WELCOME
If you’re here I am guessing that you have read my testimony “Jesus, I Surrender to You! A Heart Surgery Patient’s Journey” in the November 2025 issue of The Word Among Us magazine. Or you may have read the reprint of this article in the October 30, 2025 issue of Davenport, Iowa Diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Messenger. I hope you found comfort and encouragement from reading that account, and got a glimpse of the importance of surrendering your worries to Jesus and the amazing things Jesus can accomplish when you do.
To read the reprint in The Catholic Messenger click HERE.
The digital version of the article is now available on the Word Among Us website. Click below to read. (You must be or become a subscriber to read it.)
The Surrender Novena
Surrendering our worries and anxieties to Jesus played a significant role in Keith’s healing story. The Word Among Us Magazine did not have room to publish the full Surrender Novena.
It is a beautiful and powerful novena.
Click HERE to pray it and share it with others.
Was Jesus really showing Keith something in the distance during the surgery?
I wondered that too. There wasn’t space to answer that question in the Word Among Us article.
Click below to read the journal entry I wrote at the time and what I found out.
My Story
Click below to learn more about my faith journey.
O Jesus, I surrender myself to you,
take care of everything!
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© 2025 Diane Oetken
