Stardate 12.31.2025
Yesterday’s story touched on the number one request I’m carrying into the New Year. It’s a request especially suited for anyone who feels undeserving—which, if we’re being honest, is most of us at one time or another.
That’s exactly what grace is:
undeserved favor
divine help
a gift you didn’t earn and don’t have to repay
Don’t ask me to explain how it works. It’s well above my pay grade. I just know it’s real.
Grace can arrive directly from God, or indirectly through the people placed in your life at just the right moment. Sometimes it shows up as forgiveness. Sometimes as patience. Sometimes as help you didn’t even know how to ask for.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
the more grace you allow yourself to receive, the more you naturally have to give away.
We’re often told there are only two certainties in life—death and taxes. I’d like to add a third:
Grace.
It’s perfect.
It’s free.
And it comes from the One who created you.
There’s no limit.
No quota.
No fine print.
If you want more of it, there’s only one step required.
Ask.
Have a great day.
Captain’s Addendum
Bones: “You’re telling me this grace thing doesn’t require forms, fees, or approval from a committee?”
Spock: “Correct, Doctor. Grace is illogical by human standards—and therefore remarkably efficient.”
Bones: “Well, I’ll be damned. Humans could use more of that.”
Spock: “Indeed. Especially when approaching a new year.”
Michael’s Reflection:
I’m entering the next chapter of life with fewer demands and more open hands. Grace isn’t something I qualify for—it’s something I receive. And once I do, it has a way of flowing outward.
Scripture for the Journey
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
— Hebrews 4:16
Mission Log
Year-end status: hopeful and grounded
Supplies secured: grace in abundance
Trajectory: forward—one percent at a time
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