I am held by grace,even when I am resting.
Today, I give thanks for the peace that did not come easily,
but came honestly—
the peace that passes all understanding
and lives within me through the Holy Spirit.
I honor the grace that met me in experience, not comfort—
the unseen protection, the quiet rescues,
the moments I should not have survived but did.
I recognize now that I was never alone.
I receive grace without earning it.
I allow my body to soften, my spirit to exhale,
and my heart to rest—
free from the need to explain, justify, or prove my healing.
I hold my past with compassion instead of judgment.
I release blame for surviving the only way I knew how.
Gratitude rises gently when I remember
I did the best I could with what I knew at the time.
Today is complete enough.
I have done what I could, and that is sufficient.
I lay down striving and rest in divine allowance.
Tonight, I release the pressure to have answers,
the habit of bracing,
and the weight I was never meant to carry alone.
I trust that grace is still working—
even while I rest.
Love and light to all… and so it is.
Rev. Angela July
Still I Rise Ministries