Jesus in My Pocket: Stories of Grace and Final Chapters in the Nursing Home

For more than ten years, mindset coach and speaker Marie F. Smith entered a world many actively avoid, the hallways of a local nursing home. Carrying Holy Communion in a small pocket container called a pyx, she set out to offer spiritual comfort to elderly residents cut off from their parish community. What she discovered inside those rooms, however, were lifelong lessons in what it means to live with purpose, dignity, and grace.

In Jesus In My Pocket, Smith shares the moving, humorous, and sacred stories of the beautiful souls who captured her heart. Weaving personal memoir-including the grief of losing her own mother at age twenty-one-with Catholic teachings on human dignity and the Works of Mercy, Smith transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary spiritual insights.

By reading this book, you will learn:

• How to Redefine Your Purpose: Discover why your true worth is rooted in your inherent beingness, not your daily productivity or career accolades.
• The Sacred Art of Holding Space: Learn how to sit with someone in their grief, fear, or discomfort without trying to fix, judge, or distract them.
• The Strength in Vulnerability: Overcome the shame of needing others and learn to ask for and receive help with grace and humility.
• Reclaiming Awe from Autopilot: Discover practical tools to recognize the miracles hidden in the quiet moments of daily life.
• Cultivating Real-Life Community: Understand the vital importance of stepping away from digital screens to prioritize physical presence, touch, and human connection.

Complete with journal prompts, this book acts as a gentle guide for anyone navigating their own life transitions, wrestling with questions of worth, or seeking God's quiet presence in the midst of everyday chaos.

Jesus In My Pocket is a reminder that no matter our physical limitations, our worth is inherent, our purpose is a way of being, and we are never truly alone.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Raven and Grace Press
Published: 07/20/2026
ISBN: 9798950538100
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d