The Resting Place: Finding Daily Peace in the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a practical Catholic guide to Sacred Heart devotion, prayer, reparation, the First Friday devotion, the Twelve Promises, and deeper communion with Jesus Christ. Catholic author and theologian Edward P. Martin draws on Scripture, Catholic tradition, and the spirituality of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque to show how devotion to the Sacred Heart can become a path toward trust, prayer, interior peace, and greater love for Christ in everyday life.

We live in a world that demands constant motion.

But you were created for more than relentless activity. You were created for communion with God.

For centuries, Catholics have turned to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a powerful sign of Christ's divine and human love-a Heart that loves, suffers, forgives, and continually invites us to return.

The Resting Place explores the history and spiritual meaning of this beloved Catholic devotion while showing how its central message can speak to Christians surrounded by noise, distraction, anxiety, and constant demands.

Inside this Catholic guide, readers will discover how to: