# 02/22/26 Autobiography: Co-Author

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Podcast: [Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sunday-homilies-with-fr-mike-schmitz-614176)
Published: 2026-02-21T17:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://fathermikehomilies.fireside.fm/22226
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## Resource

Your life is an unfolding autobiography shaped by every choice you make. This reflection explores how to stop writing your story in rebellion and start writing it with God as your co-author.

## Highlights
- Main idea: Every sin is fundamentally an attempt to find happiness apart from God
- Failure mode: Attempting to write your own life story without a co-author leads to identity crises and spiritual instability
- Practical takeaway: Even when you lose your sense of self, you can find your way back by remembering God's character
- Main idea: True agency involves taking decisive steps while remaining anchored in the Father's love
- Practical takeaway: Use the season of Lent to intentionally re-establish God as the primary author of your next chapter

## Topics

Lent, Identity, Free Will, Parable of the Prodigal Son, Spiritual Formation, Christianity, The Fall, Discipleship

## Chapters
- 1:00 — The Temptation in the Wilderness: A reflection on Jesus' encounter with the devil and the power of God's word.
- 3:00 — The Desire to Write: Exploring the universal human impulse to create and tell stories.
- 5:00 — The Weight of Our Choices: How the way we live today determines the person we become in the future.
- 8:00 — The Risk of Agency: Analyzing the moment of decision where we step into the unknown.
- 10:00 — The Error of Independence: How the Fall represents the attempt to write a life story without God.
- 12:00 — The Prodigal Son's Departure: Examining the desire to seek happiness and autonomy away from the Father.
- 22:00 — Writing with a Co-Author: Learning from Jesus to embrace a mission that is aligned with the Father's will.

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