What if the way to endure suffering is not to run from it, but to find deep healing through it?
In Offer It Up: Discovering the Power and Purpose of Redemptive Suffering, learn how God can repurpose your pain to become redemptive—benefitting not only your own soul, but others’ too.
Author Megan Hjelmstad draws from her experience with chronic illness to address the fear, grief, limitation, and needs that accompany suffering. Along the way, readers will be given practical tools to face any cross with purpose and peace.
Through solid Catholic teaching, authentic personal stories, and the heroic witness of the saints, Offer It Up shines a bright light on the path to sharing our suffering with Christ.
Offer It Up is an irreplaceable companion for all who need hope in hard times.
About the Author
Megan Hjelmstad is a Catholic author, speaker, and proud hockey mom residing in Denver. She spent fifteen years in the United States Army and currently serves the Church through Blessed is She, a global Catholic women’s ministry. Megan is passionate about helping others find hope through redemptive suffering, embrace their God-given identity, and discover practical tools for personal holiness. Learn more at MeganHjelmstad.com.
Learn how God can repurpose your pain to become redemptive.
Author Megan Hjelmstad draws from her experience with chronic illness to address the fear, grief, limitation, and needs that accompany suffering. Along the way, readers will be given practical tools to face any cross with purpose and peace. Through solid Catholic teaching, authentic personal stories, and the heroic witness of the saints, Offer It Up shines a bright light on the path to sharing our suffering with Christ.
What if the way to endure suffering is not to run from it, but to find deep healing through it?
"Back in January of 2020, I signed a contract to write a book… but this was not the book God wanted. What He really wanted was a book on hope. It was the hope I was discovering behind closed doors, where only a few people could see me. Where I suffered with one diagnosis after another. Where I prayed and wrestled with my pain, and all the questions it prompted: about God and His goodness; about my identity and purpose. In the process, I have encountered God’s love and healing–and His peace–in a way I never could have expected, even as the suffering continues. This is the book God has asked me to write, because whatever you’re going through, or whatever you’ve gone through, this is the hope and healing He desires for you, too."
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Praise for Offer It Up
“In Offer It Up, Megan Hjelmstad transforms a trite slogan into an invigorating battle cry. Those who are suffering in mind or body, as well as their caretakers, will find ample encouragement to embrace their cross and participate more intimately in our Lord’s saving mission.”
- Scott Hahn,
Founder and President, St. Paul Center
“I firmly believe this book is for you because I believe this book is for everyone. In Offer It Up, Megan Hjelmstad speaks to the heart of every human person’s unavoidable relationship with suffering. With tremendous grace, she deals with both the weighty whys and practical hows of suffering, giving dignity to our personal stories and our unique soul’s experience. This topic is a sacred one, and Megan is the perfect guide because she knows the way well—she has walked it with Jesus herself.”
- Beth Davis
Director of Formation, Blessed is She
