Tuesday, June 10, 2025 — Strength in Soft Places
Weekly Theme - Becoming Again: Renewal Through Resilience
There is a quiet kind of strength
woven through the softest parts of us —
tender hands that still reach,
a heart that still hopes,
faith that still whispers yes.
Words of Light
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
— 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Reflection
Resilience is often pictured in bold colors — mountains climbed, battles won, brave faces shown to the world. But more often, true resilience lives in quieter spaces.
It is in the choice to remain open when life invites you to close.
It is in the soft word spoken when anger could have built walls.
It is in the quiet faith that chooses trust when clarity is nowhere in sight.
There is a strength in softness that many overlook — but God does not. His power is not only displayed in moments of visible triumph, but also in the unseen victories of the heart.
When you forgive again, after being wounded.
When you hope again, after disappointment.
When you love again, even while healing.
This too is resilience. This too is the journey of becoming again.
In a season that often celebrates outward achievement — graduations, milestones, summer adventures — let us not forget the sacred inner work of becoming. The places where grace meets weakness and transforms it into something holy.
You do not have to harden to be strong. You do not have to lose your softness to be resilient. Sometimes, your greatest power is in the gentle way you keep going.
Pause here today — notice the soft places in you. See them not as weakness, but as spaces where God’s grace is at work.
Pause and Consider
- Where in my life am I choosing softness when it would be easier to close?
- How is God’s grace showing up in the tender places of my heart?
- What new strength is being formed in me through this season?
Affirmation
I honor the strength in my softness.
I trust that God’s grace is alive and working in every tender space within me.
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.