S12 E14: Lent Book Study Part 7: Conclusion
About This Episode
In this episode, we conclude our Lenten book study Be Transformed by Dr. Bob Schuchts. We share what stood out to us most from the book study, how the Holy Spirit has been moving in our lives this Lent, and practical tips to continue your healing transformation this Easter season. Friends, God’s presence is always there, He does not leave us to fend for ourselves. As we journey through Holy Week and into Easter, we have the perfect opportunity to receive the Sacraments with a renewed and transformed heart. We are praying for you!
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Show Notes
One Thing We Love This Week
Sister Miriam’s one thing - Prayer from Healing the Whole Person Retreat Workbook
“I will let God love me in the places where I feel most vulnerable and most dependent.”
Heather’s one thing - Easter: Hallelujah is Our Song - Spotify Playlist
Heather’s other one thing - Dr. Bob Schuchts
Michelle’s one thing - All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir by Beth Moore
Click here to check out Dr. Bob’s podcast Restore the Glory!
Other resources mentioned in this episode:
The Fear of God - talk by Francis Chan (begins at 1:31:40)
Discussion questions:
What have you learned this Lent?
What gifts has God given you this Lent?
Which Sacraments did you encounter deeply this Lent?
Where in your life are you struggling to experience joy and freedom?
Journal Questions:
When I judge others, where am I trying to protect my heart?
Where am I afraid of my own needs and wounds?
Where do I need the Lord to love me?
How is the Lord inviting me to bring the healing I have experienced through this book study into Easter?
Quote to Ponder
“Here is what she shared with me in her devotional from Fr. Thomas Keating. I will let you be the judge whether this provides a good mirror for you to remember who you are in Christ: God’s will for us is to manifest God’s goodness and infinite tenderness in our lives right now. Christian tradition is not merely a handing on of various doctrines and rituals. It is the handing on of “the experience of the living Christ,” revealed in the scripture, preserved in the sacraments, and received in every act of prayer, and present in a special way in the major events of our lives. If we are open and available to this presence, our lives will be transformed. The spiritual journey is a struggle to be ever more available to God and to let go of the obstacles to that transforming process. The gospel is not merely an invitation to be a better person. It is an invitation to become divine. It invites us to share the interior life of the Trinity.”
“To be sure, it was not Easter Sunday but Holy Saturday, but, the more I reflect on it, the more this seems to be fitting for the nature of our human life: we are still awaiting Easter; we are not yet standing in the full light but walking toward it full of trust.”
“Faith in the resurrection of Jesus says that there is a future for every human being; the cry for unending life which is a part of the person is indeed answered… God exists: that is the real message of Easter. Anyone who even begins to grasp what this means also knows what it means to be redeemed.”
Scripture for Lectio Divina
“His divine power has bestowed on us everything that makes for life and devotion”
Announcements:
Join us this Lent as read Be Transformed by Dr. Bob Schuchts for our Lenten Book study. Through the guide of this book, we will discuss how the Sacraments can heal and transform your relationship with Jesus Christ.
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