I began writing Come to Me: A Devotional for Healing from Hurt in October of 2022 after about two months recovering from depression and massive burnout following the loss of my role as pastor, my church, and a family crisis. I started writing it to facilitate my own healing journey but I knew when I started that if I wanted to heal from hurt, other people would too!
I have always loved the passage in Matthew 11 that is the central theme of the book – and the only passage I explore. As I was coming out of a very dark place, I felt the urge to start investigating this verse. I would just sit with it, think about it and eventually that formed thoughts in my heart and mind I wanted to express. This is my second devotional that I’ve published (I’ve written several others over the years as well) and the format for each day came from my experience in healing ministry and spiritual growth. I wanted to make the journey tangible and for people to be able to engage for themselves – to have their own experience.
I didn’t write this book from any particular doctrinal place. I also didn’t write this book exclusively for those who call themselves Christians or are die-hard Church goers. In fact, in this process of healing, my faith has extended beyond the brand name of “Christian.” I am a huge fan of Jesus. I love the movement He lived and died for. That is the vision I see as what can heal the world. I also have experienced how systems implemented in His name are harmful, at a personal, national, global and historical level.
I’m not here to convince you to get saved or to change your beliefs. I wrote this book as my own act of remembering the person of Jesus is full of magic and mystery and His mission was to bring us closer to God, which brings us closer to our true selves.
My prayer, hope and wish for you as you embark on this journey with Come to Me: A Devotional for Healing from Hurt is that you would catch your own vision for a God who meets you in your pain and desires to bring you through it into a place of joy, beauty and potential. Remember, where you are is only the place you start.
Writing this book was a difficult journey but I am grateful for what the Spirit of God did in me during that time. And now I’m grateful for what is happening in you as you read it.
From the author of Third Person: 30 Days with the Holy Spirit comes a unique devotional experience. Come to Me stands out with messages from one particular passage, Matthew 11:28-30.
It is an invitation by Jesus to those who are hurting, with a promise to bring hope, soul-level rest, and a new vision of wholeness to those experiencing the wounds of life.
Jesus meets us right where we are, and through this collection of personal reflections, time-tested spiritual practices, and new ways to imagine God working, you can find the healing from the hurt you long for.
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Amy creates, leads, and speaks to large and small groups and churches to help people understand their inherent worth and goodness by giving them a vision of hope for everyone, everywhere. She is married to David, has three daughters, and lives in Houston, TX.
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