Through Storms and Still Waters: Finding Union with Christ in Suffering

“My dear sisters, the Lord has granted us a great gift in Megan Madden as a guide and author. As she encourages us with her words and her anecdotes and her own personal testimony, may we trust the Lord. May we trust his love for us. May we trust the Lord in the deserts, believing that it is in the ordinary and the day-to-day and the deserts that he comes and espouses himself to each of us.

Union with Jesus in the sufferings and the joys of life is possible.

Megan Madden in Through Storms and Still Waters vulnerably shares the story of her deep and intimate journey with Christ through sufferings and blessings. From the immense pains like

• moving to a new area
• miscarriage
• disruption of plans
• uncertainty about the future
• sickness
• being misunderstood by others

to the beautiful joys of new beginnings, Megan offers a window into her Christ-like suffering and joy in God’s providential ways that will captivate, encourage, and inspire readers.

With personal stories, poetic reflections, Scriptural imagery, and profound takeaways for the reader, Megan shares her story as one friend to another–woman to woman, bride of Christ to bride of Christ.

Readers will walk away with invaluable wisdom about

• unifying all elements of life to Jesus
• living the call to “offer up” sufferings and joys, and
• embracing union with Christ.

The world is filled with sufferings like a raging storm and peace like the still water on a lake, and through it all Christ remains.

“Storms will arise, winds will blow, darkness will fall, and frost will come, but where there are many dangers from the elements is the place where the heroine within us can arise. Only one question remains: Will we be faithful to the work necessary to tend a garden that blossoms and consoles the heart of Jesus on the Holy Cross?” – Megan Madden, Through Storm

"If you’re hoping for stillness in the storm, if you’re longing to access your deeper self, Megan Madden brings a glowing lamplight to these desires of the heart in her book Through Storms and Still Waters. The book unfolds as a surprise and delight to the reader, weaving personal stories and a stunning guided narration. It’s a must-read, many times over."

–Nell O'Leary, Catholic strategist, writer, and speaker

"In her second book, Megan Madden carries the reader through the prayerful recesses of her heart toward Christ the Bridegroom. Through Storms and Still Waters is a journey of experience and mystical imagery that encourage women to prepare their oil lamps as the watchful Bridal Woman. Containing an ocean of wisdom, this book is destined to be a treasured favorite reread for years to come."

–Emily Malloy

Author of Theology of Home IV: Arranging the Seasons

"'Heart speaks to heart.' This line from the works of St Francis de Sales, which was so dear to St. John Henry Newman, describes the way in which this book has been written. The author writes from the depths of her rich personal experience of journeying with Jesus and I am certain that what she writes will resonate deeply in the hearts of those who read it. The book provides excellent insights into the spiritual life in a way that is both creative and accessible to all. To be shared with mothers, daughters, wives, sisters, friends, who seek to remain on the straight and narrow path to heaven amidst the tribulations of life and the consolations of the Lord."

–Fr. Sean Davidson

Pastor of the parish of St Joseph’s in Stockport, the Eucharistic
Shrine for the Diocese of Shrewsbury

"Megan Madden has let God’s story in her soul pour out onto the printed page for the good of others, especially for other women in every vocation.

...In Through Storms and Still Waters, she opens up about her own journey of drawing ever closer to Christ the Bridegroom from within her vocation of wife and mother.

Madden’s clear and honest writing let us witness how grace works in the concrete reality of daily life. She shares with us the joys, crosses, isolation, and deep fulfillment of motherhood lived in the light of God. Each chapter ends with another facet of the wisdom of “the Bridal Woman” as the most profound way of the soul’s response to Christ. Her mature spirituality and deep theological grounding make this book a real treasure for Catholic women in all states of life."

–Sister Maria Theotokos Adams

A missionary sister of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin
of Matará (Servidoras)