DAY 14 – SAY THIS PRAYER ALOUD: “I AM HELD IN GRACE.”

THEME: SPEAKING TRUTH INTO THE SOUL

FOCUS: SELF-COMPASSION, HEALING WORDS, AND CLAIMING BELOVEDNESS

PRACTICE:

Find a quiet moment today and speak this short prayer aloud:

“I am held in grace.”

Say it slowly. Say it again. Let the words settle over you like a soft blanket. You don’t have to feel it fully yet—just speak it in faith.

You might place your hand over your heart or close your eyes to fully receive it.

Repeat the prayer a few times, breathing between each repetition. Let it echo in your mind, not as a command but as a reminder of something already true.

REFLECTION:

Words have power. Not just the words we say to others, but the ones we speak over ourselves. This simple prayer—“I am held in grace”—is a declaration of trust. It reminds us that we are not earning love, not striving for acceptance, not proving our worth. We are held.

Many of us go through our days carrying invisible burdens: guilt, insecurity, shame, doubt. We tell ourselves stories about not being enough, not doing enough, not healing fast enough. But grace interrupts those stories with a deeper truth: you are already loved.

To say this prayer aloud is to resist the lie that you have to hold it all together on your own. It’s an act of spiritual courage. It’s how we begin to rewire the heart to hear what God has been saying all along: “My grace is sufficient for you.”

You are not just tolerated—you are tenderly held. Today, let your voice remind your soul of that.

SCRIPTURE:

“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.’”

— 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NRSV)

Grace does not require your perfection—just your presence. It’s enough.

PRAYER:

God of Compassion,

Let this truth soak in: I am held in grace.

Even when I don’t feel worthy.

Even when I fall short.

Even when I forget.

Hold me, steady me, remind me—again and again—

That grace is not something I earn. It’s who You are.

Amen.