It’s never too late to seek out God’s plan for your life! Denise Gustafson tells how she gained God’s peace in a trying time and found herself journeying in new directions when she sought to follow the Lord. She also shares her love for the Old Testament prophets and her assurance of God’s providence and care.

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In this week's episode, Sarah Christmyer talks with Laurie Manhardt about how she was overwhelmed by God’s loving care at a critical point in her life. Laurie's experience breathed life into scripture and launched her into sharing it with others through a new Catholic Bible study program called Come and See. Laurie shares her love of John’s Gospel and the verse that helps her find rest.

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A Holy Land pilgrimage brought the Gospels to life for Heidi Hess Saxton, challenging her to release an old burden of bitterness. She was inspired and encouraged by Psalm 107. Heidi and Sarah talk about how to pray with sacred images as they reflect on the gospel story of the woman who was healed when she touched Jesus’s garment.

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Can Scripture really set our hearts on fire with the love of God? Katie Cavadini talks with Sarah Christmyer about how she loves helping college freshmen at the University of Notre Dame discover that the Bible speaks to them. Katie explains how listening often starts at Mass, and she says that knowing the story is key to being set on fire.

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When Sonja Corbitt asked the Blessed Mother what she wanted Sonja to know about her, Mary tenderly revealed her own method of prayer and the way pondering scripture fosters a love for the Word who is Jesus and his Word that is scripture. In this episode, Sonja explains how her healing charism sprang from applying scripture to her life. She shares her favorite verse and demonstrates, using the Sunday gospel, how to pray the Word like Mary.

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When Allison Gingras began reading the Bible, the Lord spoke to her heart, freeing her from anxiety and unforgiveness and waking her to the beauty of her Catholic faith and practices. In this episode, Allison shares how she finds value in scripture nuggets, why random reading suits her ADHD, and how she discovered a spiritual lifeline for her deaf child in sacramentals.

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What do spiritual vitality, understanding difficult Bible passages, and radical faith all have in common? A relationship with Jesus grounded in scripture, according to Shannon Wimp-Schmidt. The author of Fat Luther, Slim Pickin's and cohost of the Plaid Skirts and Basic Black podcast talks with Sarah Christmyer about renewing our parishes, finding relevance in ancient texts, and learning from biblical women who live on the outskirts but who make radical choices to trust in God.

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Does being in nature lift your soul to God? Lisa M. Hendey, founder of CatholicMom.com, explains that since childhood, both the Bible and the natural world have instilled a sense of the sacred within her. Our call to care for one another by caring for the world around us springs from scripture, Hendey says. She believes that nature can open a door to conversations with those who are away from the Church.

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Did you know that some of the first prayers in the Bible were prayed by women? Gayle Somers talks about the rich tradition of feminine prayer in scripture and finding a heart-to-heart connection between Eve and Mary and the women who come in between. Gayle shares how the stories of these women helped her navigate pain and find God’s loving hand in her life. We will also pray together a prayer of Judith.

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Have you always wanted to read the Bible but couldn’t get started? Meg Hunter-Kilmer, author of Pray for Us, tells Sarah about her experience reading the Bible as a teenager. Meg said she now reads the entire Bible every year, no matter what! She also shares her all-time favorite scripture verse.

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