Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, for the sake of the promise of life in Christ Jesus:

To Timothy, my dearly loved son.

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day. Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, is in you also.
2 Timothy 1:1-5 CSB

The legacy of Timothy’s faith and ministry started first in his grandmother, two generations before him. We cannot underestimate the long-lasting power and impact of the Holy Spirit when we see how the good work that began in them continued on in Timothy and to many more through his ministry.

As women, as grandmothers, mothers, aunts, sisters, as leaders, let’s remember that what seems like ordinary work can sow seeds for God’s kingdom to break through, now and in generations after us. Let’s embrace every small task He sets before us and live out our faith with hope for the future, and arms linked in love.

There is nothing we love more at (in)courage than clinging to God’s truth together and praying for one another. 

Today, we invite you to leave a prayer request in the comments, and then pray for one or more of the women who commented above you.

“I mean this. When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I’ll be there.”
Matthew 18:19-20 MSG

We are gathered, and He is here. Let’s pray.

Friends, after more than 25 years as part of Hallmark, DaySpring is moving to Hallmark.com… and (in)courage is moving with them. You will soon find encouraging devotions published weekly at the NEW DaySpring Writing Community at Hallmark’s Ideas & Inspiration blog!

Tomorrow, February 23, 2026, will be the final devotion at incourage.me. Starting February 24^th, you’ll find new articles every Monday at the DaySpring Writing Community on Hallmark’s Ideas & Inspiration blog at https://ideas.hallmark.com/dayspring-ideas/. Be sure you’re signed up for emails from (in)courage to receive emails sharing article features from the DaySpring Writing Community!

While the (in)courage website will close, the stories of faith will continue. The DaySpring writers will keep sharing the ways God is showing up in their real everyday lives, so you can see Him more clearly in yours.

We can’t wait for you to visit the new home of the DaySpring Writing Community at Hallmark.com, opening on February 24^th at 11am CST!

Thank you for being part of this wonderful community.

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