Be Still, My Child

Be Still, My Child is a year-long devotional that walks readers through the Psalms one day at a time, written by Juanita Purcell, who spent more than four decades in pastoral ministry alongside her husband. That experience shows in the warmth of the writing — this isn't academic theology but the steady voice of someone who has sat with people in hard seasons. The structure is simple and sustainable: one Psalm passage, one short meditation, repeated 366 times until you've made it through a full year. The honest caveat is that distribution has always been narrow, running mostly through Baptist and evangelical channels, so it can be hard to find and there are no outside critical reviews to consult. But for a reader who simply wants a trustworthy, Scripture-anchored companion through the year, this quietly delivers.