Grace Becomes Visible Through Care

 Grace Becomes Visible Through Care

Before the prayer is finished,
someone reaches for a blanket.

The evening wind
has found the torn sleeve,
the thin shirt,
the place where warmth escapes.

“May I put this around you?”

A nod.
Two hands draw the edges close.

Grace becomes visible through care.

It enters the small work:
loosening a bottle cap,
listening through a broken sentence,
walking at the pace
of someone whose feet hurt.

A name is spoken
and remembered.

Tomorrow,
someone returns.

At the cross,
Christ opens his life to us.
The love we could not earn
finds us in our need.

From that mercy,
our hands learn to open.

And when strength leaves us,
when the bottle slips
and our own voice trembles,
grace comes through
the hand we must receive.

The wounded Christ
and the serving Christ—
two as one.

Lord,
let your gift move through us.

Give our attention patience,
our promises feet,
our love a place
beside the person waiting.

Let someone feel
the warmth of your mercy
in the care we offer today.

Emmanuel.
Amen.

Pastor Steven G. Lee
St. GMC Corps
October 2, 2026

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