{"id":26897,"date":"2026-04-30T09:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=26897"},"modified":"2026-04-30T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:26:16","slug":"https-youtu-be-_9dcwmyvl38listrd_9dcwmyvl38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=26897","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Star - The Ballad of El Goodo (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_9DCwmyVl38?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_9DCwmyVl38?list=RD_9DCwmyVl38\">Holding<\/a> Steady in Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, April 30, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I said to the Lord, I\u2019m going to hold steady on to you, and I know you will see me through.<\/strong><br>\u2014Harriet Tubman,&nbsp;<em>Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Spiritual director Therese Taylor-Stinson offers Harriet Tubman as a model of spiritual courage:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harriet [Tubman] made three attempts to freedom but returned each time because of fear. The fear of being alone. The fear of dying. The fear of never seeing her family again or being part of a vital community\u2026. Fear can be debilitating. Overcoming debilitating fear brings a new sense of freedom and a focus to accomplish your goal, though the struggle that ensues may seem like only a first step for some. <strong>To escape your enslavers is to take ownership of your own life. That is not just a physical or intellectual achievement. It is an emotional achievement<\/strong> that changes how you view yourself and how you allow others to view you. [1]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Taylor-Stinson describes how Tubman\u2019s faith has inspired her own reliance on prayer in times of crisis<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout [Harriet\u2019s] life of approximately ninety-three years, she returned to God again and again, asking for protection, insight, and the ability to lead her family and others to freedom. Despite the many close calls and her own fragility, she would breathe deeply and present herself to God through prayer and song and faith, believing in her call to freedom. [2]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in life, she would say that she always knew when danger was near\u2026. She said God would tell her when to stop, when to leave the road, or when to turn in another direction. <strong>She was always in prayerful discernment<\/strong>: \u201c\u2019Twasn\u2019t me, \u2018twas the Lord! I always told Him, <strong>\u2018I trust you. I don\u2019t know where to go or what to do, but I expect You to lead me,\u2019<\/strong> an\u2019 He always did. I prayed to God to make me strong and able to fight, and that\u2019s what I\u2019ve always prayed for ever since.\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the way Harriet faced uncertain times, times of need, even as she sought to help others, <strong>I think of a time in my own life\u2014a time of great trial, a time I was unable to pray, a time I felt silenced by others; I fell silent myself, except for one name I repeated again and again: \u201cJesus.\u201d I did not know what significance the name held, but it was all I had.<\/strong> As the saying and the song go, \u201cThere\u2019s something about the name of Jesus!\u201d <strong>I found that my silence was prayer. My willingness to trust the unknown was prayer. My desolation was prayer. My intention for a Presence surely greater than me was prayer. I would say, like Jacob, \u201cI will not let go until you bless me.\u201d Though uncertain about what the blessing might be or how the blessing would be delivered, I walked in trust. I trusted that something greater than myself lived in me and would see me through.<\/strong> [3]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References:<br><\/strong>[1] Therese Taylor-Stinson,&nbsp;<em>Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic &amp; Freedom Fighter<\/em>&nbsp;(Broadleaf Books, 2023), 99\u2013100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[2] Taylor-Stinson,&nbsp;<em>Walking<\/em>, 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3] Taylor-Stinson,&nbsp;<em>Walking<\/em>, 117, 119. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jesus Calling &#8211; April 1st, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jesus Calling &#8211; Sarah Young<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am calling you to a life of constant communion with Me.<\/strong> Basic training includes learning to live above your circumstances, even while interacting on that cluttered plane of life. You yearn for a simplified lifestyle, so that your communication with Me can be uninterrupted. But I challenge you to relinquish the fantasy of an uncluttered world. <strong>Accept each day as it comes, and find Me in the midst of it all.<\/strong><br>Talk with Me about every aspect of your day, including your feelings. <strong>Remember that your ultimate goal is not to control or fix everything around you; it is to keep communing with Me.<\/strong> A successful day is one in which you have stayed in touch with Me, even if many things remain undone at the end of the day. <strong>Do not let your to-do list (written or mental) become an idol directing your life. Instead, ask My Spirit to guide you moment by moment. He will keep you close to Me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RELATED SCRIPTURE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1st Thessalonians 5:17 (NIV)<\/strong><br>17 pray continually,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Proverbs 3:6 (NIV)<\/strong><br>6 in all your ways submit to him,<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; and he will make your paths straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Prayer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Heavenly Father,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Today, I come before You seeking constant communion. Help me to rise above life&#8217;s clutter in order to embrace each moment as it comes while finding You amidst it all. Grant me the wisdom to surrender the idea of a perfect world and instead, to engage fully with Your presence in every day in every way.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Guide me, Lord, to communicate with You openly, sharing my joys and struggles without reservation or hesitation. Teach me to release the need for control, understanding that true and fulfilling success lies in staying connected with You, regardless of what remains unfinished.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>May Your Spirit lead me moment by moment, day by day, shaping my path according to Your will. 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