The holidays can stir both warmth and ache. For some, the table is full—but for others, it’s the silence that speaks loudest. If you’ve ever felt excluded, unseen, or longed for a deeper connection, this devotional is for you. It’s a reminder that even when others don’t show up, Jesus does.

For anyone who’s ever felt invisible, overwhelmed, or unsure if they still want to keep going—this is for you. A reflection and a poem about the quiet grace of surviving.

 In a world obsessed with applause, it's easy to forget where our true worth lies. Sometimes it’s not applause we’re chasing… It’s reassurance that we matter. That we’re enough. That we’re loved.

The Jesus I have come to know will not deny anyone the opportunity to have a relationship with Him. He will not refuse everlasting life to a