Prayers of a Family Caregiver

Many of the prayers in this book are hard to hear. Some will uncover raw emotions that have never been healed or appropriately dealt with. Some of the prayers are difficult to understand, especially if you have never been a caregiver or if you have been a caregiver who has never had a particular experience. I caution you not to judge, but to intercede for those who are experiencing that level of frustration. The struggle is real! This book has been written to bring a degree of empathy and understanding as well as a realization that those feelings caregivers feel are human and very often validated. It is also written to bring hope by way of the intercessory prayers, scriptures, and quotes that are included.

My prayer is that this book will put an even brighter and wider spotlight on the challenges family caregivers actually face. These challenges affect all areas of a caregiver's life which have a direct impact on the lives of those they care for. We need to be made more aware of the daily responsibilities of caregivers that very often result in the heavy weight of mental and emotional disorders such as depression, anxiety, stress, burnout, etc. These responsibilities are also accompanied by many physical challenges which often exacerbate existing illnesses, hypertension, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, etc. The struggle is real! We serve a God who desires that we stay close to Him, regardless of what is going on in our lives. He can bring us safely through. He's the strongest of strongs and the toughest of toughs. Our anger and frustration even when directed at Him will never cause Him to abandon us. We must never stop talking/praying to Him.