Lord Jesus, where would I be, if it weren’t for Your saving grace: without eternal hope, without eternal life, without forgiveness, without personal worth, without eternal relationship? Without. I would be without, but You loved me enough to fill all the gaps, right all the wrongs and establish the solid foundation upon which I stand. I am eternally grateful for Your steadfast love, for Your companionship and guidance. I bring my prayer offering to Your mercy seat in Your name above all names and authority greater than any other, according to the good and perfect will of the Father. Amen.

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” (Galatians 2: 20-21 NKJV)

 

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Joy S. Taylor is a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her workdays were spent using the Master of Science in Accounting degree she earned at the age of, well, greater than 40. She led a divorce recovery support group sponsored by her church for seven years, and spent more than a decade in leadership roles for Celebrate Recovery. Now retired, she concentrates on writing, yet devotes some of her time volunteering for Care Net .