Mid-week Devotional:

Week of April 19, 2026

My husband and I have hired a crew to come, and pressure wash our home and our large shop. Once that is completed, they will put up all new gutters and replace rotten boards on our deck that wrap around 3 sides of our home. They will follow all of that with painting our house, deck, and our shop. The final piece will be applying insulation underneath our pier and beam home.

Before the crew arrives, we have several tasks to complete. We needed to remove boards we had put up on the house to hold tarp along the base of the house during the winter to keep our water pipes from freezing. We needed to take down an old antenna attached to our car port. Our biggest task was clearing everything off of our deck; tables, chairs, exercise equipment, and containers holding “stuff” for outdoor games and grilling.

We finished all our tasks in one day. It was a busy day and when I think about it every day seems to be so busy.

My husband describes me as a human with an “ever-ready battery.” It seems that I never know when it is a good time to stop and be still.

God gently reminded me during Tuesday’s rain that it was a time to “be still.”

Scripture for this week’s Mid-week Devotional comes from the Old Testament book of Psalms, Psalm 46:10.

Hear the Word of God.

“10 Be still, and know that I am God. I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.’”

This is God’s Word for God’s people. AMEN.

As I took my hands off of the keyboard on my computer and looked out my window I saw God’s creation.

-God gently reminded me that the trees I saw were filled with green leaves. I was reminded that not long ago they were bare. God had given the trees rest; a time of being still.

-God gently reminded me that the irises I saw in my gardens were filled with purple and yellow blooms. I was reminded that not long ago there were no blooms. God had given the irises rest; a time of being still.

-God gently reminded me during Tuesday’s rain that it was to be a day of “being still.” I was gently reminded that I am also God’s creation. God reminded me that I too needed rest; a time of refueling, a time of being still.

-God gently reminded me that a time of “being still” is a time of acknowledging God’s continual presence...

Today and in all the days ahead I give thanks to God for each new day knowing that God is always beside me.

It is my prayer that today and each day ahead that you also take time to treasure each moment of life knowing that God is there beside you.

Peace be with you. AMEN.

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