In this sermon Charles Spurgeon gently urges those struggling with depression to cast their burdens on the Lord, who will not forsake his people. He wrote as a man who knew the ground: he battled depression and discouragement for most of his years in ministry.

Spurgeon encourages the downtrodden to hold fast to the promises of God, who is steadfast and will comfort his children as they walk with him. The volume also includes The Minister's Fainting Fits and a short biography of Spurgeon. One of the Crossway Short Classics: small, cloth-bound, and short enough to read in a sitting or give away.