Be Transformed: The Healing Power of the Sacraments
By Bob Schuchts
()
About this ebook
Winner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: Sacraments. (First Place).
How can Christians grow spiritually in the midst of our sinfulness? How can we transform our lives in a way that allows us to share in the resurrection of Jesus?
God has already given us the perfect solution—the sacraments.
Whether it is the wound of past hurts, the strain in our relationships, or the stress of daily life, we all need to be comforted and made whole by Christ. In this follow-up to his bestselling Be Healed, Bob Schuchts explains how the sacraments can fuel your emotional and spiritual healing and bring you closer to God.
Based on more than thirty-five years of experience as a therapist and decades spent in parish ministry, Schuchts demonstrates how each of the seven sacraments can be a life-changing encounter with Christ, communicated through the power of the Holy Spirit. He pairs each healing sacrament with one of the seven deadly wounds that emanated from original sin in the Garden of Eden. We perpetuate and deepen those wounds each time we sin, but the sacraments are God’s remedy for sin. They give us a way to restore us to wholeness in Christ.
In Be Transformed, You’ll discover how each sacrament can help you heal from wounds that can impede your relationships and sense of self-worth. With Schuchts’s help, you’ll learn how:
- Baptism makes us beloved children of God, healing our wounds of rejection
- Holy Communion heals our wounds of abandonment by inviting us to share in Jesus’ abiding presence
- Confirmation overcomes our powerlessness through the power of the Holy Spirit
- Holy Orders heals wounds of confusion and disorder by re-establishing God’s authority in our lives
- In marriage, God’s faithful love heals wounds of fear and mistrust
- Reconciliation restores purity and releases us from shame
- Anointing of the Sick provides enduring hope to overcome our hopelessness
Be Transformed offers all of the tools you need for a fresh understanding of the sacraments, including reflection questions, scripture meditations, prayers, and inspiring stories. You’ll come away hungry for the sacraments in a way you never knew possible.
Bob Schuchts
Bob Schuchts is the bestselling author of Be Healed, Be Transformed, Be Devoted, and Be Restored. He is the founder of the John Paul II Healing Center in Tallahassee, Florida, and cohost of the Restore the Glory podcast with Jake Khym. After receiving his doctorate in family relations from Florida State University in 1981, Schuchts became a teacher and counselor. While in private practice, he also taught graduate and undergraduate courses at Florida State and Tallahassee Community College. Schuchts later served on faculty at the Theology of the Body Institute and at the Center for Biblical Studies—where he taught courses on healing, sexuality, and marriage—and was a guest instructor for the Augustine Institute. He volunteered in parish ministry for more than thirty years. He retired as a marriage and family therapist in December 2014. Schuchts has two daughters and ten grandchildren. His wife, Margie, died in 2017.
Read more from Bob Schuchts
Be Restored: Healing Our Sexual Wounds through Jesus' Merciful Love Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Do You Want to Be Healed?: A 10-Day Scriptural Retreat with Jesus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUndone: Freeing Your Feminine Heart from the Knots of Fear and Shame Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBe Devoted: Restoring Friendship, Passion, and Communion in Your Marriage Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Real Suffering: Finding Hope and Healing in the Trials of Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLenten Healing: 40 Days to Set You Free from Sin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Be Transformed
Related ebooks
Be Healed: A Guide to Encountering the Powerful Love of Jesus in Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lift Up Your Heart: A 10-Day Personal Retreat with St. Francis de Sales Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lenten Healing: 40 Days to Set You Free from Sin Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLoved as I Am: An Invitation to Conversion, Healing, and Freedom through Jesus Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Restore: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Abide: A Pathway to Transformative Healing and Intimacy With Jesus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Behold: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fire Within: Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and the Gospel on Prayer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Heart of Perfection: How the Saints Taught Me to Trade My Dream of Perfect for God's Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Reed of God: A New Edition of a Spiritual Classic Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Introduction to the Devout Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Archbishop Fulton Sheen's Saint Therese: A Treasured Love Story Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Word Made Flesh: A Companion to the Sunday Readings (Cycle C) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInto the Deep: Finding Peace Through Prayer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Mindful Catholic: Finding God One Moment at a Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Our Not-Quite-Holy Family: A Practical Guide for Catholic Parents Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDivine Mercy in My Soul Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love and Responsibility Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBread That Is Broken Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStory of a Soul Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRoad Map to Heaven: A Catholic Plan of Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sober Intoxication of the Spirit Part Two: Born Again of Water and the Spirit Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Heart Like Mary's: 31 Daily Meditations to Help You Live and Love as She Does Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMen, Women, and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II's Love and Responsibility Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of a Soul: A New Translation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of the Little Flower Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Marian Consecration With Aquinas: A Nine Day Path for Growing Closer to the Mother of God Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Will Many Be Saved?: What Vatican II Actually Teaches and Its Implications for the New Evangelization Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Power of Daily Mass: How Frequent Participation in the Eucharist Can Transform Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God's Covenant Love in Scripture Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Christianity For You
Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mere Christianity Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Screwtape Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Law of Connection: Lesson 10 from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Loving Others Without Losing the Best of Who You Are Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wild at Heart Expanded Edition: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Four Loves Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Grief Observed Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of Enoch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Less Fret, More Faith: An 11-Week Action Plan to Overcome Anxiety Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Lead When You're Not in Charge: Leveraging Influence When You Lack Authority Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Start Again Monday: Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Eating Habits with Lasting Spiritual Satisfaction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5NIV, Holy Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Magnolia Story (with Bonus Content) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everybody, Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boundaries Workbook: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Be Transformed
0 ratings0 reviews