WEDNESDAY - Devotional

READ: Philippians 4:6

(Answer the question/s below in your app notes)

• How can prayer help when you feel anxious?

In 2023, an article by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins was published about the positive effects of humming. The piece was titled, “Is Humming the New Walking?” and was based on years of foundational research that examined best methods and practices for managing anxiety. Jenkins claimed that humming soothes the nervous system, boosts heart health, relieves pain, produces melatonin (the hormone that causes you to relax and sleep), and ultimately, is grounding.

This may be helpful the next time you feel anxious. Humming might be helpful, but there are other studies that find a strong correlation between gratitude and anxiety reduction. Gratitude can help calm, focus, and center us. The Bible teaches us to practice gratitude in all circumstances. Isn’t it amazing that being thankful isn’t only good for our spiritual health, but for our physical, emotional, and mental health too?