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Rev. Dr. Lael C. Melville
Founder, While You Wait Ministries


Prayer & Perspective | God Sees What Feels Empty

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It hides behind productivity, strength, and showing up for everyone else. It’s the space no one asks about because, on the outside, everything looks fine.

But God sees what feels empty.

He does not overlook it. He does not rush you past it or expect you to fill it on your own. He meets you there, with presence, not pressure.

Emptiness is not failure. It is often an invitation. An opening for God to gently step into the places you’ve been carrying alone.

This week, we are not ignoring the gaps.

We are inviting God into them.


“As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.” — Isaiah 66:13


Father, meet me in the places I have tried to ignore.
Fill what only You can.
Amen.


Acknowledge one empty place without trying to fix it.

If you feel ready, write it down. Name it honestly. Not to solve it, just to bring it into the light.


If this met you right where you are, you don’t have to walk through it alone.

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