God is our Refuge
April 2026
God is our Refuge
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1
March was heavy. There’s no sugar coating it, some of us have lost homes, some are cleaning up, some are helping, and others are watching from a distance, wishing we could do more. The weight of it all can feel overwhelming.
No matter how you were impacted by the flooding last month Psalm 46 meets us there, the same way it met the Israelites when the sons of Korah wrote it. God doesn’t change; his truth doesn’t change.
Psalm 46 does not speak to a peaceful, undisturbed life. It speaks into trouble—into moments when things feel unstable, uncertain, even overwhelming. When things get overwhelming my go to is to cling to and recite the truth I know: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
God is not far away from what we are experiencing. He is not waiting for things to settle down before drawing near. He is present NOW—in the mess, in the grief, in the fatigue, in the questions.
For those who are displaced, hurting, grieving loss, discouraged; He is your refuge—a place of safety when everything else feels shaken.
For those who are volunteering, cleaning, walking beside your friends and neighbors and carrying heavy loads, He is your strength—sustaining you when your own energy runs low.
And for those who feel helpless, who long to help but cannot in the ways you want to—you are not without purpose. Your prayers matter. In God’s kingdom, prayer is not a last resort; it is our first line of defense – and offense for that matter. When we cannot lift debris or deliver supplies, we can lift names, needs, and burdens before the Lord.
As a community, we are invited to be people who pray—who hold each other up, who intercede, who trust that God is at work even during hardship.
The promise of Psalm 46 is not that trouble will never come. It is that we are never alone in it. God remains our refuge. He remains our strength. He remains near.
Love & Blessings,
Danielle Porter
God is our Refuge
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” — Psalm 46:1
March was heavy. There’s no sugar coating it, some of us have lost homes, some are cleaning up, some are helping, and others are watching from a distance, wishing we could do more. The weight of it all can feel overwhelming.
No matter how you were impacted by the flooding last month Psalm 46 meets us there, the same way it met the Israelites when the sons of Korah wrote it. God doesn’t change; his truth doesn’t change.
Psalm 46 does not speak to a peaceful, undisturbed life. It speaks into trouble—into moments when things feel unstable, uncertain, even overwhelming. When things get overwhelming my go to is to cling to and recite the truth I know: God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
God is not far away from what we are experiencing. He is not waiting for things to settle down before drawing near. He is present NOW—in the mess, in the grief, in the fatigue, in the questions.
For those who are displaced, hurting, grieving loss, discouraged; He is your refuge—a place of safety when everything else feels shaken.
For those who are volunteering, cleaning, walking beside your friends and neighbors and carrying heavy loads, He is your strength—sustaining you when your own energy runs low.
And for those who feel helpless, who long to help but cannot in the ways you want to—you are not without purpose. Your prayers matter. In God’s kingdom, prayer is not a last resort; it is our first line of defense – and offense for that matter. When we cannot lift debris or deliver supplies, we can lift names, needs, and burdens before the Lord.
As a community, we are invited to be people who pray—who hold each other up, who intercede, who trust that God is at work even during hardship.
The promise of Psalm 46 is not that trouble will never come. It is that we are never alone in it. God remains our refuge. He remains our strength. He remains near.
Love & Blessings,
Danielle Porter
Posted in H2P 2026
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