--- title: "Just Rest Book Club: Week 1" description: Sonja Corbitt, the Bible Study Evangelista, hosts Catholic Mom's Lent 2023 Book Club to discuss her Bible study on the Exodus. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Bible%20Study%20Book%20Club%20F.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/just-rest-book-club-week-1#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # Just Rest Book Club: Week 1 Mar 18, 2023 10:00:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Bible%20Study%20Book%20Club%20F.jpg) *Sonja Corbitt, the Bible Study Evangelista, hosts Catholic Mom's Lent 2023 Book Club to discuss her Bible study on the Exodus.* --- For our Lent 2023 Catholic Mom Book Club, Sonja Corbitt, the Bible Study Evangelista, brings to life the desert wanderings of the Chosen People and the spiritual lessons and encouragement they offer to us today. This week in our Book Club, Sonja discusses how the Holy Spirit calls us to listen to the voice of God without hardening our hearts like the Hebrews did during the Exodus. Perhaps we don't think of ourselves as rebellious or going astray in our hearts—but we can forfeit rest, and that rest is the final Promised Land, which is Heaven.     This Book Club is hosted simultaneously on Catholic Mom's [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug) channels, on Wednesdays from March 15 through March 29 at 10 AM Eastern. In case you can't attend the live sessions, we share the videos on Catholic Mom on Saturday morning and email our Book Club subscribers with a link to view that week's video. Sonja's book, [*Just Rest: Receiving God's Renewing Presence in the Deserts of Your Life*](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/just-rest)*,* will help you apply the spiritual lessons of the Exodus to your own life. You'll also learn to identify areas of desolation and need, and better understand God's greater purpose in times of adversity and dryness. Experience what it means to invite Jesus to nourish your spirit and guide you to the kingdom promised to all who enter into His rest.   ![Just Rest](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Just%20Rest.jpg?width=500&height=773&name=Just%20Rest.jpg)     Purchase [*Just Rest*](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/just-rest) from Ave Maria Press at the special price of $13; no coupon code required! [![Order Just Rest by Sonja Corbitt](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/0b006357-2cbd-4bc2-8e68-508a955ac96d.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/0b006357-2cbd-4bc2-8e68-508a955ac96d)   If you're considering the purchase of a new Bible to go along with this Bible study, we recommend the [*Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible*](https://www.avemariapress.com/products/living-the-word-catholic-womens-bible) from Ave Maria Press! Sonja is one of the many writers who contributed bonus study and reflection content to this beautiful edition of the Bible. 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Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor. ## Related Blog Articles [ Just Rest Book Club: Week 2 Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/just-rest-book-club-week-2) [ Just Rest Book Club: Week 3 Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/just-rest-book-club-week-3) [ Our Lent 2023 Book Club: Just Rest Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/our-lent-2023-book-club-just-rest) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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