Prayers and Thoughts
Provides encouragement and hope for both caregivers and patients
New Book Provides Insight into the Mystery of Suffering
Provides encouragement and hope for both caregivers and patients
2017-06-27
MAITLAND, FL—David Rapp’s new book Prayers and Thoughts ($15.99, paperback, 9781545604892; $7.99, eBook,
9781545604908) is a devotional of reflections and prayers written for
the healing, support and encouragement of the chronic and acutely ill and for
their caregivers. Illness, suffering, pain, fatigue, exhaustion, fear, loss of
hope, humiliation, offended pride, loneliness, and a host of other shared
physical and spiritual afflictions draw patients and their caregivers together
in the mysterious ways of grace and God. In their solidarity of spirit, both
patient and caregiver yearn for healing. Prayers
and Thoughts helps to satisfy their yearning.
Rapp says, “Because
of their solidarity of spirit, both patient and caregiver yearn for healing.
This book helps to fill that need. It brings comfort to the mind, comfort to
the spirit and to the body for both the burdened patient and the weary
caregiver.”
David Rapp is a
retired hospital chaplain and an active Deacon in the Archdiocese of Seattle.
He completed his Clinical Pastoral Education at Saint Joseph Medical Center in
Tacoma, Washington. He received his Master’s in Pastoral Studies from Seattle
University and post-graduate certificates in Pastoral Leadership and Spiritual
Direction. He is board-certified by the
National
Association of Catholic Chaplains. He is an avid writer and a painter.
Xulon
Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world’s largest Christian
self-publisher, with more than 12,000 titles published to date. Retailers may
order Prayers and Thoughts through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book
Distributors. The book is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore,
amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.