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writing about things unsaid.
In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near
You are not alone.
Find hope and healing when your world is falling apart through prayers and meditations filled with raw emotion, total vulnerability, and God’s persistent grace.
meet ben.Ben Locke is a writer who brings honesty, vulnerability, and faith to humanity’s most challenging experiences. His debut book In Our Suffering, Lord Be Near (HarperCollins, 2024) is a collection of prayers and meditations for the grieving, lost, and hurting to find hope through genuine expression. His weekly journal, Still, offers community and connection through reflections on life’s greatest doubts, questions, and anxieties by empowering readers to confront their deepest struggles openly.
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In his free weekly journal and creative community, Still, Ben wrestles with life’s greatest hardships and questions through creative prompts, vulnerable devotionals, and earnest prayer.
Still invites readers to slow down in the midst of a chaotic world, open themselves up to honest meditation, and find rest in the presence of an all-knowing God — not by avoiding hard things, but by leaning in and finding true hope.