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HOMILY - About the Grace of God

"My Grace is sufficient for you" (2 Corinthians 12:9).


The Lord did not even spare His apostles from temptations. That is why He gave them Grace! When Satan himself began to malign the Apostle Paul, Paul prayed to God that Satan depart from him. To that, the Lord replied: "My Grace is sufficient for you!"

That is, if you need to withstand Satan, for your endurance "My Grace is sufficient for you!" If you need to struggle with Satan, again "My Grace is sufficient for you!"
If you wish to defeat Satan, again "My Grace is sufficient for you!" 

Grace is an all-inclusive weapon. 
Grace is stronger than all opposition, than all assaults, than all the powers of darkness.
Grace is invincible and victorious.

Brethren, that is why we should pray to the Lord to give us His All-powerful Grace. 
Grace is God within us. Grace is the kingdom of God within us

When the Grace of God is within us, then day is within our souls. And day signifies light, knowledge and fearlessness.

Brethren, we cannot here on earth implore a greater good from God than the Grace of God. If we were to receive the entire universe as a gift, that gift would be less than the Grace of God.

O most abundant Lord, the inexhaustible source of the omnipotent Grace, sprinkle our hardened hearts with Your Grace that we might weep before Your most great goodness and our horrendous ingratitude.