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233 - A Christmas Prayer for When You Need Real Hope

233 - A Christmas Prayer for When You Need Real Hope

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For every weary soul needing a bit of light, a scrap of real hope, a simple Christmas prayer. For every taxed mama and bustling grandma. Every newlywed and fresh divorcee. Every grieving heart. Every family scrambling to make Christmas happen.

Wherever these words find you, and whatever heaviness fills the room, I pray for gritty, overflowing hope. I pray that the tender nearness of Jesus meets you in this moment. That His peace supersedes the pressure you're feeling right now.

When you're emptied of all you can do on your own, when you've used up all the words, when your edges fray and your adrenaline runs out–there's room for more of God. Only when we're at the end of ourselves do we open in uninhibited welcome. And God? He always makes good on His word:

Move your heart closer and closer to God, and he will come even closer to you.

James 4:8, The Passion Translation

Today, let's stand on this promise together. Because when we really need real hope, we can rely on the unwavering Word of God.

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