
There is grace in every moment, grace sufficient for that moment: not grace as a theological abstraction, not grace as the general, favorable disposition of God, but grace as the presence and power of God working for good and for salvation. In temptation it is the grace to see the way of escape. In the wilderness, in confusion, when death seems or is near, it is the grace to remember the One who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. In darkness, it is the grace to keep looking to the Light which has come into the world and it is the conviction that the darkness has not overcome it. In weariness it is the grace to cling to the One who said, “Come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls.” In despair it is the grace to cry out, “O God, make speed to save me; O Lord, made haste to help me!” It is not ours to find the grace, but to ask God to reveal it — to reveal himself — and then to embrace it — to embrace him — with all the little within us when he does. It is ours to ask, “What is the grace in this moment, Lord?”
