Finding God Again and Again - Softcover

Spitzer, John J., M.d.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1665704454 ISBN 13: 9781665704458

Publisher: Authorhouse, 2021

Synopsis

Are there times when you feel worn down by life's challenges?  Do you ever feel like God is not present?  Like Mary Magdalene on the day of the resurrection, we can get lost sometimes in our own anxieties and pain and not realize that Jesus is standing next to us as the "gardener."
 
In Finding God Again and Again, John Spitzer shares with you some intimate and powerful life experiences as he struggles to find God.  Using the readings from the Bible as he weaves his stories in the Jesuit style of prayer, you can empathize and acknowledge that ...
 

• We are broken and we need healing
• Suffering is part of our journey to God
• God wants us to accept our dignity as we are made in God's image

 
Finding God Again and Again is ideal for those who ...
 

• Are struggling with the themes of pride and humility in everyday life
• Are trying to find meaning in the battle of cancer
• Want to go deeper in prayer as they try to get closer to God
• Are interested in learning about how to be in relationship with Jesus and in the Jesuit style of prayer

 
Although the chapters are short, the book is meant to be read slowly while you meditate on the stories and prayers at the end of some chapters.  Join John Spitzer on a journey of self-discovery that highlights God's unconditional love and peace - and how to find God again and again.
 
Praise for Finding God Again and Again:
 
"Anyone who desires to begin the journey of finding God or who is already on the journey of finding and losing and finding again will find hope, courage, and encouragement to persevere. This book underscores the intimate love of God for each of us and God's great desire to communicate that love to everyone, absolutely no exceptions." - Submitted by Sister Marcella Clancy, CSJ, Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph
 
"In "Finding God Again and Again" John provides an honest account of how elusive God can feel at times but how rewarding it is when we go searching for him in earnest. Readers will gain insight on how to begin their own search as well as inspiration from John's journey "- Victoria Cessna, Editor-in-Chief, Southwest Michigan Catholic Magazine and Executive Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Diocese of Kalamazoo

About this title

About the Author

John J. Spitzer, M.D., a native of Salem, New Jersey, moved with his family to Cali, Colombia, at age six. After finishing elementary and high school in Colombia, he returned to the United States to pursue his education in medicine. He is a practicing pediatrician in private practice and also a clinical assistant professor in pediatric medicine at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. He lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his wife, Anne, and has two young adult children, Tim and Patty. He enjoys running, soccer, and reading.

From the Back Cover

By acknowledging and accepting death, I have come to appreciate living every day to its fullest. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain. When I talk about gains, I refer to those opportunities for personal and spiritual growth, those opportunities that will allow me to get closer to God. While it is important to take care of the active life and those active works, in the end, it is my interior life that will lead me down the path that will allow for this union.

All of this leads me to my last key element. I need to have humility and accept God as the skipper of my voyage. I need to accept that God will purify my soul in God's own time and in God's own terms. I have learned to back off and let Got take the reins.

From the Inside Flap

With two young children and a loving wife, the stakes were high when John J. Spitzer found out his testicular cancer had returned after thirteen years.
The relapse forced him to confront his mortality—and a second relapse drove the point home. The setbacks also gave him a great opportunity to become one with God.

In this book, Spitzer looks back at how it took over twenty years of life experiences to realize that he had to feel God in his heart again—and not just think of God. He had to feel Jesus and His teachings if he wanted to be like Him.

While he started this book wanting to pass something on to his children if he died, he continued it after realizing he'd live. In it, he describes his spiritual development, what it was like to confront death, and how his relationship with God has grown deeper over time.
Join the author on a journey of self-discovery that highlights God's unconditional love and peace—and how to find God again and again.

Edition details

• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1665704454
• ISBN 13: 9781665704458
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188