Prayer, Stress, and Our Inner Wounds

In her 1985 Upper Room book Prayer, Stress and Our Inner Wounds, Flora Wuellner reminds us that the passion to heal was central in Jesus. "God's love longs to touch and heal our inner wounds. God's transforming power can do it!"

We are all wounded in some way. Only as we become aware of our own pain and our own need for inner healing can we hope to heal others—and finally heal the world. "The first step for transforming the world's pain is to look with honesty at our own pain and to begin to open the door to God's love."

In Flora's book and our eCourse, several types of pain are examined: physical pain, painful memories, forgotten wounds, the pain of uncertainty, the pain of stress and anxiety. Flora suggests practical ways by which prayer can help us experience inner healing. The participant learns how to cooperate with God, trusting the grace of God's love rather than rigid discipline and techniques. As Wuellner says, "God is asking for relatedness not rules."

A key practice Flora offers is guided prayer that engages our imagination. These guided prayer practices are found throughout the content of Prayer, Stress and Our Inner Wounds. We invite you to engage in a healing journey through Flora's book and guided prayer practices.

Our eCourse includes:

• All essential content from Flora's book, Prayer, Stress, and Our Inner Wounds
• Audio recordings of Flora's guided prayer practices read by Marjorie J. Thompson
• A place to post comments for others on this healing journey
• An audio interview with Flora Slosson Wuellner

Private eCourse classrooms with group rates are available upon request. If you are interested, email us at [email protected].

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