{"product_id":"jesus-in-my-pocket-stories-of-grace-and-final-chapters-in-the-nursing-home-9798950538100","title":"Jesus in My Pocket: Stories of Grace and Final Chapters in the Nursing Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy reading this book, you will learn: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Redefine Your Purpose: \u003c\/strong\u003e Discover why your true worth is rooted in your inherent beingness, not your daily productivity or career accolades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sacred Art of Holding Space: \u003c\/strong\u003e Learn how to sit with someone in their grief, fear, or discomfort without trying to fix, judge, or distract them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Strength in Vulnerability: \u003c\/strong\u003e Overcome the shame of needing others and learn to ask for and receive help with grace and humility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReclaiming Awe from Autopilot: \u003c\/strong\u003e Discover practical tools to recognize the miracles hidden in the quiet moments of daily life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivating Real-Life Community: \u003c\/strong\u003e Understand the vital importance of stepping away from digital screens to prioritize physical presence, touch, and human connection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Raven and Grace Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798950538100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Marie F. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934453493941,"sku":"9798950538100","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jesus-in-my-pocket-stories-of-grace-and-final-chapters-in-the-nursing-home-9798950538100","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}