Grace! A simple yet powerful five letter word
That does marvellous things in me everyday
It amazes me when I ponder on it
Today what I am is just because of this Grace![i]
I wait in His feet to get this Grace as it is new every morning[ii]
Failing which I mess up in the day here and there
It took time to understand this amazing Grace
Though the situations are same it carries me through!
There are things which bother me
Unexpected things happen which breaks me
Sometimes uncertainties stand before me
Still His grace surrounds me to make it a burden free day!
Days with challenges like mountains are there
Days with my weakness overshooting my strengths comes
My own failures disappoints me now and then
Still His Grace is sufficient for me to make it a victorious day![iii]
Household chores and office works
Bringing up children of different age groups
Finishing all the tasks expected from me
His Grace abounds in me to make it a productive day![iv]
Taking time to listen and share the burden of others
Praying and encouraging to see a smile in their face
Touching everyone around me with His blessings
His Grace flows thro me to make it a blessed day![v]
‘One day at a time’ is my principle
‘Give me the Grace for today’ is my prayer
Experiencing His Grace in every area of my life is my privilege
This Grace makes me to call each day a successful day!
Sheela R. Duthie
25/09/2014
[i] 1Co 15:10 (a) But by the grace of God I am what I am
[ii] Lam 3:22,23 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
[iii] Co 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
[iv] 1Co 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me.
[v] 2Co 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.