When We Almost Ask For Help

60 Seconds of Hope with Horace McMillon · Apr 24, 2026 · 1m

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When We Almost Ask for Help

Sometimes we get close

to asking for help—

and then decide not to.

“In you, O LORD, I seek refuge;

do not let me ever be put to shame;

in your righteousness deliver me.” (Psalm 31:1)

Sometimes we hesitate

to say what we really need—

as if naming it

might expose too much.

There is no shame

in seeking help,

no dishonor in admitting our vulnerability.

These words are attributed to David—

musician, shepherd, warrior, king.

He knew both honor and shame,

success and failure.

And through it all,

he remained honest—

honest about where he was,

and what he…