Lenten Healing, which originates from the renowned spiritual healing program developed by Bob Schuchts and the John Paul II Healing Center, provides an alternative to conventional Lenten fasting. Rather than forgoing chocolate, a person is encouraged to relinquish their transgressions. This daily Lenten devotional provides a distinctive method of fasting, assisting you in reevaluating the psychological and spiritual origins of sin in your life. It also provides reflections and prayer exercises to help you overcome immoral behaviors and cultivate virtuous ones.
"Spiritual blind spots"—unacknowledged emotional traumas and deceptive notions that impede your devotional life and worship—are most effectively identified and addressed during Lent.
Ken Kniepmann of the John Paul II Healing Center exposes one of the seven deadly sins (pride, lust, gluttony, idleness, wrath, envy, and avarice) and its corresponding virtue (humility, chastity, abstinence, diligence, patience, kindness, and liberality) during each week of Lent. You will commence by studying the sin and its manifestations in daily life and thought patterns. Next, you will engage in reflection and devotional exercises that will assist you in the process of renunciating the transgression of the previous week and resolving to adopt the virtue of the following week.
Fasting, which involves forgoing indulgences or conveniences, enables us to develop sanctity by subjecting our desires to a form of mortality. Examples of obvious examples include giving up a habit, such as a favorite cuisine, dozing in, or late-night TV. However, what happens when you attempt to give up your faults while acknowledging the underlying reasons you began to commit sins in the first place? You will be able to experience God's mercy and love to a greater extent by recognizing those connections and praying specifically for God's insight, healing, and revelation.
Kniepmann assists you in comprehending the significance of Catholic teaching in relation to your daily existence. Sin is not merely an activity; it is a state of the heart (the interior life) and the movement of the heart (from or toward sin) in relation to thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. By the time Easter arrives, you will have a more profound comprehension of the role of sin and emotional traumas in obstructing intimacy with God. You will also have tangible, practical tools to address these impediments in your life.
Paperback. 192 pages.
Size: 5 x 7 inches.