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Friday July 24, 2026

When a friend or loved one is going through a challenge, I try to help however I can. When I’ve offered all I can and it seems there is nothing else I can do, I pray.

Prayer is the greatest gift I have to give. Regardless of whether someone knows I am praying, my prayers enfold them in love and care. As I pray, I feel my connection in Spirit to that person. I touch the presence of infinite light, life, love, and peace within them. I have faith these qualities are opening the avenue to unlimited good.

My prayer extends from my circle of loved ones to enfold my larger community and the world. I pray each person knows they deserve a joyous, prosperous, fulfilling life.

I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail.—Luke 22:32

Living Grace
Have you ever looked back on your life and realized that something wonderful happened that you couldn’t have planned? A door opened at just the right time. Someone appeared with exactly the help you needed. An unexpected idea changed everything. To me, those moments are expressions of grace. Do you feel an element of grace in your life?

In Celebrate Yourself, minister and author Eric Butterworth wrote, “It is true that ‘as you sow so do you reap.’ Yet, God’s desire to express completely through you and as you is so great that you never completely reap the harvest of error, and you always reap more good than you sow. This is grace.”

At the core of grace is an inner realization that we are always one with God and that the only separation is in our mind. Grace is available to all of us, not to just a chosen few. It also calls us to become a blessing in the lives of others. I have often heard—and in years past even said—the expression, “There but for the grace of God go you or I.” Over time, I’ve come to hear those words differently.

When we see someone struggling, grace isn’t about comparing our good fortune with their hardship. Instead, it may be an invitation to become an instrument of grace in that person’s life. Sometimes that means offering practical help. Sometimes it means supporting an organization that serves those in need. Sometimes it simply means holding another person in prayer with compassion rather than judgment.

Persistent worry, negative thinking, judging by appearances, or comparing ourselves with others can make it harder to recognize the love that is already present. Gratitude, faith, and an open heart help us notice grace when it quietly appears. Grace can show up in the smallest of ways and yet make a great difference.

Amazing grace! This divine love is ours and does not depend on us earning it. Grace is a gift from God.

Excerpt from Living Grace: Grace is Closer Than You Think, 
by Rev. Dan Holloway.

Tuesday July 21, 2026

My oneness with God fills me and helps me feel like a flower opening to the sun. The rays gently awaken what has been dormant in me. I receive energy from the ever-present divine source, but like the flower, I must turn toward the sun to let it in.

I feel God in moments of joy, peace, and love, so I prayerfully bask in those feelings each day. Gratitude softens my heart and fills me with belonging. Walking in nature and breathing in fresh air helps me begin the day with energy.

My awareness of God is always within reach and available to me. Today I choose to open myself to the light of God. I allow it to fill me with everything I need. I feel newly alive, blossoming with vitality.

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”—John 8:12

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True prosperity is more than what we possess.

It begins in the quiet recognition that we are already connected to the limitless presence of God.

As we awaken to that Truth, we begin to live with greater trust, gratitude, and openness to the good already seeking expression through our lives.