What Today Will Bring

and a small cry for help?

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One Week of GTWYGT

I’m writing this from Fort Wayne, Indiana.

I’ve been on the road for about a week, standing on stages and sharing poems and stories from Getting Through What You’re Going Through.

Last night I had the chance to do so again at a church filled with friends.

Standing there and sharing these words out loud reminded me why I wrote this book in the first place.

I wrote this book because I need the reminders of hope. I need words that can meet the heaviness. I need stories that point me back to the faithfulness of God. I need words that hold both the heavy and the light.

It has been out for a full week now, and I am wonderfully overwhelmed by your kindness. Truly. Your encouragement, your messages, and your willingness to share this book with others have meant more than I can say.

I love hearing from readers who started the book and immediately ordered another copy for a friend because they knew someone else needed this kind of honest hope. What a gift that is.

I have a few events coming up, and I would love to see you. You can find all the details here. I would be so grateful for the chance to thank you in person.

To everyone who has ordered a copy, thank you. I am beyond grateful. Your support means more than I can put into words.

Here is to getting through whatever you’re going through.

Forever thankful,

Tanner

Today’s post comes from my brand-new book, Getting Through What You’re Going Through — a collection of poems and essays.

What Today Will Bring

Once again, the morning arrives with new mercies.

God takes His pointer finger and swirls the colors in the sky for us to see.

Slow down and stay awhile, I think He whispers.

I’m with you, I know He says.

It’s as if God understands the day is about to groan loud.

Sides shout, fingers point.

To-do lists pile up and grocery prices rise.

Someone says something awful, and someone else says something worse.

Division works every angle to pull us apart.

Lies are told, truth is wrestled.

Noise fills our ears, weight rests on our chests.

Anger finds and fills our veins, anxiety sneaks in, all while hope fights back.

Hope is good at fighting back—even these days.

These days—We wonder if everything will be okay.

We forget God tells us everything will be okay.

We forget what we want to remember and remember what we’ve tried to forget.

Distraction and destruction demand our attention, and before we know it, we’ve wasted another day staring at screens.

We question almost everything, but God never questions if He loves us.

He does.

So—We hold fast and continue to bless those who curse us and pray for those who hurt us.

We continue to confess our shortcomings and ask God for forgiveness.

We continue to turn up our hands and show the world all that God has given us.

We endure with mercy, hope, and love.

We try to put our phones down and look up to see the colors God has swirled in the sky.

We try to remember we can slow down and stay awhile with the One who is with us.

Because for all we do not know, we do know this:

God is with us.

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