s grace manifests in our daily lives. When we are stuck staring into space wondering what’s next or stuck with a how - to solution that never YIELDs DIVIDEND. We are reminded that while the bible never promises a life free of hardship, the word of God encourages believers to find their unlimited strength and place their hope in God. Ephesians 3:20 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work with us.”
Heavenly father, we beseech you oh Lord, more now than we have ever done in the past. As we come to you humbly during this Lenten period to request your grace, your mercy, and your gift of forgiveness. We are aware of our unworthiness and ashamed of our sins against you, ourselves and our brothers and sisters. We ask for your cleansing spirit to wash us physically of our sins, purify us spiritually and set us new in your presence. Abba Father, you know our thoughts and desires even before we can form it in our hearts, our cases have already been presented to you and in your hands are the solution to better our existence. We know this because you are the omnipotent, OMNISCIENCE AND OMNIPRESENT God, all powerful, all knowing and all present God. So, we want to be properly washed and dressed in your presence to receive what’s promised to us as your children. We ask that you continue to see us worthy and never turn your face away from us. We ask for your continued grace and mercy in our lives and manifested in our actions through Christ our lord. Amen.
Submitted by Deacon Chioma Okoro