A 40-Day Spiritual Workout for Catholics

By Bob Rice

Are you ready to get your faith in shape?

A 40-Day Spiritual Workout for Catholics is designed to bring about deeper transformation and conversion in your life. Rice challenges his readers to spend forty days developing a habit that will last a lifetime.

Each of the forty days includes a Scripture quote, a quote from a saint or the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a short reflection, thought-provoking questions, and a prayer. Your spiritual workout borrows concepts from physical training, including stretch, cardio, muscle-building, hydration, fat-burning, and cool down.

Rice talks about the importance of prayer for a Christian: Prayer isn't an option for Christians. It's what we do. Imagine meeting someone who says he is a runner but he doesn't like to run. Or a swimmer who doesn't ever go into the water. You'd tell them they aren't who they say they are. Runners run. Swimmers swim. Christians pray. Are you ready to work out? Are you ready to get to know Jesus? Think of Bob Rice as your personal trainer for the next forty days as you grow closer to Christ and strengthen your spiritual muscles.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Jan 17, 2023
• ISBN: 9781635823004

Bob Rice

Bob Rice was a longtime partner at Wall Street’s prestigious Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy. He left to start a software venture that was purchased by Viewpoint, a NASDAQ company of which he later became CEO. He is currently a managing partner of Tangent Capital, which structures financial products for hedge funds, and a member of the New York Angels venture finance group. Rice served as Commissioner of the Professional Chess Association, founded the Wall Street Chess Club, ran numerous international chess events, and produced a successful “Speedchess” series for ESPN.

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DAY 1: GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU

A couple I know, upon finding out they were pregnant, prepared their house for the new arrival. They took a room that was used for storage and made it into a baby room. They even painted it to look like the inside of a Dr. Seuss book! The father spent every weekend making that room as beautiful as it could be. It became a symbol of love from a father to his future son.

In the biblical story of creation in the book of Genesis, God created a room for us. He made a paradise. Then he made us and put us in the middle of that paradise. After creating the sea, sun, stars, and so on, God said, It is good. But after creating us He said, "It is very good." Wow.

When I proposed to my wife, I pledged to live my entire life with her. I didn't want to love her from afar—I wanted to spend every moment with her. I wanted a relationship with her, and I asked her to commit to a relationship with me. Upon seeing my great love for her, Jennifer had to respond. You can't just be proposed to and try to change the subject. I asked, waited, and rejoiced as she broke into tears and said,