Lent Day 27 – Lenten Devotion – Friday, March 15, 2024
Open Our Eyes, Lord
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Open our eyes Lord
We want to see Jesus
To reach out and touch him
And say that we love him
Open our ears Lord
And help us to listen
Open our eyes Lord
We want to see Jesus
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God - not the result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Do you have any locks around your house that unlock by themselves? Do you have any windows or doors that open all by themselves? How about your cars? Do they open and start on their own and run your errands for you?
If you have been wondering why you have not been able to open yourself to The Christ or why you have not been able to unlock the gift of faith further and further in your journey, maybe you have been trying to do it on your own.
The Holy Spirit opens us. We cannot open ourselves to the Spirit! 'This is not our own doing!' 'We can boast about nothing!' We believe thanks to God's grace alone! This is a gift the Spirit opens to us! The Spirit helps us open this gift, again and again. It is the Spirit in grace alone Who unlocks us, starts us up, and opens us to believe!
"For God so loved the world." The Gift has come. Celebrate you have been unlocked and opened wide! The Christ in his death and resurrection, and The Spirit in daily power, have indeed come to open you, to save you, in grace alone!
Let us pray: Jesus, today I tell you I too often want to give myself faith. I try to open my eyes and heart and spirit to you, all by myself. Open me. Unlock me. Give me faith. I surrender to you. I cannot do what you can do. By your Spirit, I boast only in you! In your grace alone, by your doing, I believe, and I pray. Amen.
