Defined by Grace

This day Lord

as I struggle to pull myself from my bed

(it feels oh so comfortable on this lovely morning)

this day Lord

as I seek for something to say

something from you

to share with the

gathered

help me remember

O Lord

who I am

 

what

defines

me

I am many things

male

aging

gray (not graying, its a done deal)

grandfather

father

husband

brother

 

I have done much

I have left much undone

 

There are so many ways I could define myself

both good and bad

I am variously helpful and hurtful

saint and sinner (mostly sinner)

success and failure

Sometimes I feel alone and remorseful

and sometimes

like that odd TV character I proudly assert

"I'm smart enough, I'm good enough, and by golly people like me!"

but Lord

although I am all of those things

I am none of those things

for ultimately I am defined by one set of eyes

Yours

and ultimately I am defined by one thing

GRACE

Lord, this day, as I stumble from bed, and wander 

through my day

and through the lives of others

 

help me to remember

that I am defined

they are defined

we all are defined

by GRACE

and help me to remember

what that means!