We can't give up or give in. We must learn to trust God and take that first step. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and listen.

"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today," Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Blessings,

Elder Barbara Hayes with Akiea Collins

"All of you be of one mind ... love as brothers, be tender-hearted, be courteous." 1 Peter 3:8 NKJV

Put yourself in the other person's shoes and try to see things from their perspective.

Blessings,

Presiding Elder B. Hayes

UCB WFT | NKJV

"O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the crannies of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely." Song of Solomon 2:14

Blessings,

Elder B. Hayes

THSB ESV

"Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery?" says the LORD. Isaiah 66:9

Blessings,

Presiding Elder B. Hayes

Be Still & Know | THSB

Gather my tears in your bottle. Nothing that happens to us escapes God's notice and care; not a tear falls to the ground that He does not remember. It is a great comfort to know that God is for us—everything that we live through will be put to use for our good.

Blessings in Jesus' Name,

Presiding Elder B. Hayes

THSB | ESV Holy Bible

In this prayer, the focus is on enablement; it is more about being than merely knowing—choosing to receive what God offers and, through faith, making it a vital part of our lives.

Blessings,

Elder Hayes

TWSB | Eph 3:14 - 24

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10

You are exceptionally blessed, regarded with preference, and accepted by God as part of His plan.

Blessings,

Presiding Elder Barbara Hayes

TWFYT | TWSB

When we "dwell in the secret place of the Most High", we are not alone, for God is with us and compensates for our inadequacies. This stanza emphasizes that we need not be afraid, because the LORD and His angels watch over us.

Blessings in Jesus' Holy Name!

Elder B. Hayes

TWFYT| Psalm 91:3