Find Peace in Advent!
4 Weeks to Worrying Less at Christmas
GARY ZIMAK
Is it really possible to find peace during one of the busiest and stress-
filled times of the year? Catholic author and self-described “recovering
worrier” Gary Zimak offers a practical, scripture-based approach to
Advent so we can make room for Jesus in our chaotic, busy, and fast-
paced lives.
While most Catholics have an awareness of Lenten practices, we often
don’t know what to do during Advent—even if we know both seasons
are times of preparation. On top of this, the holiday season arrives with
its own busy rhythms with family and friends. Many of us know that
Advent is supposed to be a special season, but we are so pre-occupied
with getting ready for the holidays that we fail to benefit from it.
Find Peace in Advent! will enable you to deepen your relationship
with Jesus and find peace during one of the most stressful times of
the year. This book, which uses a similar approach to the bestselling
Give Up Worry for Lent!, requires only a few minutes of reading each
day and helps you grow closer to Jesus and experience the peace that
only he can give. The daily readings and reflections are easy to digest
and connect to the daily Mass readings and the rhythm of the Advent
season. With each entry, Zimak guides you to ponder foundational
truths of faith and apply them to your own life with four simple steps:
• Read
• Reflect
• Respond
• Pray
As you continue to meditate on scripture and practice the simple
action steps at the end of each reflection, you will find it easier to let
go of your stress and worries and instead take small steps to deepen
your relationship with God and make him the center of your life.
There is no better time to seek interior peace than Advent, which is
a time to prepare to celebrate the many ways Jesus reaches into our
lives. This four-week process is more than a survival guide to a busy
season—it is a journey by which we learn to walk with Jesus, the one
who guides our feet onto the path of peace.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Gary Zimak’s other books with Ave Maria Press have sales of
more than 50,000 copies.
• Give Up Worry for Lent! sell more than 5,500 copies each Lent.
978-1-64680-291-3 ∙ 160 pages ∙ $15.95
On-Sale Date: August 2, 2024
Foreign Rights: World ∙ 5” x 7” ∙ Paperback
Catholicism / Personal Growth
Imprint: Ave Maria Press
AUGUST
“Gary Zimak’s gift is to bring people,
through scripture reading and reflection,
to the peace that only Jesus can give.
With this little Advent book, Zimak does it again.
Take a few minutes a day to read Find Peace in
Advent! and, as Christmas approaches, come close
to the One who can truly give you rest.”
—Cy Kellett
Host of Catholic Answers Live
“Gary Zimak has done it again! Weaving his own
experiences into reflection and prayer,
he gives us the opportunity to more fully enter
into the season. It can be tough to find peace
at any time, but especially during Advent—
or ‘the holidays’ as we know it now. But with God—
and a little help from Zimak—it can be done!”
—Gus Lloyd
Host of Seize the Day on Sirius XM’s The Catholic Channel
GARY ZIMAK is a Catholic speaker and the bestselling author
of a number of books, including Give Up Worry for Lent!, Let
Go of Anger and Stress!, Give Up Worry for Good!, Let Go of
Your Fear, and When Your Days Are Dark, God is Still Good.
Give Up Worry for Lent!
978-1-59471-881-6, $14.95
Let Go of Anger and Stress!
978-1-59471-983-7, $15.95
Give Up Worry for Good!
978-1-64680-051-3, $15.95
When Your Days Are Dark,
God Is Still Good
978-1-64680-188-6, $15.95
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