My Dear Sorors, October arrives with changing leaves, cooler mornings, and reminders that every season carries its own purpose. It is also a month filled with opportunities to pause, remember, serve, and care.  October is widely recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, reminding us of the importance of awareness, early detection, support, and compassion for those whose lives have been touched by cancer. We celebrate and send love to the Warrior Queens that survived as well as those currently in battle to beat this devastating disease. October is also a month that brings attention to mental health, domestic violence awareness, and other causes that remind us that people around us may be carrying battles we cannot see.

And then there is Football season—a season that gives us a beautiful picture of teamwork.  No football player wins a game alone. There is a quarterback, a line protecting the play, receivers running their routes, defenders watching one another, coaches giving direction, and teammates encouraging each other from the sidelines. Everyone has a role. So do we.  As sisters who serve our communities, we may sometimes forget that we are not called to carry everything by ourselves. God never intended for us to live as though we have to be strong every minute of every day.

“Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.” — Ecclesiastes 4:9–10

Sometimes the sister who is always encouraging everyone else needs encouragement. The one who prays for everybody else may need someone to pray for her. The one who serves the community may need someone to serve her. The one who appears strong may quietly be asking God for strength. Let  us remember that compassion begins with seeing one another—not just for what we do, but for who we are.

Football reminds us that the goal is bigger than any one player. Likewise, our community is bigger than any one sister. We Are Better Together!

Let us Pray,

Gracious God,

Thank You for reminding us that every season has purpose. We pray for every sister carrying a burden that no one else can see. Lord, meet her in the quiet places of her heart.

Make us stronger.  Help us become women who bring healing into our homes, our churches, our workplaces, our sisterhood and our communities. In Jesus’ Name. Amen!

In Sisterly Love, Glenda McLaurin