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In His Hands : Prayers for Your Child or Baby in a Medical Crisis
Help when your child or unborn baby is seriously ill and you don’t know what to pray. 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 Biblical Comfort for Men Grieving Miscarriage . He is on the Board of Directors for Walk With You, a bereavement counseling organization. Jessika is the founder and president 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.
242 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2024
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July 13, 2024
This book has been beautifully designed and exquisitely produced. Whether you are the parent, the sibling, an extended family member, or a part of their broader community this book is for anyone who is grasping for the words to pray when faced with the complex journey of medical crises of kids.
From clarity to healing to comfort to courage to perseverance to hope, this book lays out prayers with a strong foundation on Scripture. Whether you are facing the journey yourself, have just sat with a friend who received frightening news, or know a member of your church family who needs some encouragement, this book is readable & giftable and will uplight & encouragement everyone who gets their hands on it.
August 3, 2024
This book of prayers is designed for Christian parents who are going through a child's medical crisis or facing the death of their child. 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 hardships. Different chapters cover various themes, such as prayers for healing, prayers for the skill and wisdom of the medical team, and prayers for spiritual struggles in the midst of this. Before each chapter, there is an additional table of contents to identify each prayer and what page it appears on. I appreciate this book's clear organization, because it will be simple for people to find the prayers that 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 prayers are succinct and to-the-point, and they all flow from Scripture. The authors regularly use phrases from Bible passages within the prayers, and they include Scripture references at the bottom of each prayer, both to identify the source and to point people to Bible passages that they might find encouraging in their current circumstances. The prayers incorporate passages about grief and lament, and the authors point their readers to universal truths about God while also making space for people's questions and even anger at God.
The prayers deal with universal spiritual themes about trial and hardship, and also involve a range of specific applications for parents dealing with a child's medical crisis. The authors also include prayers for specific situations, such as parents facing a prenatal diagnosis, versus parents with an older child who is experiencing a medical problem. The book includes prayers that older children can pray with their parents, and also addresses dynamics related to siblings and other family members.
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. It's great to ask God to bless your medical team and equip them for service, but I think this book should have included prayers for when doctors and nurses aren't being supportive and helpful. Many people deal with medical professionals not listening well or showing empathy, or even making scary mistakes. Similarly, when someone is in crisis, they often have to deal with family members and friends who swoop in with inappropriate advice and harmful judgments, or who disappear as soon as things get hard. 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 a great resource 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.
I received a free copy from the publisher, and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
The prayers are very short, and are ideal for weary, burdened Christians who don't have the energy for more. The prayers are succinct and to-the-point, and they all flow from Scripture. The authors regularly use phrases from Bible passages within the prayers, and they include Scripture references at the bottom of each prayer, both to identify the source and to point people to Bible passages that they might find encouraging in their current circumstances. The prayers incorporate passages about grief and lament, and the authors point their readers to universal truths about God while also making space for people's questions and even anger at God.
The prayers deal with universal spiritual themes about trial and hardship, and also involve a range of specific applications for parents dealing with a child's medical crisis. The authors also include prayers for specific situations, such as parents facing a prenatal diagnosis, versus parents with an older child who is experiencing a medical problem. The book includes prayers that older children can pray with their parents, and also addresses dynamics related to siblings and other family members.
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. It's great to ask God to bless your medical team and equip them for service, but I think this book should have included prayers for when doctors and nurses aren't being supportive and helpful. Many people deal with medical professionals not listening well or showing empathy, or even making scary mistakes. Similarly, when someone is in crisis, they often have to deal with family members and friends who swoop in with inappropriate advice and harmful judgments, or who disappear as soon as things get hard. 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 a great resource 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.
I received a free copy from the publisher, and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
July 1, 2024
I received In His Hands compliments of The Good Book Company in exchange for my honest review.
In His Hands is a lovely devotional style book by pastor Eric M. Schumacher and founder and president of Praying Through Ministries, Jessika Sanders. The book is divided into twelve sections containing prayers about various medical crises. The sections include prayers for healing, family, the medical team, times of spiritual darkness and doubt, praise, loss, and more. One thing evident about In His Hands is the care that went into crafting the book. The sections demonstrate that the authors truly thought through many if not all of the aspects parents might pray through when their child faces a medical crisis.
Each section of the book contains simple prayers for children to pray and even includes prayers parents can pray for grandparents. Prayers can be prayed individually and there are even some that can be used in group settings. Many of the prayers contain Scripture references at the end so readers can look up those references to see the verses that inspired the prayers.
The prayers are honest, tender, truth filled, and point to Jesus. The section on loss made me wish this resource existed during my miscarriage. The prayers in that section are so precious to me and it is clear that they were written with tremendous care. In His Hands is a great resource for churches to keep on hand for parents with children enduring medical crises.
Grief is a strange experience that often leaves those grieving at a loss for words. In His Hands meets parents in their grief and equips them to pour out their hearts to God in a way that honors Him and leaves them filled with hope. This is a lovely, desperately needed resource and I’m confident the Lord is going to use it in mighty ways.
In His Hands is a lovely devotional style book by pastor Eric M. Schumacher and founder and president of Praying Through Ministries, Jessika Sanders. The book is divided into twelve sections containing prayers about various medical crises. The sections include prayers for healing, family, the medical team, times of spiritual darkness and doubt, praise, loss, and more. One thing evident about In His Hands is the care that went into crafting the book. The sections demonstrate that the authors truly thought through many if not all of the aspects parents might pray through when their child faces a medical crisis.
Each section of the book contains simple prayers for children to pray and even includes prayers parents can pray for grandparents. Prayers can be prayed individually and there are even some that can be used in group settings. Many of the prayers contain Scripture references at the end so readers can look up those references to see the verses that inspired the prayers.
The prayers are honest, tender, truth filled, and point to Jesus. The section on loss made me wish this resource existed during my miscarriage. The prayers in that section are so precious to me and it is clear that they were written with tremendous care. In His Hands is a great resource for churches to keep on hand for parents with children enduring medical crises.
Grief is a strange experience that often leaves those grieving at a loss for words. In His Hands meets parents in their grief and equips them to pour out their hearts to God in a way that honors Him and leaves them filled with hope. This is a lovely, desperately needed resource and I’m confident the Lord is going to use it in mighty ways.
August 30, 2024
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.
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.
July 16, 2024
🤍 WHAT I LOVE: That each prayer is rooted in Scripture and directs your gaze to the One in whom your help is found, who is your refuge and strength, and whose peace will guard your heart and mind.
🤍 WHO IS THIS FOR: Any family in the valley of a medical crisis and those who are journeying alongside them in faith and prayer.
🤍 OVERALL THOUGHTS: E.M. Bounds wrote, “True prayers are born of present trials and present needs.”
The prayers in this book are true prayers. They are prayers that were born out of deep suffering and fear and are steeped in Truth. They are prayers that will equip and encourage the weariest of souls to approach the throne of grace with boldness, faith, and humility.
Thank you, Eric, for my copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
🤍 WHO IS THIS FOR: Any family in the valley of a medical crisis and those who are journeying alongside them in faith and prayer.
🤍 OVERALL THOUGHTS: E.M. Bounds wrote, “True prayers are born of present trials and present needs.”
The prayers in this book are true prayers. They are prayers that were born out of deep suffering and fear and are steeped in Truth. They are prayers that will equip and encourage the weariest of souls to approach the throne of grace with boldness, faith, and humility.
Thank you, Eric, for my copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
January 20, 2026
This has been a wonderful resource that I turn to for guided prayers through loss , it covers a multitude of prayers from child loss, crisis and how to integrate with others when grieving the loss of a child but also many forms of grief. I have been using this through a season for us but am looking forward to giving it to friends who also need prayers when they don’t know what to say.
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