Mid-week Devotional:
Week of June 28, 2026
Scripture from the Old Testament book of Psalms, Psalm 118:24 reminds both you and I of God's continual presence.
Hear the Word of God,
“24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
This is God’s word for God’s people. Thanks be to God. AMEN.
Have you ever heard someone tell you that they have witnessed a “glory sighting?” My husband and I first heard those words more than 20 years ago on a Sunday morning from a couple in our Sunday school class. They explained that “glory sightings” were times in our lives when we see God’s presence through the living world surrounding us. Those are the times when smiles come to our faces and we are in awe of what we just witnessed unexpectedly.
This week has been filled with “glory sightings.”
One morning as we were driving back home from shopping the car in front of us slowed down and then stopped. We wondered why the car just stopped and then we saw the “glory sighting.” A wild turkey hen was crossing the 2-lane highway with a dozen of her chicks in front of her. Those precious little chicks were not very old for they still had their pin feathers on. All of them stayed together and did not scatter as they crossed the road. All of them made it safely across the highway. It was a “glory sighting.”
One afternoon this week while we were planting melons in our small garden a fawn ran right along the fence of the garden. The fawn was not more than 3 feet away from us. It was a “glory sighting.”
One evening this week as we sat relaxing in our chairs on the deck in front of where we stay, we watched an eagle glide through the air above the barns and fields; a “glory sighting.”
This morning as we drove to our nephew’s farm, we saw a doe looking at us from a marshy area along the gravel road. I remembered seeing her in that same spot when we drove past yesterday on our way to our nephew’s farm. This morning we stopped and waited and then we saw the small fawn laying at her feet; another “glory sighting.”
Each time I see a “glory sighting” I am reminded that God’s presence surrounding me never leaves me.
Each time I see a “glory sighting” I am filled with peace.
Today and in the days ahead:
-May you slow down and spend time looking at the living world of nature created by God that surrounds you.
-May you see and experience not just one “glory sighting” but many for each one is glorious to behold.
-May you give thanks to God for God’s continual presence surrounding you.
Peace be with you.
AMEN.