I decided I was going to be honest and transparent about my journey, because even though it was a picture of lament, it was also a picture of God meeting me in the darkness.
– Sharon Betters
In this video recording from the 2023 Midnight Mercies Virtual Summit, Sharon reflects on the sudden tragic loss of her son and recalls how God mercifully met her in the midst of depression and grief.

Sharon Betters is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, pastor’s wife, and cofounder of MARKINC Ministries, where she is the director of resource development. Sharon is the co-author of Aging with Grace: Flourishing in an Anti-Aging Culture as well as the author of several books, including Treasures of Encouragement and Treasures in Darkness, and is the writer of Daily Treasure, an online devotional.

Learn more about Sharon and her resources at markinc.org.
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As Christine recounts her own midnight journey through depression and explores stories of desperate sufferers who experienced God’s mercy in the Scriptures, she shows how God meets us in our despair and helps us toward his light—one step at a time.
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