Yes: I can pray that God gives you grace (we are commanded to pray one for another), and God can and does give you grace, but I cannot personally imbue you with it.
(1 Cor. 3:6).
Incidentally, (hint hint), read 1 Cor. 9:24.
Do you know how "crestfallen-making" it is, to think that one has come up with a wonderful analogy to explain this, only to realize you have been scooped by the New Testament itself?
God has a wonderful sense of irony -- what a gentle way to give me a little humility.
Cheers!
Oh, I always find that when I think I’ve had a clever and original insight, someone (or several someones) has already come up with it, expressed it better, and published it. I don’t mind: I just think, “Golly, I thought of this in my own head ... and look, I was right!”