The Father Is with Me

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 10, 2026 · 4m

READ: JOHN 1:12; 16:25-33; ROMANS 8:14-17; 1 JOHN 3:1 It seemed like a good idea at the time: jumping from the chair in our pre-school Sunday school class. But I changed my mind in mid-air, reaching my arm toward the floor to break the fall. I did break the fall; I also broke my little three-year-old arm in the process. Just as the pain rocketed through my body and I began wailing, my teacher, Miss Diane, scooped me up in her arms. She held me close, whispering reassuring words. I looked in Miss Diane’s face and saw such tenderness that, all these years later, it’s her compassion that stands…