Beads of Healing: Prayer, Trauma, and Spiritual Wholeness
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Beads of Healing: Prayer, Trauma, and Spiritual Wholeness  -     By: Kristen E. Vincent

Beads of Healing: Prayer, Trauma, and Spiritual Wholeness

Upper Room / 2017 / Paperback

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Healing from trauma begins with the courageous act of telling your story.

Yet many survivors of trauma are afraid to tell anyone about their deeply painful and personal experience(s). Trauma survivors often feel shame, guilt, fear, and anger. They may also carry deep spiritual wounds, such as feeling abandoned or punished by God. They may wonder how they can ever trust God.

In Beads of Healing, Kristen Vincent shares her story of childhood trauma and how she eventually found God's peace, healing, and wholeness. She tells how, over 35 years after the trauma, she encountered God as never before in the presence of a Christian community. In this setting where she felt safe and loved, and through the help of spiritual practices like scripture reading, prayer, group sharing, and reflection, she finally found the peace she had been seeking since age 7.

NOTE: The author recommends that readers study this book with someone: a therapist, pastor, spiritual director, or support group. Beads of Healing features a Leader's Guide with an outline for 16 sessions, links to instructions for making prayer beads, and a guide to using prayer beads.

This book will be a valuable resource for pastors, counselors, and others who provide support for trauma survivors.

Product Information

Title: Beads of Healing: Prayer, Trauma, and Spiritual Wholeness
By: Kristen E. Vincent
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
Vendor: Upper Room
Publication Date: 2017
Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 0835816354
ISBN-13: 9780835816359
Stock No: WW816350

Publisher's Description

The first step in healing from trauma begins with telling one’s story. Many people are afraid to tell the story of their trauma; they may feel they can’t even share their story with God. Survivors often carry deep spiritual wounds, thinking the trauma was God’s punishment or that God abandoned them. They may wonder how they can ever trust a God who allowed something so awful to happen.

Kristen Vincent shares her personal story of childhood trauma and how Protestant prayer beads helped her find spiritual and emotional healing. In sharing her own story, she models how to name feelings of grief, shame, and anger and engage in honest conversations with God. Once trauma survivors have named their feelings and learned to talk frankly with God, they can begin to hear God’s words of healing and love.

Beads of Healing offers practical ways for readers to use prayer beads to enter conversations with God, stay focused when their minds begin to wander, and sense God’s presence.

Author Bio

Kristen E. Vincent is the owner and principal artisan of Prayerworks Studio, where she creates handcrafted prayer tools. She travels extensively to speak and lead retreats on prayer and prayer beads. Kristen has a master of theological studies from Duke Divinity School. For more than 20 years she has worked on social justice issues including domestic violence, sexual assault, juvenile justice, and disability.

Hometown Atlanta, Georgia

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