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In this very personal series of devotions, best-selling author Dr. Tony Evans opens up about the pain of losing his wife and best friend, Lois Evans. When any of us experience a major loss or difficult setbacks or emotional turmoil, it can be a temptation to fall prey to despair. But Dr. Evans shares how he found peace through hanging on to hope.

It’s 2 a.m. You’re awake again. You’ve been praying under your breath. And still, it doesn’t feel like enough. You’re tired of being tired. You’re not doubting God; you’re just… spent. The words have run dry. This plan isn’t about answers. It’s an invitation—into the presence of the One who may not explain everything right away, but who is Himself the source of every peace you’ve ever known. The One in whom, somehow, the exhausted soul can actually rest. Three days. The Psalms. And a song to bring you back when words run out.

Trust and Prayer are two sides of the same coin. Trust is a position that we take when we find ourselves in the line of fire AND when we are experiencing the full measure of God’s blessing. Trust is directly connected to the faith that we walk in. Prayer is rooted in TRUST. Most importantly, prayer aligns our hearts and minds with God’s heart & mind.

When Jesus announced the start of his ministry, he used the words of Isaiah 61. His mission, he declared was to bring good news to the poor; releasing the captive, binding up the broken hearted, comforting those who mourn. But what does good news look like?