26 again number of Merit left makes more sense than the Countdown done by @dansus021 and @Nwada001. You are one step closer to promotion to Sr Member than @dansus021 and @Nwada001.
I have reduced a little from what you need, why did I choose to give merit to the post countdown? Because I want to show users who seem to be begging that what they are doing here is not justified. Even if I give them merit, it won't take them faster to go to a higher rank because the distance is still very far.
For that reason I chose to bestow some Merit on you. Hopefully you can be promoted to Sr Member as soon as possible.