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When Your Child Is Wounded and Your Heart Is Weary: Finding Hope Through Prayer with Author, Virginia Wells
Posted in At This Table
What do you do when you’ve tried everything to help your child—and you’re too tired, too heartbroken, or too overwhelmed to even know how to pray?
Loving a wounded child can leave parents and caregivers feeling exhausted, isolated, and unsure of what to do next—especially when prayers feel unanswered, and hope feels fragile.
In this tender and deeply honest episode of At This Table, Shelly Brown sits down with Virginia Wells, licensed social worker, chaplain, and author of Praying for a Wounded Child, for a conversation that meets hurting hearts right where they are. Drawing from decades of counseling, ministry, and her own lived experience as a mom, Virginia offers compassionate wisdom and practical encouragement for anyone walking the hard road of loving a child who has been hurt by trauma, loss, abandonment, or broken circumstances.
Together, Shelly and Virginia talk about the power of honest prayer, why God’s presence matters more than quick answers, and how caregivers can find peace—even while nothing seems to be changing.
This episode is a lifeline for parents, grandparents, foster and adoptive parents, and anyone who loves a wounded child and needs reassurance that God sees, God cares, and God is near.
The conversation with Virginia Wells dives into:
- Why prayer is not our last resort—it’s our lifeline
- How trauma affects children and why parents often feel helpless and alone
- The importance of caring for the caregiver—not just the child
- How praying Scripture (especially the Psalms) gives words when we don’t have any
- Why God being “enough” doesn’t always change circumstances—but changes us
- The powerful comfort found in Hagar’s story and the truth that God is El Roi—the God who sees
- A simple, practical way to pray for your child when you don’t know where to begin (Luke 2:52)
- How suffering can shape us to become more like Christ—even when it hurts
Key Takeaway
You may not be able to fix your child’s pain—but you are not invisible in it. God sees your tears, hears your prayers (even the wordless ones), and walks with you through every step of this journey.
Get your copy: “Praying for a Wounded Child” by Virginia Wells
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