March 2026 Revealing Light Newsletter

At the end of February, it seemed every family was being hit with some sort of sickness: stomach bug, fever, cold, etc… So when I opened up my daughter’s prayer book to the month of March, the prayer was a much needed prayer -- talking about the healing that spring brings. We’re moving out from the winter sicknesses, as new life begins to bloom and bud from the trees, the birds are flying around and singing, and we get to walk around after the rain storms to see the fresh “living” flowing water run down the hill. Lot’s of different reminders that spring can be the season of healing with new life. Though we may not know what is up ahead, it does help to know that there are seasons for healing, and if nature is one of those ways God can remind us of this in His creation, then we’ll be able to look forward with hope in this season, seeing what God does throughout each day.

What might God be healing in your life?
It may be scars, questions, or hurt, but we can be thankful that He doesn’t just push those aside and pretend they’re not there. Instead, He brings life, even from the things that seemed dead or dormant for the entire winter.
 
- Daryl Struemph

John 7:38 (NIV) 
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 

Isaiah 55:10–11 (NIV) 
As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven, 
and do not return to it 
without watering the earth 
and making it bud and flourish, 
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 
so is my word that goes out from my mouth: 
It will not return to me empty, 
but will accomplish what I desire 
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

John 6:16–21 NIV
When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.” Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
 
Today is different.
But, Every Day is different.
Uncharted territory for us, is just the next minute.
 
We know the destination,
but what's along the way?
With the change of the winds,
the storm blows in, 
bringing the unexpected along that way.
 
How far have we gone?
Maybe 2 some miles? 
With 6 miles total, 
weren’t we just starting?
 
But how that storm makes
the rowing much harder
makes the trip seem farther;
Yet, in the middle, 
there’s nothing to barter.
 
Now, I’ve not been stuck in a boat through a storm,
but it’s hard enough when someone shakes it for fun...
But yet, they assured me, they had some control.
It’s different when the winds are now out of control.
 
The winds have changed, and the waves do the shaking.
It’s not just one wave, but each wave that quakes...
“Is this the wave that will take us under? How much more before we plunder?”
 
And just when each wave is the brand new threat, 
your mind starts to wander “what’s next?”
 
What was it like for you disciples out there?
6 miles total is all you were going
From one side of the lake to the other, not far.
Till that evening wind brought in that sudden strong storm,
No wonder your minds were not at all calm.
 
Each row that they did,
what good did that do?
Were they going forward or back?
It’s hard to keep track.
 
They saw with great fear, 
their potential next squeal;
At this point, anything could be real.
 
“Is this the haunting,
after all of this daunting,
trip that this has been?”
 
Yet then it spoke, 
the words of great hope;
“It is I; don’t be afraid.”
 
Then they were willing
to bring Him on in,
and it seemed with Him present
that all the rest could begin.
 
Don’t reject out of fear, truly Jesus drawing near.
“It is I [He says]; don’t be afraid.”
 
The 5th Sign of Wonder, 
Walking across the water...
Only with Him, 
is there space to ponder:
 
“Who is this man, 
who walks across water?”
One day we’ll blink and we’re the new man
 
All because of Him
who came within, 
This is the man
who brings us to land.
 
So even in fear, 
when those storms have come near
Don’t reject out of fear, truly Jesus (is the one) drawing near.