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Introduction
There are seasons when the soul feels weary, not from a single blow but from the slow, unrelenting erosion of hope.
Maybe you’ve been overlooked. Maybe your labor has gone unrecognized. Maybe someone misjudged your heart, or worse, ignored it. Maybe your prayers seem to echo into silence. Maybe, like David in Psalm 13, you’ve whispered, “How long, Lord?” more times than you can count.
If so, this devotional is for you.
As a hospice chaplain, I’ve walked with countless people through dark valleys—nurses after losing a favorite patient, grieving spouses, burned-out helpers, discouraged leaders—people who love deeply and pour out their lives but feel like nothing is changing. I’ve seen how disappointment—especially quiet, invisible disappointment—can take a toll on the soul.
This is not a guide to “get over it.” This is a companion for the journey. These seven days are an invitation to be honest, to feel deeply, and to discover that even in discouragement, God has not walked away. In fact, He draws near.
Each day includes Scripture, a gentle reflection, a heartfelt prayer, a practice to ground you in hope, a journaling prompt to deepen your awareness, and a simple breath prayer under the heading “Pray as You Go”—a way to carry truth with you into your day.
You don’t need to fix everything in a week. But I believe this: when we dare to meet God in our honest questions, something begins to shift. Hope flickers. Courage returns. Joy rises—sometimes quietly, sometimes defiantly, always faithfully.
Let this be your sacred space.
You don’t have to climb out.
You just have to breathe.
God is here.
