When your child or unborn baby is facing serious medical problems, it can be hard to know what to pray. The shock, uncertainty, and fear can mean that even though you want to cry out to God in prayer, your words just dry up.
That’s where this book can help, with prayers that use Scripture to help you communicate with the Lord. Whether you need to cry out honestly to the Lord in grief, to pray boldly for healing and help, or simply to process what is happening, you'll find words to help you talk with the God who loves you and weeps with you—the God who can do all things.
Authors Eric Schumacher and Jessika Sanders both know what it’s like to face a family medical crisis, and they are passionate about helping others in the most difficult situations. Eric is the author of Ours: Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage. Jessika is the Executive Director of Praying Through Ministries, which provides support for parents whose children have been hospitalized and families who have experienced child loss.
This easy-to-navigate book includes prayers for a clear diagnosis; prayers for healing; prayers for comfort and relief from pain; prayers for peace, courage, perseverance, and wisdom to cope well; prayers for unity; for the extended family; for the medical team; for practical needs; for times of spiritual darkness and doubt; and much more.
This book is designed to help both parents and the wider family turn to God for help when a child is facing a medical crisis.
(Review written for 'In His Hands')
When a child/unborn baby is facing serious medical problems, the fear and uncertainty these families experience can be so huge that words can be lost in the sea of grief and overwhelm. This is a beautiful and precious resource for those in suffering and need words they don't have.
Eric and Jessika have written a book full of faithful and heartfelt prayers inspired by Scripture to help us talk with our loving and compassionate God. They have even included simple ...but truthful prayers for little children to use to talk to our God who always listens.
This resource is such a blessing for families in grief and those walking alongside these families. I have and will continue to use this book to pray for/with my suffering friends. May we all remember God is with us and for us in every affliction in life.
Note: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
(Review written for 'In His Hands')
In His Hands is a hopeful and comforting book. It gives words for prayers and lamenting when you don't even have the capacity to find the words needed.
I think this will be a wonderful gift to give to parents in the hardest situations.
(Review written for 'In His Hands')
This is an abridged version of my original review. You can read my full review at https://www.lifeisstory.com/nonfiction/in-his-hands-prayers-for-your-child-or-baby-in-a-medical-crisis-eric-m-schumacher-and-jessika-sanders/
Eric M. Schumacher and Jessika Sanders wrote this book from their combined experience, and they offer sensitive, Scripture-based prayers to help struggling parents talk to God in the midst of their child’s medical crisis and perhaps death. The well-organized chapters cover lots of different themes, and the layout makes it simple for people to find the prayers they need in a particular moment.
...The prayers are very short, and are ideal for weary, burdened Christians who don't have the energy for more. The authors regularly use phrases from Bible passages within the prayers, and include references below each prayer. They point their readers to truths about God while also making space for questions and anger.
My only notable critique is that this book assumes goodwill on the part of everyone's medical team, family, and friends, without including lament prayers for when helpers are insensitive or even antagonistic. These situations are so common and painful that I wish that this book had addressed them, instead of only praying about support systems in a positive light.
This book is a wonderful resource for parents who are facing the unimaginable. This book can help them process their experiences and express their emotions to God, and also guides them in ways to apply Scripture to their weary hearts and minds. This is also great for members of someone's support system to read, both to aid them in their prayers and to help them better understand what their loved ones are going through. I appreciate the authors' sensitivity and care in writing this, and highly recommend it.
Note: I received a free copy from the publisher, and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
