Sisters are like elephants...

This probably seems like a weird topic for a devotional but I am going to be talking about elephants. One of my favorite authors, Jen Hatmaker, gives a beautiful picture of what sisterhood looks like and I wanted to share it with you all!

First of all, fact check. When a female elephant is pregnant, the other female elephants surround and protect her from any harm. When a baby elephant is delivered, the ​sister ​elephants do two things: they kick dirt over the newborn to protect its fragile skin from the sun, and they all start trumpeting. They celebrate new life and of ​sisterhood​ and admire something beautiful coming out of this cruel and dark world.

This is something important for us to do as ​Sisters in Christ​. We have to be there to help, care for, and protect our ​sisters ​in need. Sometimes you’re one of the female elephants protecting and caring for your ​sister​. Other times, you might be the pregnant elephant in need. I actually have an example from when I was the pregnant elephant.

This happened really recently. I had two seizures last year during October and November, and resulted in me having to have brain surgery and be hospitalized for a week. But because of the support I received from prayer and visits from my fellow ​sisters​, it made me feel like I was loved, protected and cared for.

I am going to close out this devo with a verse all of you probably know really well now: “a friend loves at all times, but a ​sister ​is there in times of trouble.”- Proverbs 17:17.

-Bella Dunbar