Resources to Care for the Hurting Spirit
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ~Charles Dickens
Looking to give even more spiritual care and support to someone in distress? In addition to our cards, art prints, and decor, we maintain the following curated list of spiritual care resources and tools to help feed the soul of someone who’s coping with grief, loss, pain, illness, or other life-changing hardships.
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Spiritual Wisdom
Healing Spiritual Wisdom The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
Reminds us to remain in this present moment and not worry about what has happened or what may come in the future. When looking at life this way, you become free to accept that things will be okay no matter what happens.
Marianne Williamson’s Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles” by Marianne Williamson
Helps us to let go of fear (as much as possible) and focus on love—the love that is all around us. From family to my co-workers to the strangers on the street, love is so apparent when you turn away from fear.
The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have by cancer survivor, Mark Nepo
Helps us find the miracles in the littlest things in life, the things we often take for granted.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
Reminds us to always do my best and not to get discouraged when my cancer treatment took a toll on my ability to get things done.
Healing a Spouse's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
This compassionate book offers sound advice for those who have lost their life partner--whether married, unmarried, or same-sex. For elderly grievers and young mourners alike, there is sound and comforting guidance for embracing life and moving on, but never forgetting.
Guided Journals
Expressive Writing for Healing: Journal Your Way from Grief to Hope by Mary Potter Kenyon
With carefully chosen quotes as writing prompts, the author of this journal book helps us to express our grief, understand it, and write our way through it.
Healing Grace Scripture Journal: 30 Day Bible Study Journal For Emotional Healing by Rachel K. Kidder
This Bible-based journal guides our healing with 30 days of daily scriptural prompts, prayers, inspiration, and ample room for written notes and entries.
Forever in My Heart: A Grief Journal by Tanya Carroll Richardson
Grieving the loss of a loved one is a process that is not easy to navigate. This journal guides us to healing by offering writing prompts that help explore emotions, reflect on things left unsaid, and add photos and items of our special memories.
Meditations
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief by Martha W. Hickman
The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (CD) by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mark Williams, John Teasdale, and Zindel Siegel
Healing Trauma: A Guided Meditation for Posttraumatic Stress PTSD Research Proven Guided Imagery to Reduce Symptoms in Trauma Survivors, First Responders, and Caregivers by Belleruth Naparstek
Guided Meditations for Self-Healing: Essential Practices for Relieve Physical and Emotional Suffering and Enhance Recovery by Jack Kornfield
Guided Mindfulness Meditation Series 1: A Complete Guided Mindfulness Meditation Program by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Pain: Softening the Sensations by Nancy Hopps Deep relaxation and meditation, guided imagery affirmations help to relieve, reduce, and manage chronic and acute pain.
How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind by Pema Chodron A compassionate beginner's guide to the spiritual practice of meditation.
Finding True Refuse: Meditations for Difficult Times by Tara Brach, PhD Eight short, but profoundly helpful, guided meditations to help us find peace during life's stressful moments.
Prayer Devotionals
The One Year Recovery Prayer Devotional: 365 Daily Meditations toward Discovering Your True Purpose by Katie Brazelton
Prayers for Hope and Healing: Seeking God’s Strength as You Face Health Challenges by Sarah Forgrave
Prayers for Hard Times: Reflections, Meditations and Inspirations of Hope and Comfort by Becca Anderson
Pink Prayer Book: Coping, Healing, Surviving, Thriving by Diana Losciale
God Restores: Prayers & Promises for Restoration by Violet James
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I encourage you to link to this resource list so that you can return to it when needed. If you have a favorite spiritual care resource that is not listed here, please let me know using the contact form here.
Peace, love, and light,
