In this episode of Catholic Moms in the Middle, I share a powerful lesson God taught me during a recent family pilgrimage through Switzerland and Italy. As we prepared for the trip during a season filled with uncertainty, fear, and chaos in the world, I found myself struggling with anxiety, overthinking, and the need to control the outcome.

Then a friend shared a simple prayer with me that changed everything:

“Lord, block it or bless it.”

In this episode, I open up about how that prayer became a path to deeper surrender, peace, and trust in God. I talk honestly about fear, uncertainty, disappointment, and the exhausting burden of trying to control things we were never meant to carry.

I also share:

How fear quietly keeps us stuck
What it means to truly surrender to God
Why God sometimes blesses opportunities and sometimes He lovingly blocks them
How we can invite God into our daily decisions, relationships, dreams, and struggles

If you’re walking through uncertainty, struggling to trust God’s timing, or carrying the heavy burden of trying to hold everything together, I pray this episode encourages you to loosen your grip, open your hands to God, and trust that His plans are always rooted in love and goodness.

Sometimes the most freeing prayer we can pray is simply:
“Lord, block it or bless it.”

Jennie Guinn is a Catholic life coach and founder of Catholic Moms in the Middle. She accompanies midlife women through divorce, grief, and major life transitions, helping them encounter God’s healing and rediscover their purpose.