Credit to Pam Bell
The Way Through
Walk slowly,
not as one chasing applause,
but as one who knows
where their hope is anchored.
Move with purpose,
but leave space for mercy...
for interruptions that look like people,
for detours that become divine appointments.
Speak only what builds.
Hold back the need
to always be right.
Let your words taste like grace...
seasoned, steady,
never sharp with ego.
Carry light,
not burdens that don’t belong to you.
And when the road grows steep,
lean hard into prayer...
not as a last resort,
but as your first breath.
Forgive often.
Not because it’s easy,
but because it’s freeing.
And love...
not just the ones who love you back,
but the ones who forgot how to receive it.
Stay rooted
when the world rushes past.
Be faithful in small things.
Do the unseen work
like it matters to God...
because it does.
And when the time comes
to speak truth,
do it in love...
not to win,
but to lift.
This is the way through life:
not in spotlight,
but in surrender.
Not by force,
but by faithfulness.
