“What’s Next? Surrendering Your Plans to Jesus” invites Catholics to give their plans to God in pursuit of a relationship with him.
As an addition to The Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz Collection, Ascension has released What’s Next? Surrendering Your Plans to Jesus, a book for Catholics of all ages who desire to grow closer to God but may not have time to read a long book.
Written by Fr. Mike Schmitz, chaplain at the University of Minnesota Duluth and host of both The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)™ podcast and The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) podcast, the booklet encourages Catholics to surrender not just a part, but rather the entirety, of their lives to God.
The easy-to-digest booklet features transcriptions of Fr. Mike’s homilies and added content to help Catholics reflect and pray as they read. With “Reflect,” “Pray,” and “Read” sections following each homily, readers are given more opportunities to reap the wisdom of Fr. Mike and apply it to their own lives.
Fr. Mike elaborates on the purpose of trusting God and how Catholics can persist in surrender amidst uncertainty: “Your future is uncertain, but you are convinced. Jesus is Lord. He has conquered death. God is the victor, and we all share in that victory that conquers the world, no matter what’s next. You have a reason to move forward in joy, rejoicing. No matter what’s next, you have a reason to move forward with a smile, not because you are in control but because you are convinced.”
What’s Next? Surrendering Your Plans to Jesus is part of The Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz Collection. By assisting Catholics on their journey through reflection and deeper understanding, it makes the perfect addition to the other 4 booklets in the collection: It’s Personal: Cultivating Your Relationship with God, Untroubled by the Unknown: Trusting God in Every Moment, Ordinary Time: Finding Purpose in Everyday Life, and Are You Saved? The Catholic Understanding of Salvation.
What’s Next? Surrendering Your Plans to Jesus is available in paperback and e-book format at www.ascensionpress.com
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