PERSPECTIVE

You made it through another week.

And I do not want that to go unacknowledged.

Maybe this week was hard. Maybe you carried more than anyone around you realized. Maybe you asked for help for the first time in a long time, or maybe you finally let someone show up for you without immediately saying you were fine.

That took courage.

This whole week we have been talking about something that sounds simple but runs deep: help is holy.

And I want to close the week by reminding you of this:

You were not designed to do life alone. Not the hard parts. Not the waiting. Not the healing. Not the growing. Not even the good parts.

God built you for community on purpose.

And here is what I know about women who are waiting: the waiting is easier when you are not doing it in isolation. When you have people praying with you. Checking on you. Reminding you who you are when the wait starts to make you question everything.

That is not a luxury.

That is how we were designed to live.

So as you head into this weekend, I want to ask you something honest:

Who is in your circle? Who knows what you are actually carrying right now? Who are you letting walk beside you?

If your answer felt a little quiet, that is okay. That is actually where we start.

Building community does not happen all at once. It starts with one honest conversation. One reaching out. One decision to stop pretending you are fine when you are not.

It starts with prayer.

And it starts with you deciding that you are worth the kind of support you so freely give to everyone else.

SCRIPTURE

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” — Ecclesiastes 4:9–10

PRAYER

Father, thank You for a week of reminders that I was never meant to carry this alone. As I head into this weekend, help me stay connected, stay honest, and stay open to the support You are sending my way. Show me who needs me and who I need. Amen.

TODAY’S INVITATION

Take five minutes this weekend and write it down. What are you carrying? What do you need? Who do you need it from?

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COME SIT WITH US

If this week stirred something in you, do not let it stop here. HOPErs is a community of women who are learning to wait well, together. We pray together, show up for each other, and remind each other that the waiting is not wasted.

Come find your people.

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Waiting is never wasted when God is in it.

Love, Dr. Lael