Sunday Grace

Good morning!

Today I am asking for Sunday Grace! Not like the prayer you say before your Sunday dinner after church, but grace to get through this Sunday. See, my two older children both had their wisdom teeth removed surgically on Friday. Needless to say they are not happy campers, even today. My daughter's face is twice its normal size, she can't open her mouth very well, they haven't eaten much for the past twenty four hours, and the pain medicine isn't working as we thought. I have had to show alot of grace to these two as you can imagine... In the meantime, my youngest son has decided that he has had it with the sick ones and has taken upon himself, since we can't get to church, to rake a pile of leaves as large as he can get so he and his friend can then jump in them this morning. Nevermind that we have enough leaves in our yard, he has asked the neighbors if they would like their leaves raked as well. Now, in theory this is a selfless act of kidness as he is not charging any money, a good deed?, perhaps in some circumstances, yes, but for my boy, he has decided to bring everyone else's leaves to my house to increase his jumping pile.

Please Lord, give me grace as I move through this day......my spirit can be less than gracious at times.

"Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. – 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 (NIV)

I find encouragement in this verse. Dear Lord, please provide "grace" to me today, that I can show to my children as I care for them that they may see a glimpse of YOU!