Fr. Mike Schmitz

Like really, truly to be able to turn that, transition this, not just from information, but to real transformation by the power of prayer.

So I'm meditating on God's word and it's actually,

changing not only the way I see the world, that's the vision stuff, but it's changing how I now relate with the Lord.

Like I really talk to God in a new way because his heart has been revealed to me by what he's done through these narrative books, what he's done through his word, what he's done through his prophets.

And then thirdly, I have the sense I'm becoming more and more convicted

as we get closer and closer to this uh kind of the the start kickoff date is the community that i believe this will form online i think the the online community of people going through that you've experienced this when it comes to the great adventure well all of your bible studies absolutely that you have a group of people i just got a picture just yesterday from a group in china really studying yeah that's phenomenal and so like that sense of like they're probably together um but there's a certain element i think of all the people who will be listening

that there's a sense of like, okay, I'm not doing this alone.

Here I am on day 63, I'm gonna continue, not only because I'm getting formed and I'm getting more deeply related to the Lord, but also because I am not alone.

And that my hope is that there's a community of people that are praying with each other and praying for each other as we're listening to the word of God and journeying through the word of God.

Yeah, that's my third hope.

So there's three things, that vision, that rootedness in prayer, and then that there's a community of people that comes out of this that's willing and able to support each other in prayer and intercession and brotherhood and sisterhood.

Oh, that's incredible because it is that sense of here is the story, but I'm finding my story in the story and I'm finding myself.

So it's not just an ancient book, well, full of wisdom, but it is speaking to me right now and calling me to act in a certain way right now, right?

That sense of, I think, again, we both have experienced that when it comes to, I know that when I first started reading the Bible, a lot of what I was looking for was answers.

I was looking for

answer not just into some of the big questions of life.

I was looking for answers of like, what should I do?

What can I do right now?

God, are you calling me this way or that way?

And I wanted to play the Bible roulette, you know, where it's just like flip open the book and I put my finger down the page and it's like, go be a priest now or don't go be a priest, marry Karen.