Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, one thing I am learning more and more each day is that God does not separate what we often try to divide.

For a long time, many of us have been taught—directly or indirectly—that if we are struggling in our minds, then somehow we must not be strong enough in our faith. That if we just prayed a little harder, believed a little deeper, or trusted a little more, then the anxiety would disappear, the heaviness would lift, and everything inside of us would finally be still.

But what I am beginning to understand is this…

God has never asked us to pretend that we are not struggling.

He has never required silence from a mind that feels loud.

And He has never been intimidated by the things we don’t quite know how to explain.

There are moments when peace comes quickly—like a sudden stillness that only He can bring. But then there are other moments… the quieter ones… where the thoughts linger, the feelings remain, and the weight doesn’t lift as fast as we hoped it would.

And yet—He is still there.

Not waiting for us to “get it together.”Not standing at a distance until we calm down. But present… right in the middle of it all.

I think sometimes we expect healing to feel like a finish line, when in reality, it often looks more like a journey we walk with Him—step by step, thought by thought, day by day. This is why I named my Blog Sacred Journey Devotionals. This is not a race. It is a step by step daily journey of the spirit, mind, and body…seen and unseen.

And maybe… just maybe… faith and mental wellness were never meant to stand on opposite sides.

Maybe they were always meant to meet—right in the middle of our minds.

I’ve been sitting with that truth lately. Letting it settle. Letting it challenge some things I once believed. And I feel led to spend a little more time there… to lean into it more deeply in the coming days.

Because if God is truly with us in all things… then He is with us here too.

Right here.

In every thought. In every wave. In every moment we don’t quite feel like ourselves.

And in the middle of it all…God is still here.

Let Us Pray

Spirit of the Living God, in the middle of it all… I come to You.

Not when everything is quiet,
not when everything makes sense,
but right here—where my thoughts feel crowded and my heart feels full.

You see what I cannot always put into words.
You understand what I am still trying to make sense of.
And even here… You have not left me.

Lord, remind me that I do not have to wait for peace to come to You—
You are my peace.

When my mind feels restless,
be the One who steadies me.
When my thoughts feel overwhelming,
be the truth that anchors me.
When I feel like I should have it all together,
gently remind me that Your grace meets me right where I am.

Teach me how to sit with You in this space—
not rushing, not hiding, not pretending—
but trusting that You are working, even here.

Help me to release what I cannot control
and hold onto what is true.

And as I walk through each moment,
remind me that I am not alone,
not forgotten, and not beyond Your care.

In the middle of it all…
You are still God.
You are still good.
And You are still here.

Thank you, Lord. Hear our prayer as we lift them from our hearts. And so it is and it is so, in Jesus name. Amen.

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Rev. Marcia Davis, BA, MA

Sacred Journey Devotional Blog

Covington, GA (USA)