Developing Resilience

7 days

A Catholic Bible study: Developing Resilience.

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What this plan helps with

Each day takes one part of it.

  1. 1Roots of ResilienceWhen Jesus declares that He came to bring abundant life, He is not describing a life without hardship. The same Gospel t
  2. 2Trusting God's SovereigntyTrust is the load-bearing structure of resilience. Not trust in favorable outcomes, not trust in our own capacity to man
  3. 3Renewing the Mind for ResilienceResilient people are not people who have fewer problems. They are people who have developed a different relationship to
  4. 4Strength Found in WeaknessPaul's thorn in the flesh is not identified, which may be intentional — it invites us to place our own "thorn" in the ga
  5. 5The Role of Community in ResilienceNo one is meant to be resilient alone. This is not a contemporary psychological insight appended to an otherwise individ
  6. 6Perseverance Through TrialsJames asks us to do something that seems almost perverse: to count trials as joy. This is not a call to deny pain, or to
  7. 7Living Out HopeHope, in Catholic theology, is one of the three theological virtues — alongside faith and charity — infused into the sou

What the plan covers

7 days

1

Roots of Resilience

6 min

When Jesus declares that He came to bring abundant life, He is not describing a life without hardship. The same Gospel t

2

Trusting God's Sovereignty

6 min

Trust is the load-bearing structure of resilience. Not trust in favorable outcomes, not trust in our own capacity to man

3

Renewing the Mind for Resilience

6 min

Resilient people are not people who have fewer problems. They are people who have developed a different relationship to

4

Strength Found in Weakness

6 min

Paul's thorn in the flesh is not identified, which may be intentional — it invites us to place our own "thorn" in the ga

5

The Role of Community in Resilience

6 min

No one is meant to be resilient alone. This is not a contemporary psychological insight appended to an otherwise individ

6

Perseverance Through Trials

6 min

James asks us to do something that seems almost perverse: to count trials as joy. This is not a call to deny pain, or to

7

Living Out Hope

6 min

Hope, in Catholic theology, is one of the three theological virtues — alongside faith and charity — infused into the sou

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This plan is free to read here. In the app, Bible Chat builds a plan around what you are actually facing — a day at a time, with the full passage and audio.

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