Do you feel God may have a plan but you're too depressed and spiritually dried up to pray? You wouldn't know where to start?

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"Each day the daily devotional is like salve to my soul. I have been struggling in the last month with depression due to chronic illness--bipolar illness. I recently signed up to receive your daily devotionals and each day I look forward to the uplifting feeling they bring." T.F.

I am devouring Mosaic Moments: Devotionals for the Chronically ill book and am going to be opening and closing my Bible study with devotions from it. What an incredible book it is. Speaking through pain is never easy, but God gifts us well to suit our "disabilities." -Diane R.

I have been receiving Rest Ministries devotionals for about three months-ever since I turned to the internet to find someone who would understand. I needed to hear someone say "it's okay to be angry at your limitations, and it's okay to hurt, but there is a place to look for help. That place is God's Word!" The devotionals from you are just what the many friends and family had ordered. Through the weeks that have followed, I have been nourished and encouraged by the daily thoughts, and have begun to pass them on to others who are enduring pain. I have been in touch with some of the authors, and have been encouraged by their words. That is what I wanted to say, and I want to thank you for all that you have meant to me and the ways you have encouraged me. -Ruth F.

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I was an English major in college. I have always found that I can communicate in words better than speaking in large crowds of people. Writing has always been my love. When I had Hodgkin's Disease I had many people praying for my recovery. I promised God that I would thank Him by serving Him and try to inspire the Hope in Christ that kept me alive and pursuing onward in the midst of a life threatening illness.

been a godsend to me and has inspired the hope in that I am not alone, that there are countless others who are suffering in chronic illness and pain. I just want others to know that God is always there. I want others to know that there is always hope in Jesus Christ-- one is never alone.

I enjoy reading and writing, taking long walks on the beach and gazing at the ocean, photography and needlework. I also enjoys spending time with my hubby, Joe, and fur-person friend, my dog. When I get a chance I love regressing like a child and playing with my 2 nieces and 2 nephews who are the love and joy of my life.

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What readers have said...

"Every believer living with chronic conditions will find help in this devotional. It will also help you keep your eyes steady on the Lord instead of letting the reality of your life completely discourage you."

"Broken by the Potter, Lisa opens her heart and life to share with us what her loving Lord has taught her. Mosaic Moments is for anyone who has been broken and longs for a refreshing drink."

"I finished each serving not simply fulfilled, but encouraged to go on. Mosaic Moments is truly heaven's Chicken Soup for the Chronically Ill Soul."