God Doesn't Add. He Multiplies.

 

May grace and peace

be multiplied to you.

         1 Peter 1. 2

(This greeting is not like

    "Have a good day,"

but full of God's promises.

God does not provide

grace and peace

   in little dribbles,

but multiplied far beyond

  our mind can grasp.

The Greek literally means,

"May grace be yours

and peace in the

   fullest measure."

Like infinity and beyond,

as my grandson would say.

How differently would we

     live and respond

if we prayed this promise

  over those around us--

for their wellbeing,

experiencing grace and peace

in uncountable situations,

covered and strengthened

  by His Almighty hand,

even in the hardest places,

even when we cannot breathe.

What if we go into this day

  covered to the max

  by this promise for us?

Pray for it.

Watch for it.

Practice grace in this.

God multiplies grace

         and peace

  far beyond

  our very imagination

even unexpected

  and unlikely places.)

O LORD,

We cannot even fathom

how You multiply

peace and grace,

no matter the situation,

no matter the

   degree of difficulty

   in our relationships.

May Your grace and peace

  infiltrate our words

  and actions

and radically change

    our conversations.

Multiply, O LORD,

              we pray.