Book cover for Shattered Praise: 12 Devotions for When Worship Feels Hard by John David Smith

Shattered Praise

12 Devotions for When Worship Feels Hard

2026 Released
124 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Scribe & Canvas Publishing LLCISBN 9798950061011

Shattered Praise: Devotions for When Worship Feels Hard is a deeply honest and hope-filled devotional for those who still believe-but find it harder to sing.*

Written with pastoral care and spiritual depth, this book creates sacred space for the moments when faith feels fragile, prayers feel quiet, and worship no longer sounds the way it once did.

Through twelve guided devotions, readers are gently led through seasons of grief, silence, surrender, and rebuilding-learning that praise does not have to be perfect to be powerful. That even in the valley, God is present. That even in the breaking, something holy is being formed.

This is not a book about easy answers or quick healing. It is a companion for the in-between-the space where faith becomes a decision, where grace is often quiet, and where staying becomes its own kind of worship.

For anyone who has ever wondered how to keep trusting when life doesn't make sense, Shattered Praise offers a steady reminder:

Even now.

Even here.

Your hallelujah still matters.

John David Smith

John David Smith is the Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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