How do you hold onto hope in all the noise?
How do you still believe in all the unanswered prayers?
How do you find light through the pain?
How do you keep moving when the darkness feels endless?
Still, there is good. Always good.
Even if not, He is still good.
Like the three said who stepped into the furnace in Daniel 3, knowing the fourth man would be there.
Still good.
The real work is keeping your eyes and heart open enough to see and receive the good, even in the noise, the pain, and the dark. It’s not about denying the darkness. We don’t make it less dark by denying it.
Simply make room for the good.
The quiet, steady, still good.
Right now, in the middle of everything—the noise of the world, the demands of my life and work, and the decently devastating grip of a pain flare—the simple, still good is what’s keeping me grounded, present, and okay.
The still good for me lately? A good cry. Marco Polos. A fallen sycamore leaf, perfectly golden. My silly puppies. New workbooks, fresh from the press. Long lines for early voting. Libraries. God’s Word. The best book I’ve picked up in a while. Robins gathering in our yard at dusk. Fresh flower bouquets. Prayer. A song that speaks to your soul. Physical therapy. A friend over lunch. A walk.
What’s your still good today?