The BLESSED Mask - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Bible in a Year: Psalms 140-142, 1 Corinthians 14:1-20

You show that you are a letter from Christ . . . written . . . with the Spirit of the living God.
2 Corinthians 3:3

Today's Scripture & Insight: 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

As the mask mandate requirements during the pandemic loosened, I struggled to remember to keep a mask handy for where they were still required—like my daughter's school. One day when I needed a mask, I found just one in my car: the one I avoided wearing because it had blessed written across the front.

I prefer to wear masks without messages, and I believe that the word on the mask I found is overused. But I had no choice, so I reluctantly put the mask on. And when I nearly showed my annoyance with a new receptionist at the school, I caught myself, partly because of the word on my mask. I didn't want to look like a hypocrite, walking around with blessed scrawled across my mouth while showing impatience to a person trying to figure out a complicated system.

Though the letters on my mask reminded me of my witness for Christ, the words of Scripture in my heart should be a true reminder to be patient with others. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "You are a letter from Christ, . . . written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts" (2 Corinthians 3:3). The Holy Spirit who "gives life" (v. 6), can help us live out "love, joy, peace" and, yes, "patience" (Galatians 5:22). We're truly blessed by His presence within us!

By: Katara Patton

Reflect & Pray
What are your words and actions saying to others? How can you represent Christ in what you do today?

Dear Jesus, with each person I encounter today, help me to share what it means to live for You.