This morning on the trails there were a couple soldiers rucking with their packs. I know they are doing it for training but it made me pause and think about how every one of us is carrying around a weight on us everyday. It may be light, it may be heavy, and unlike these soldiers packs, ours are invisible.

What if when we passed each person, on the trails, in our cars, at the stores, at work, etc., instead of looking at what we see on the surface, we think about the invisible weight they are carrying around with them every day.

And instead of passing by them, we offer a smile and a silent pray in our hearts over them?

We don’t need to know what they are carrying, God knows. And we can pray for God to lift the weight off of them.

I share this today to invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray.

May we open our eyes to the people we pass each day. Although we may never know their names, or their stories, it doesn’t mean we can’t pray for them and wish them well, as I did for these soldiers the morning.

With love and hope,
Shawn