Friday, June 27, 2025
Theme: Hope as a Practice — Rooted in Soft Strength
Some days hope flows freely.
Other days, it feels like lifting something too heavy for your hands.
But each time you reach for it—
when you speak light in the dark,
when you choose to believe again,
when you breathe through the ache—
you’re building something.
Hope doesn’t come just from inspiration.
It comes from intentional repetition.
From choosing to hold on and let go—at the same time.
Words of Light
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
— Romans 5:3–5 (NIV)
Reflection
Hope doesn’t always arrive as a feeling—it shows up as practice.
And practice builds strength.
Every time you keep going despite the uncertainty,
Every time you speak faith aloud when fear knocks,
Every time you rest instead of giving up—
you’re stretching that spiritual muscle.
Romans 5 reminds us: hope isn’t born from perfection.
It’s forged through the fire of real life—of hard things,
of showing up, of enduring.
You are being formed, not failed.
Strengthened, not stalled.
The practice of hope is shaping your soul into something sacred.
Let that be enough today.
Not polished hope. Not loud hope.
Just hope practiced—and made stronger with every breath.
Pause and Consider:
Where have I seen my own strength grow through repeated hope?
What does “practicing hope” look like for me right now—in this season?
What old belief do I need to release to make more room for hope?
Affirmation
Hope lives in me,
growing stronger with each breath.
Even when it trembles, it endures.
Even when it’s quiet, it counts.
Peace,
Rita
Rita Lynn Berry, EdS, LCMHC, is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and the founder of NewVision Counseling and Consulting Services, PLLC. She is also the creator of the Journey to Me™ program and Mend n Muse Media™, where she shares tools and reflections that support healing, resilience, and self-love.