Chronic Joy®
Accessible Hope for Everyone!
Compassionately serving you with a wealth of accessible, easy-to-use, faith-based educational resources and publications for all those affected by chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, and disability. Hope starts here—you’re an indispensable, irreplaceable piece of the puzzle!
CHRONIC ILLNESS
As we journey through diagnoses and treatment plans, loss and isolation, sadness and grief, we can also discover the gifts of laughter, joy, and hope along the way. [Chronic Pain • Shame in Illness]
CAREGIVERS
A caregiver’s role can be rewarding and exhausting, difficult and joy-filled, meaningful and frustrating, isolating and inspiring—discovering God’s joy as you care for your loved ones.
MENTAL ILLNESS
Stigma, isolation, loneliness, and shame often follow a diagnosis of mental illness. With God, mental illness has no stigma. You are His precious child, deeply loved and fully accepted. [Anxiety • Depression]
SUICIDE PREVENTION
Hold Onto Possibility Everyday • Are you thinking about ending your life? Reach out for support. Are you concerned about a friend or loved one ending their life? Ask. Listen. Love. Pray. [Trauma Soul Care]
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Infusions of Hope
Surrender: Through Pain and Unexpected Peace
In surrendering my life, pain, and suffering to Christ, I trust that His will and not mine be done. I accept the results. God’s ultimate plan is to shape and mold me into the image of Jesus.
God of the Broken Beautiful • A Prayer from Jeremiah 29
O God of the Broken Beautiful, You take the most common, ordinary things and transform them into nourishment for body and soul. We need to also make space for lament today.
Our hearts are broken, we are people who always hold some kind of pain…
Breaking the Silence: Trauma and the Path to Healing
If you’ve experienced trauma, please know you’re not alone. Ignoring trauma is like breaking your arm and pretending it isn’t broken. Healing from trauma isn’t a quick fix; instead, it’s a journey.