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Upper Room Minsistries recommends the following resources for your ministry during times of crisis or tragedy.

devozine is a devotional magazine just for teens. Designed to link teens with their peers and help strengthen their faith, each issue includes scripture, prayers, feature articles, reflection questions, full-color art, and much more. To order bulk copies of this magazine, please call 1-800-972-0433. (Sorry, this item is not eligible for special promotional discounts.)

Earth Has No Sorrow that Heaven Cannot Heal
(A Reprint from Weavings)
by Luther E. Smith, Jr.

Noting that desolation itself is less painful than the isolation that so often accompanies it, Smith advises the remedy of "caring relationship" found in community. By involvement in community and human relationship, the desolate soul is reminded of God's love, and this love gives us the power to endure our pain. (Available in PDF format.)

Pockets magazine

Pockets is a devotional magazine for children, ages 6-12. It offers wholesome devotional readings that teach about God's love and presence in life. Each page of Pockets affirms a child's self-worth. Included are fun and exciting puzzles, games, stories, poems, recipes, colorful pictures, and scripture readings. To order bulk copies of this magazine, please call 1-800-972-0433. (Sorry, this item is not eligible for special promotional discounts.)

Prayer, Stress, and Our Inner Wounds
by Flora Slosson Wuellner

This sensitive look at inner wounds reminds us that healing was central to Jesus' ministry. Prayers and spiritual exercises will help you find your own means for receiving God's love that will heal physical pain, painful memories, the pain of uncertainty, and the pain of stress.

Prayers for Courage: Words of Faith for Difficult Times

Originally published and shipped to military chaplains and deployed troops, Prayers for Courage offers comfort when you feel overwhelmed by unrest, sadness, or tragedy. Perfect for congregations, support groups, charitable donations, and all who trust in God. Sold in packages of 20. (Sorry, this item is not eligible for special promotional discounts.)

Prayers for Hope: Words of Faith for Difficult Times

Prayers for Hope will support you or your church's ministry to others in times of tragedy, sadness, fear, change, and uncertainty. It offers comfort when you feel overwhelmed. Prayers for Hope is perfect for congregations, support groups, charitable donations, and all who trust in God.

Transforming Ventures:
A Spiritual Guide for Volunteers in Mission
by Jane Ives

Weaves scripture, personal witness statements, and spiritual practices into a resource for persons engaged in mission opportunities.

The Upper Room daily devotional guide

The Upper Room daily devotional guide is the most widely read daily devotional guide in the world. Each day's devotion offers a Bible verse, suggested Bible reading, a reader-written meditation or personal story, prayer, prayer focus, and thought for the day. To order bulk copies of this magazine, please call 1-800-972-0433. (Sorry, this item is not eligible for special promotional discounts.)

When the World Breaks Your Heart:
Spiritual Ways of Living with Tragedy
by Gregory S. Clapper

Using his experience as a National Guard chaplain ministering to those involved in the United Flight 232 Sioux City, Iowa, disaster, Clapper offers hope for living with tragedy. His empathetic and confident statement of faith helps us see beyond the event and recognize God's presence in the midst of heartache.

Yours Are the Hands of Christ: The Practice of Faith
by James C. Howell

This book challenges readers to be the hands and feet and love of Christ in the world.

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