The Voice of Hope: Seven Stories from a Chaplain on Hearing Hope in the Darkest Hour

By Chaplain Desmond C. Haye MPH BCC M.Div.

As a chaplain, Desmond Haye has helped those receiving care as well as bereaved loved ones who often feel hopeless. In these moments, inspiring survivors to maintain a sense of hope is crucial.

In sharing the seven stories in The Voice of Hope, the author aims to help those waging a life-and-death battle—as well as those who care about them the most. Each chapter begins with an exemplary story and concludes with a short recitative prayer that readers may use to meditate on the teaching, followed by a set of questions to think and talk through.

The author writes, “Hope says there is a brighter tomorrow beyond the darkness of the tomb. Hope says when you walk through the dark valley of scary diagnosis and painful prognosis, God is with you, and you will never walk alone. Amid pain and perplexing circumstances, hope speaks words of assurance and comfort. Hope says death will one day die, but those who trust in God will live again.”

Whether you carry out your mission at a health care institution, hospice, in a house of worship, or elsewhere, this compendium of inspirational stories will help you and those you serve find hope even in the darkest hours.

The Voice of Hope helps those waging a life-and-death battle—as well as their loved ones and caregivers—find hope even in the darkest hours.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jan 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9781664289550

Chaplain Desmond C. Haye MPH BCC M.Div.

Chaplain Desmond Haye, MPH, M.Div., BCC is a respected pastoral care leader and public health professional. He is known for his compassionate messages of hope, healing, and reconciliation. He has focused his career on the intersection of health and spirituality, with an emphasis on coping with grief. He serves as the director of pastoral care and ethics at Texas Health Hospital Mansfield. He is married to Stacey Ann, and they have one son, Caleb.

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ISBN: 978-1-6642-8956-7 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2023901018

WestBow Press rev. date:   01/27/2023

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Great read!! It's one thing to write a book but another to read your published work.