ENCOURAGEMENT

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. Isaiah 40:31.

I don’t think I could have improved on my poetry if it weren’t for this group. You have given so much encouragement to keep going forward, not only to me but to everyone.

ENCOURAGEMENT image created using Google-Gemini

Be strong,
let your heart take courage,
whisper to the shadows
that truth will find its way,
in the gentle light of dawn.

In the simplest gestures,
a hand held out,
a shoulder, soft and willing,
we weave our strength together,
the tapestry of hope unfurling.

When whispers of doubt
crowd the corners of the mind,
know this:
every shared burden
becomes lighter, brighter, free.

There is power in the softest voices,
the encouragement carried
on the wings of our friendship,
like leaves caught in an autumn breeze,
dancing, unafraid to touch the earth.

In every stumble,
in every fall,
let us rise as one,
with laughter stitched
into our very souls.

So lend your heart,
lend your strength,
let the warmth of your spirit
wrap around another,
and together we will rise,
unbroken, unafraid,
learning to be strong.

Written by Mia Ball 5/5/2026 Image created using Google-Gemini