Theme: Thankfulness, Spiritual Rest, Divine Flow
Today I pause in gratitude—not just for the big wins, but for every small mercy I used to overlook. I’ve learned to give thanks for all of it. The hard lessons. The hidden blessings. Even the storms that brought me closer to God.
Grace has covered me in more ways than I can count—protection I didn’t see, peace I didn’t expect, strength I didn’t even know I had. I know I’m held. I know I’m guided.
But offering that same grace to myself? I’m still learning. Still unlearning pressure. Still letting go of guilt when I rest. Still trying to believe that I don’t have to earn peace—I already deserve it.
As this week ends, I send up prayers not just for the people I love, but for the ones who’ve hurt me too. I don’t carry hate—I carry healing. I pray they find their peace, because I’m fighting to keep mine.
The truth I’m carrying into next week?
I’m already enough. I’m already blessed. And I don’t need to prove anything to be covered in divine grace.
Love and light to all, and so it is.
—Rev. Angela July
Still I Rise Ministries