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If you're a woman of faith who shouldn't still be here... And you know God carried you through... But for ten years you've been carrying something else too... A wish. A longing. A story you don't know how to tell... I need to show you what I found. ========== March 2015. Doctor's office. Alone. Went in thinking stomach pain. Maybe an ulcer. Walked out with stage III stomach cancer. Prognosis: Two years with aggressive treatment. Four if lucky. ========== Drove home that day and couldn't make myself pull into the driveway. Just kept driving. Circling neighborhoods didn't recognize. Because going home meant sitting with the news alone. Wasn't ready for that. ========== Finally pulled into a coffee shop. Didn't even know where. Just needed to stop shaking. ========== Walked inside. And froze. Huge painting covering the entire back wall. Couldn't look away. Flowers everywhere—blues and golds swirling together. Butterflies lifting off the canvas like they were alive. And in the center, in script so beautiful it looked handwritten: "Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10. ========== The world was ending. And this painting was whispering: Be still. I am still God. ========== Young man behind the counter came over. "Are you okay?" Pointed at the painting. "Are you... Christian?" He smiled. Gentle. "Yes. That's why I named this place 'Cheer Up!' Want people to find hope here. Believers or not." Looked up at the sign outside. "Cheer Up!" And started crying. ========== Because nobody knew yet. Kids didn't know. Friends didn't know. But this painting knew. This verse knew. Be still. Know that I am God. Even when you're dying. Even when you're terrified. I am still God. ========== That verse became the lifeline. Wrote it on index cards. Taped them everywhere. Bathroom mirror. Car dashboard. Refrigerator. Nightstand. Every chemo appointment, whispered it: "Be still. Know that I am God." Not because the cancer disappeared. Because even in the valley, God was still God. ========== Ten years later, still here. Doctors say "remarkable response to treatment." Talk about protocols and drug combinations. And yes. Modern medicine is a gift. But the other half of the story? ========== It was prayers. It was grace. It was God holding on when there was nothing left to hold onto. But how do you say that? How do you tell people "God healed me" without dismissing science? How do you say "this verse saved my life" without making them uncomfortable? So... didn't. ========== Would smile when people said, "You beat cancer!" And think: No. God carried me through it. But never said it out loud. ========== That cafe? Still go every few months. Just to sit and look at that painting. To remember the day hope showed up in the worst moment. Staff knows. They understand. Sometimes don't even order anything. Just sit there. Because that painting saved everything. And never knew how to tell anyone. ========== Last Easter, back at the hospital. Routine scans. Every six months now. Sitting in the waiting room, scrolling phone. Someone posted photos from their church's Easter celebration. Group picture. Everyone holding lilies. Smiling. And one woman in the back—half-hidden behind the crowd—was holding something. ========== A bag. Brown leather. Butterflies carved into the sides. Wait. Scrolled back up. Zoomed in. Those weren't just butterflies. And that wasn't just a bag. Gold letters across the front: "Be still and know that I am God." MY verse. The verse whispered alone for ten years. The verse from the cafe painting. The verse never figured out how to share. Right there. On a handbag. Someone was CARRYING it. Out loud. Visible. Unashamed. ========== Stared at the phone. Ten years of carrying this verse in secret. Never knew you could... carry it like that. Where people could SEE it. Without having to explain the whole story. ========== Clicked through to find where she got it. "Blessac," someone commented. Googled it right there in the hospital waiting room. Found the exact bag. "Be Still and Know That I Am God." ========== Never been someone who buys expensive accessories. Always thought purses were unnecessary. But this wasn't a purse. This was the answer to ten years of wishing. Wishing could tell people: God did this. Not me. Wishing could share this verse that saved everything. Without having to explain. Without making anyone uncomfortable. Just... carrying it. ========== Ordered it that night from the hospital. When it arrived, held it and cried. Same butterflies as the cafe painting. Same verse in gold. But now could take it everywhere. ========== First time carrying it was back to the hospital. Six-month checkup. Same waiting room. Set the bag on the chair while filling out paperwork. Glanced up. Woman across the room was staring at it. Not at me. At the bag. She looked away when noticed. Then looked back. Then got up. ========== Walked over. Sat down next to me. Didn't say anything for a second. Just stared at the gold letters. Then: "That verse." Her voice cracked. "Psalm 46:10." Her hands were shaking in her lap. "I've been sitting here for four hours. My husband's in surgery. Heart. And I keep praying that exact verse. Over and over." She touched the bag. "Be still. Be still. Be still." Her eyes filled. "And then I see this. Right here. Like God wanted me to know—" She didn't finish. Didn't have to. We both knew. ========== That was eight months ago. Since then, seven more times. The pharmacist at CVS. Saw the bag while ringing up prescriptions. Stopped mid-scan. "That's my verse. I have it on my mirror." A nurse during the last scan. Started taking blood pressure, then froze. "Wait. Psalm 46:10. That's... how did you know that's my verse?" Woman at the grocery store. Saw the bag in the cart. Started crying right there in the cereal aisle. Her daughter just got diagnosed. Stage II. ========== Every time, the same thing happens: They see the verse first. They speak first. And all that's needed is: "This verse saved my life. Maybe it'll help you too." No awkward explanation. No wondering if it sounds crazy. Just... connection. ========== Last month, went back to the cafe. Brought the bag. The owner—same young man from ten years ago—saw it and smiled. "You're still here." "I am. Because of this verse. And because you hung that painting." He looked at the bag. "Now you're carrying it too." "I am. And people keep asking about it." He nodded. "That's how hope spreads. Not by preaching. Just by carrying it where people can see." ========== That's when it all made sense. For ten years, wanted to tell people: God saved me. But didn't know how. Now don't have to say anything. The bag says it. ========== Three days ago, daughter called. "Mom, I just ordered two bags from that company. Blessac." "Two?" "They're doing buy-one-get-one-free right now. So I got one for me—the 'Be Still' one like yours. And one for Mark's mom." Her voice got quiet. "She's been struggling since the divorce. Barely leaves the house. Won't talk about it." "And you think a bag will help?" "No. I think the VERSE will help. But she's too private to talk about faith stuff. This way... she can carry it. And maybe someone at the grocery store will see it. And she'll realize she's not alone." ========== Hung up the phone and thought about that. How many women are carrying verses in secret right now? Whispering them alone in the dark. Never knowing how to share them. ========== If you're a woman of faith who shouldn't still be here... If you have a verse that carried you through... If you've been carrying a wish for years to share it... This is how. ========== Not by preaching. Not by explaining your whole story. Just by carrying the words that saved you. And letting God use them. ========== Right now, Blessac has the same sale my daughter used. Buy one, get one free. Get one for yourself. The verse that's been your lifeline. Get the second free. For someone fighting right now. Your daughter. Your friend. Your mother-in-law who won't talk about her pain. Someone who needs to see those words. ========== Picture it: Someone sitting in a waiting room. Terrified. Praying. Whispers the same verse you've been carrying. Looks up. Sees your bag. And knows: I'm not alone. Someone else survived this too. ========== That moment happens because you carried the verse. Not because you were brave enough to preach. Just because you were willing to be visible. ========== Click below. Find YOUR verse. The one that carried you. The one that deserves to be seen. blessac.com/stillness ========== You don't have to explain your story. You don't have to sound preachy. You just have to carry His words. And let Him do the rest.