John 12; 2 Corinthians 4

Thank you, Lord, that by your grace I have received mercy. Mercy I certainly did not deserve. The god of this world had blinded my eyes, but you, oh Lord, broke through that bondage and filled my eyes with the light of the glorious gospel of Christ.  Now Jesus, the Christ, shines in my heart and mind.

My body is an earthen vessel filled with a treasure who is your presence and power.  I know that power is of you and not of me.  There are troubles all around, but I am not distressed. I am perplexed but I do not despair, because of your living presence within me, Lord.  I am not destroyed but now I walk through this life filled with your Spirit, led by your Spirit and dead to my flesh.  The life of Jesus is manifest in my body!