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05/29/2026

A Whisper

By Susan

Just a wisp of a whisper—sometimes that’s all it is, but it’s enough.

Enough to usher in a thought, a doubt.

The whisper grows louder.You lay down your faith to take a closer look.

And somehow, from only a wisp, a whisper, doubt begins to echo—crescendoing like a canyon call.

Suddenly your faith stands on the other side of the chasm.

You question how a whisper carried you so far, so quickly.

Echoing whispers multiply to a roar, for doubt is never singular.

Your soul mourns the faith you set a side without thought.The peace you held with it.

But through the chaos you hear a still, small voice—Calm, Steady, Loving.

“I’m still here.

Hold out your hand and I will take it. I’ll lead you back.

Give me the doubt, the indecision, the fear.

You need not carry such burdens alone.

Just hold my hand. Hear my voice. And hold my love.

Hold out your hand and I will take it. I’ll lead you back.”

A whisper may carry doubt, but Your voice remains.

You place my faith in my hands again.

I am home.

05/29/2026

Stepping Outside

I often wonder how I might step outside myself—
Outside the hurts that helped to shape me
Unbound from the journey that brought me here
If I could step beyond who I am
And see the world differently
What would I notice?
Who would I see that I had not before?

Our perceptions are born of the paths we’ve walked,
Formed by what we’ve endured along the way.
Yet I long to see beyond my own road,
To see others are walking theirs.

Where do we find wisdom and understanding?
Where do empathy and compassion take root?
Is it possible the answers are not found
By looking only within?

God sees from above—
Every person, every journey.
He knows each heart
And all that has shaped it.

Perhaps this is why He sent His Son.
He knew we could not step outside ourselves,
So He came to walk with us—
God with us.

In revealing Himself,
In pouring out His love for all,
We begin to see
That though our journeys differ,
Our needs are the same.

We need to be seen.
To be heard.
To belong to a purpose greater than ourselves.
We need forgiveness.
We need to be found.
And above all,
We need to be loved.

So even if I cannot lay aside
All that has brought me to this place,
May I remember to truly see others
And offer what I have first received.

For God has seen me.
God has heard my prayers.
God has given me purpose.
God offers me forgiveness.
God holds me when I feel lost.
God loves me.

Perhaps stepping outside ourselves is impossible—
For the journey does form us.
But inviting God to walk with us is not.
And I am learning
That even now,
He is still forming me.

By-Susan

05/29/2026

People will fail you, circumstances will be hard and plans will change, but your joy and peace are not dependent on what you go through. They are determined by who loves you!

God loves you—deeply—and He expresses that love by giving you His joy and peace. You can trust Him today, friend. Lean in and let Him fill you with His joy and peace. Jennifer Rothschild

05/29/2026

The Valleys

By Susan

He’s always with me.

I know this.

I count on this.

He holds onto me whether on the mountaintops or in the valleys.

But strangely enough, it is the valleys I remember most.

When I walked through shadows I could not see through, when fear wrapped itself around me, He held onto me.

When my tears fell, He never turned away from them.
It was in those dark valleys that Jesus became my Jesus.

So though I love the mountaintops, I will remember the valleys.

Because valleys will come. Darkness exists.

But His presence meant everything to me there.

Without Him, I never would have made it to the mountaintops.

05/29/2026

He's created so much beauty ❤️