Thankyou kristaok. I ignored God for decades. Went about my business, only went to church for funerals. Then, one day, God hit me with the ugly stick. You know the one. Hey you, check yourself out. How are you living. Look at your sinning ways. Why are you ignoring me. That ugly stick.
I was in Mass at 8 am next day. And haven’t looked back. I have no Catholic, or even other faith friends outside the Church. My group are a bunch of people who have not yet found God and believe I am now insane.
I used to think, in and when ignoring God, religion was a bogus construct, every spirituality was all good, even new age,.
But then, with a poke in the heart and soul by God’s ugly stick, I found my home again. The Catholic Mass, and the physical church. I don’t care what other Catholics or non Catholics think of me. My only concern is what God thinks of me.
If I had cared, I would not have had the courage to walk into a Cathedral for Mass. but God gives us courage.
Today, in Mass, the Eucharist, after going from bread to the Body and Blood of Christ, was held up by the Priest
And literally glowed. I mean glowed. Only a Priest, whose hands, consecrated, work for Christ, can turn bread to the miracle of Jesus Christ.
And today, I realised that.
There are wonderful people in my Church, and those still falling on the road to holiness. But hey, we are all pilgrims, so it’s all good.
There has also been evil, real evil in my Diocese, in my Parish, in my Church, but it has not, and never will prevail.
We are called to love God above our human friends and family. We are called to choose God over them.
