I'm hooked, this is better than Netflix, thank you Father Mike🙏🙏🙏

At times I have said, I’m Job… for many reasons… the biggest is the loss of one of our 4 sons in a car accident. Oh the pain! Then 4 years later we lost my husband, the father of our sons to pancreatic cancer. My love of our Savior and our Mother Mary has carried me through this and so much more! Thank you, Fr. Mike! I’ve tried to do this before and “fell off the BIY wagon”! I’m committed to learning and growing with this and The Catechism in a year!

JESUS I TRUST IN YOU

The answer is not why. The answer is who. Thank you, Father Schmitz.

The book of Job begs the question: why do bad things happen to good people? In the end, this is a fallen world. We are called to show mercy and to expect justice in the eternal, and not the other way around.

Praying for all priests and religious, for the faithful, for meek and humble souls and the souls of little children, for those especially devoted to The Divine Mercy, and for all souls in Purgatory. 🙏✝️💖

Its only Day 9, Father Mike, and it's already a bit overwhelming. The narrative of chapters 18, 19 is told as a drama. The language of Job is both devastating and beautiful at the same time, almost Shakespearian. I'm using the notebook (thank you for this!) to write down many thoughts and questions. I'm British, so I can only say "blimey"!

Hello Father Mike! Thank you soooooo much, you have really helped me understand these particular sections of the Bible. I will be honest to admit that i was filling up with so much anger with the destruction of a City that could contain the innocent---it reminded me of present day wars etc where we go in to make just but soooo many innocent people die also. I was super angry and also sad when Lot offered his Daughters--as a Woman and survivor--It sends fury. The Daughters lying with their Father--well, that is disgusting beyond words. You have taught me that the Bible is not written with all the things right, just and approved by God----Connecting the dots per se with other books and narratives really helped! Thank you for opening my mind and heart as i was very much rooted in hurt when reading these particular parts. You are a blessing in my life---I pray for you daily!

Every time I hear this story, I'm thankful that the Lord made the covenant, that he would not destroy the population again. With immortality and transgressions against God being totally out of control, I'm surprised that we haven't self destroyed are world! Lord help us return to your way 🙏

Praying for Fr. Mike & BIY 🙏🙏🙏 I am starting this a bit early as I have a doctor appt. Tuesday. Florida is expecting a major wind/rain storm Tuesday, even the schools are closing on that day. Please pray that I make it to and back from my appt. without a car incident. Thanks ❤🙏 12pm MY DOCTOR JUST CALLED TO CANCEL MY APPOINTMENT THANKS TO ANYONE THAT PRAYED FOR ME. i LIVE IN THE FOREST 30MI FROM TOWN. i GUESS THE WHOLE TOWN IS SHUTTING DOWN.🥰🙏🙏🙏

It's October 2023 and just getting started, better late than never! I studied the bible at bible college in 2005, i am eager to study it once again but this time through a Catholic perspective!

Thank you Father Mike! I look forward to this daily - true blessing! God Bless you!

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I am reminded here of a trip I took to Amsterdam with a friend, this being quite a hedonistic city with relaxed drug laws and the infamous shop window sex shops. A man serving our food asked us what we planned to do with our time, his face was a picture when we told him we were looking at windmills and visiting a cheese and clog factory ! My point is that there is so much natural beauty in this world, we can experience a spiritual high if we open our eyes to the things of God and not of 'the world' it's a peace that the world does not have

My heart and soul is so full since I started this journey. Forever grateful. God bless you Fr Mike.

It is January 9th 2023 and I am exited to be goin into this path everyday Thank you for providing the tools and understanding we need in these times .

I’m a little behind. If any of y’all are also behind this year, don’t give up. Keep going.

Fr. Mike, Thank you. ... "The answer is WHO". Your reflections help greatly to intropect. God bless you!

Thankyou Fr Mike God Best everyone. 🙏🙏

This my second rump this into BIY , I started mid January but fell off for a few weeks. But during Holy week I am back on the wagon

I just started reading theBible in a year 9 days passed praise God

Goodness. Definitely a tricky study day and feel like left hanging feeling like I need more explaining on these readings

Amen 🙏.

Thanks be to God❤ .prayers Father Mike Amen 🙏

DaY 9❤ 🙏 amen Father Mike we are praying you

Thank you father just found these yesterday and ready and excited to Learn about bible more…I’ve been to Church my whole life , I’m 34 years old and praying to hear the Bible and take it in clearly ❤️🙏

God is here to enact justice not vengeance. we need to lay the good foundations for our next generations is other message i heard. Thank you Father.

My priest at mass today spoke of your message too!!! You do get around

This is such a blessing to have the summary by Fr Mike Schmitz, after each reading. So many confusing statements from the Bible to which the answer is an exploration of faith and God's mercy.

YES. The answer to why God does not spare us suffering is compassion, His refusal to spare His only Son from the most excruciating suffering, His holding up His Son as an example of how to endure suffering with TRUST in the PROMISE.

Thank you and God Bless you Fr Michael

"The answer is not a why, the answer is who!" It all ties in with "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!" In other words, what we do to others, we do to ourselves. History does not repeat itself unless we allow it to. The lot is ours. You are a blessing, Fr. Mike! Bless you!

Thanks Father Mike thanks for being pro life and for Teaching me the bible

Today was so relatable.. I went thru lots of friends like Job's and there are still times I get so disappointed in people's responses especially when I'm at my lowest and am looking for an answer to something.. I also had Fr. Mike's expectations and after I fully read Job, it just felt underwhelming haha. Lets keep praying for each other, that God may grant us wisdom and that we may continue to grow in faith. It's tough everyday, you're not alone :)

Pattern: If God doesn't move His plan in man's timeline, they try to do it and create greater problems. We can follow this same pattern, or learn to wait upon the Lord. In these troubling times, I understand the desire to help God along. God heard the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah. He still hears. He still metes out justice. Let's cry out daily, brothers and sisters

I am the grateful one in discovering these readings leading up to The Bible in a year. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

This is my third year to Bible in a Year. My day won't be complete without hearing the readings. God is good.

God Bless you for giving us the Bible in a year! I am enjoying it so much. I’m a 66 yo practicing cradle Catholic and have never been able to read the Bible like we are doing in this program. Thank you!!

Thanks Father Mike. God bless! 🌻

This is why you know the BIBLE is the word of God because the evil that happened is not hidden from the readers/ faithful, because in the truth there is no need to hide anything. It’s difficult to accept such wrong that occurred,but a sincere heart God will give comfort and understanding too!

Lord, We thank you for your Word. We know we can laugh at your plans like Sarah, but see nothing is impossible for you. 💕 We praise you for your justice and for seeing our hearts. Help us to receive your mercy, increase our faith and never take it for granted. We ask for your wisdom and understanding in our study today. 🙏🏻 It is cool to see the juxtaposition of God saving the righteous from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah vs. allowing suffering in “righteous” Job’s life. Father Mike is right that it is about who! Our righteousness comes from Christ alone and it is our choice to accept his sacrifice for us (cover us with His righteousness) in this broken world.

Thank you, Father Mike, and thank you Father Joe Glab for introducing BIY to me.

You rock! Don’t Eva’ forget that brother Father;)

@Ascension and Fr. Mike, Thank you for this gift of faith! Is there any way you could take on the project of doing The Catechism in a Year!? That would be SO awesome!!! Thank you for your consideration of it. God bless you!!!

Yikes, I remember some pretty messed up stuff happening in Genesis but I forgot how bad it gets. Like you said though, I think there is still something to learn in these chapters. In Genesis 18, God reminds Sarah to have faith that she will have a son even at her old age. Then Abraham challenges God's intentions to destroy the city of Sodom arguing that the righteous should be spared from God's wrath. The fact that Abraham is able to bring the total down from 50 to 10 suggests that God is willing to spare the righteous (may provide a basis for Eliphaz's argument in Job). Then in Genesis 19, the angels visit Abraham's nephew Lot to enact justice on the city of Sodom. The men of Sodom show their wickedness by threatening to break in and attack the angels who visited. As you mentioned, the resulting destruction of Sodom is God's justice rather than vengeance because the men had lived in sin. God fulfills his promise to Abraham by sparing Lot and Lot's daughters. However, then Lot's daughters commit incest in Zoar. I like how you pointed out this incest was also ultimately punished as their children became the Moabites and the Ammonites which were cursed as enemies of the Israelites. These chapters serve as a reminder not to live in sin. In Job Chapters 7-8, Job continues to express his understandable confusion with the brokenness of the world. He asks why people suffer and wonders if life is pointless to the point that he chooses "strangling and death rather than his bones." Once again, Job is unsure what he has done wrong. Bildad seems to repeat Eliphaz's argument, explaining that God defends the righteous with justice. He suggests Job is correct that their days are a shadow (breath) and that they should respect the wisdom of the many ancestors that preceded them. Bildad reminds Job that those who are truly blameless will be blessed by God. These chapters left me wanting more, I would like to know why good people suffer. It is a bit disappointing to hear the ending of this book is not conclusive, but I hope seeing Job's journey will give me some insight to help when I am suffering. Proverbs 2:1-5 suggest that if we seek wisdom for long enough, we will understand the fear of the Lord. I pray that by studying the Bible I will become God-fearing. Side note: Not sure if this was intentional, I found it ironic you said we should not seek the answer to Job's problems like "where is that nugget" (20:02) when Proverbs 2 verse 4 instructs us to search for wisdom like "silver" and "hidden treasures." (14:50) I understand that they're different contexts (some wisdom is beyond our understanding) but found the choice of wording to be a bit amusing. Day 9 - 1/9/2022

I’ve just started reading with Fr.Mike and I’m very excited to have started here! I’ve been looking for something more than just going to Church and I believe this is it! God Bless you Fr. Mike This is the best way for me to understand what God is saying or trying to say to us in the Words of the Bible. Thank you so much again and God Bless us all 😁🙏🏻

God’s love allows time for the ‘unjust’ salvation…. And The ‘just’ to grow in humility ❤️🙏🏾 “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:44-45‬

The concept that every thing you go through leads to the person who you are today, is the only way I can reconcile the story of Job and my belief that God wouldn't let bad things happen to us without a reason....

Love This! Thank You

Thanks Fr Mike

Thanks be to God. Thanks Fr. Mike.

Simple, it’s amazing!!! I’m also hooked, and always looking forward to the next chapter. Thank you, Thank you Father Mike!!! May God blessed you

IMO, Genesis 18 is one of the very best chapters in the Old Testament... Perhaps the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit came to visit Abraham, our father in faith. Sarah laughs about the idea of having a baby at her age, denies laughing, and is set straight by God. Abraham bargains so respectfully and humbly with God for mercy on the people of Sodom and Gomorrah... What a gem he is. And thinking about it, were there really ANY righteous people in Sodom? Lot offers his daughters to be raped, his wife doesn't listen to the warning of the visitors, his daughters get their father drunk and have incest with him. Maybe God saved Lot and his daughters because they were Abraham's relatives whom he loved.

Agreed , this is great, fr Mike is such a great speaker!!! Love it

I'm so happy that I started this journey! I'm loving it all,and learning so much! Thsnkyou,Father Mike. God bless you!

Thank you Fr. Mike.

Matt Walsh mentioned this on a podcast and I'm so grateful to hear about this I am listening everyday and getting to know God and Jesus better and it has been so wonderful. Thank u father Mike and everyone else involved with this. U r bringing the bible into people's lives in a easy way and u explain things so we can all better understand it thank u so much I really do appreciate it. God bless u and everyone listening. God is coming back everyone plz except Jesus as ur lord and savior so u can have every lasting paradise. Again God bless everyone listening.

Thank you Father Mike, I am understanding certain things that I never understood. God bless you❤

Love what Fr. Mike said about how he hoped the book of Job would tell him why evil existed the first time he read it - but it didn't because it's not a 'why' it's a 'who.'

Praying and journeying with you, Fr Mike. God Bless. Claire.

Thank you Father Mike

So blessed to be here at this time and to have Fr. Mike explain the Bible to us! And when he blesses us or asks us to pray for him and prays for us- I just feel so blessed. Thank you Fr. Mike for being so kind and humble and gracious. God bless you and everyone here!❤️🙏🙌

For the past week, this is the very first thing I do while I drink my morning coffee. It sets the tone for my day and gives me a positive mindset; so thank you!

Fr. Mike - YOU ARE THE BEST! Thank you for what you do! It’s my second time with BIAY and watching the text on KZfaq is so helpful and more meaningful.

Thank you, Father Mike. You are so wise and Holy. God Bless.

I have ALWAYS loved JOB - He has helped me through many things in life - so His Suffering reached out far in to the future and encouraged me and still does.

Thank you Father

I have started taking notes on this series. I paused the video and wrote "why does God allow bad things to happen to good people" then hit play and got Father Mike's response haha. It was very timely that there is no true "why" answer

Still beautiful

Even till today evil is so rampant and there is no love and unity among the people. What will God do now in this evil world? Will he spare this evil generation?

I am loving this! Fr. Mike you are a blessing to us all! Thank you!

Day 9 Thank you Fr Mike. God Bless you.

Thank you, Father Mike! God bless you!

Thank you Father Mike . So grateful to you. God bless you.

Thank you 🙏 ❤

It’s June and I’m excited to be starting on this journey! Thank you so much! May god bless us in this journey

Thank you Fr Mike and Ascension Press.

Thank you Father!

I am learning so much! Thank you SO MUCH Fr Mike! This is an amazing resource! ❤️

An important analysis of Justice (giving what's due) vs. Vengeance (giving even that what's not due). The sinful origins of Moabites and Ammonites was well known but today we were reminded that Lot offering his daughters to the evil men wasn't right either. Perhaps that thinking corrupted his family. All of this reminds us why we need God's mercy and repentance. Job's sorrowful words reminds us of how God tests humans to make them better and also because God loves us. Fr. Mike is right about the importance of experiencing the journey with Job and waiting for the answer of Who rather than what. The proverbs remind us of treasuring God's words and wisdom to always be safe and successful by honoring God. Thank you so much, Fr. Mike and team Ascension. God bless you and protect you

Thank to you Fr. Mike . God Bless you!

Thank you, Father Mike!

I think Job shows how a human reacts to being spotless and getting "punished", compared to our Lord, Jesus salvation.

Bible: basic instructions before leaving earth. I just learned that from my Catechism group. I thought I'd share this with you, Father Mike.

Thank you Father Mike, I so love these reading of The Holy Bible. God Bless you...

This portion of the bible is one of the scariest and I remember hearing about it when I was younger and being terrified out of my mind. Running through my mind what would I do if a zombie-minded apocalypse happened and a gang of ruffians came to my door to hurt me and I had no angels to sweep me away and my dad betraying me and giving me to them. How would I protect myself? Would I fight to the death? When I went to college and looked on the internet I heard more and more in the pop culture dialogue how the bible is antiquated and "for the distant past" and now it's not necessary in today's world. Yet, even today in Afg hanistan and many parts of the world families sell their daughters as children into marriage to pay ends meet and survive. Huma n traffickin g is not on the decline but on the rise, and that means s ex s lavery. And you have the Harve y Weinste ins of the world, the B ill Clin tons, the Jeffr ey Epst eins and the mass abu ses of people. I remember reading that Lot tried to throw his daughters at a roaming gang of rapi sts and that scared the living daylights out of me and that was the culture from "antiquated" times, but those antiquated times are here, now, and from reports growing rather than declining. In "modern" countries at war like U kraine and R ussia you hear reports of war crimes exactly as was unfolding in S odom and G omorrah. All of these moments of "Lot throwing his daughters into the fire". There is a great need for the Bible, a great need for people to look and see and stop the madness. It seems to me we are very much living in antiquated times. There is a lot of church growth in A frica but also a lot of crime and unrest and very present dangers that make the Bible so pertinent. We still have those things here in the U.S. if all but less apparent. And keeping that perspective and just awareness of the still living physical threats only helps to recognize the spiritual necessities.

Amazing. Thanks Father Mike.

God bless 🙏❤️

Thanks!

Thank you, Father!

God bless Father And the whole crew who put this together. What a blessing! I’ve longed to read the bible and have tried and failed so many times but my kids have been loving listening to these videos with me. It’s my New Years resolution to listen to this whole series. Even if it isn’t in one calendar year. Thank you and God bless you all!

Thank you Fr. Mike! Thank you Ascension press! This is a great blessing for a person who has never been able to read the Bible through. My husband has read it through many times. And thanks to Jeff Caven for his Great Adventure series.

DaY 9. Amen

Day 9, year 2. Much love and God Bless.

Thank you again for doing this series. Praying for everyone.

Big thankx Fr. Mike! God bless you dearly.

God Bless you Father Mike! 🙏❤️

Thank be to God❤❤❤❤

Thank you for this daily bible podcast. I am understanding more of the bible. God bless you.

Thanks Father Mike