Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Grace in the Middle of Weakness. (4/6)

There is a moment that comes when you realize you have nothing left to give.

 

Not because you don’t care… but because you’ve reached the edge of your strength.

 

Sitting beside my father, I have come to that place.

 

And it is there that I am beginning to understand grace.

 

Grace meets me in my limits.

 

I cannot fix this.

I cannot change what is happening.

I cannot carry it all.

 

But grace meets me there.

 

Not in my strength—but in my weakness.

 

As I sit with my father, I begin to see him differently. Not just as the man I remember—but as a man who, like me, was doing the best he could.

 

And I begin to see myself differently too.

 

Because the grace I extend to him…

is the same grace I need.

 

Grace changes how I show up.

 

It allows me to be patient when I am tired.

Gentle when I am frustrated.

Present when I want to withdraw.

 

Grace does not remove the difficulty.

 

But it carries me through it.

 

In the quiet moments, I am aware of two things:

 

My weakness…

and God’s presence.

 

And I begin to understand:

Grace is not something I control.

It is something I receive.


(Image does not show actual image of my father.)