Nov 13 Daily Devotional

Day 13 — Shelter

• Scripture: Psalm 46:1 — God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Reflection: Gratitude for safety—and compassionate awareness for those without it. Our faith prays with hands and feet, working to make refuge real for others.
• Practice: Donate funds, meals in a can, or camping gear to a shelter program.

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Song:

•  “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers: https://youtu.be/Nx_D0VTHBag?si=ThHT64Zye0PVe6eF

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BLESSING OF HOPE
— Jan Richardson 

So may we know
the hope
that is not just
for someday
but for this day—
here, now,
in this moment
that opens to us:

hope not made
of wishes
but of substance,

hope made of sinew
and muscle
and bone,

hope that has breath
and a beating heart,

hope that will not
keep quiet
and be polite,

hope that knows
how to holler
when it is called for,

hope that knows
how to sing
when there seems
little cause,

hope that raises us
from the dead—

not someday
but this day,
every day,
again and
again and
again.