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Synopsis:
In God Wants You Happy, Father Jonathan Morris replaces the
unsatisfying, fleeting solutions we receive from the New Age, self-help
industry with the simplicity and depth of authentic Christian spirituality.
In his work traveling the world for FOX News and in his parish work in
New York City, Father Jonathan could not understand why people were
choosing the vague and sometimes harmful advice of the self-help gurus
and ignoring the tested and true help the Christian Church offers. He
discovered that part of the problem was packaging: people thought the
church dealt only in sin and guilt and not help and healing. But what if
we re-framed God's good news in the same terms as the self-help world?
Father Morris argues that self-help can only take you so far; what we need
is God-help. God Wants You Happy offers a life-long spiritual program
that teaches you how to open yourself up to God's loving presence in
order to become everything he created you to be—joyful, flourishing men
and women. In other words, God wants you to be happy.
Illuminated with biblical passages and filled with case studies and
exercises, God Wants You Happy helps you to:
A lifetime of happiness is at your fingertips and the Creator of the
Universe wants to help you achieve it.
In God Wants You Happy, Father Jonathan Morris replaces the
unsatisfying, fleeting solutions we receive from the New Age, self-help
industry with the simplicity and depth of authentic Christian spirituality.
In his work traveling the world for FOX News and in his parish work in
New York City, Father Jonathan could not understand why people were
choosing the vague and sometimes harmful advice of the self-help gurus
and ignoring the tested and true help the Christian Church offers. He
discovered that part of the problem was packaging: people thought the
church dealt only in sin and guilt and not help and healing. But what if
we re-framed God's good news in the same terms as the self-help world?
Father Morris argues that self-help can only take you so far; what we need
is God-help. God Wants You Happy offers a life-long spiritual program
that teaches you how to open yourself up to God's loving presence in
order to become everything he created you to be—joyful, flourishing men
and women. In other words, God wants you to be happy.
Illuminated with biblical passages and filled with case studies and
exercises, God Wants You Happy helps you to:
- Open your mind and heart to the all-loving God who wants
to help and empower you. - Work through the Faith-Hope-Love Cure to rid yourself of
self-destructive and self-limiting habits while forming new
habits for receiving grace, forgiveness, acceptance, and love. - Tap into the natural mechanisms of self-improvement God
has already put within you. - Discover your divine mission.
A lifetime of happiness is at your fingertips and the Creator of the
Universe wants to help you achieve it.
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| Author: Father Jonathan Morris Hardcover: 224 pages List Price: $24.99 Availability: In Stock at Amazon Barnes & Noble |
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“My friend Father Jonathan Morris elaborates with color and
care the mysterious balance between our work and God’s grace,
and the welcome result could open up a new section in our
bookstores: God’s self-help programs.” *****__Timothy M.
Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
“In this wonderful book Father Jonathan Morris explains exactly
how God, through the Word of truth, the grace of Jesus Christ,
and the power of the Holy Spirit, can transform your life in ways
that no self-help book can do. Read this book and begin the
journey of transformation.” *****__Rick Warren, author of The
Purpose Driven Life
“Father Jonathan Morris’s inviting, accessible, and personal new
book is a reminder of an overlooked truth: faith leads to joy,
showing us why joy is the surest sign of God’s presence in our
lives.” *****__James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to
(Almost) Everything.
care the mysterious balance between our work and God’s grace,
and the welcome result could open up a new section in our
bookstores: God’s self-help programs.” *****__Timothy M.
Dolan, Archbishop of New York.
“In this wonderful book Father Jonathan Morris explains exactly
how God, through the Word of truth, the grace of Jesus Christ,
and the power of the Holy Spirit, can transform your life in ways
that no self-help book can do. Read this book and begin the
journey of transformation.” *****__Rick Warren, author of The
Purpose Driven Life
“Father Jonathan Morris’s inviting, accessible, and personal new
book is a reminder of an overlooked truth: faith leads to joy,
showing us why joy is the surest sign of God’s presence in our
lives.” *****__James Martin, SJ, author of The Jesuit Guide to
(Almost) Everything.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Father Jonathan Morris serves as
parochial vicar at the historic Saint
Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York
City. He is the author of The Promise:
God's Purpose and Plan for When Life
Hurts.
Father Morris also serves as a news
analyst for the FOX News Channel,
where he offers ethical, social, and
religious commentary to the news
stories of the day.
Father Jonathan Morris serves as
parochial vicar at the historic Saint
Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York
City. He is the author of The Promise:
God's Purpose and Plan for When Life
Hurts.
Father Morris also serves as a news
analyst for the FOX News Channel,
where he offers ethical, social, and
religious commentary to the news
stories of the day.
