Words of Hope Weekday Devotions
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Words of Hope Weekday Devotions
Thursday, January 15, 2026
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The devotion for today, Thursday, January 15, 2026 was written by Dr. Pat Saxon and is narrated by Angela Whorton.
Today’s Words of Inspiration come from Kate Bowler, “A Resolution for People Who Are Already Doing Their Best:
”Every January, we perform this ritual together. We shake off the indulgence of the holidays and brace ourselves for improvement. We tell ourselves that this will be the year we get it together…that any mess was temporary…that with the right plan, the right habits, the right mindset, we can finally become the person we were always supposed to be.
This is not a small thing. In the United States and Canada…, New Year’s resolutions have become a kind of secular sacrament—an annual recommitment to the belief that limits are a problem to be solved.
But what if they aren’t?