LET IT aLL sTART hERE
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With the New Evangelization movement there has been much use of the words conversion and reversion. But I think of the word aspersion instead. Aspersion, the act of sprinkling water after renewing baptismal promises, applies appropriately to my life of Faith. For baptism has left an indelible spiritual mark of belonging to Christ on my soul. Because of this I have been graced by Him to have the good sense to keep Him close.
However, I must admit I have done with my Faith what I have often done throughout my life regarding my physical well-being…. Like prescribed vitamin bottles, Faith hung around rarely opened. I believe in God. I believe that supplements work, yet I often forgot both of them. I attended Sunday Mass; I took my occasional multi-vitamin…I thought I was doing enough. Distracted, I never got around to establishing a healthy routine. I clearly understood what was necessary to obtain optimal health, still the bottles of A, D, K & C collected dust on the counter just as my rosary and Bible waited for me on my dresser. They were ornaments that gave me a false sense of well being. False, because when tragedy struck in “losing” my daughter to drugs, I found that only through living my Faith would I survive. God’s mercy permits the inconceivable to happen…it is never too late with God. There is never irreversible damage, there are just new beginnings. And just as in baptism, through water poured over an upturned face, He restores one’s soul to Newness of Life as soon as we return to have our Faith / our hearts cracked open.
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jackie white
5/2/2015 04:34:36 am
New Beginnings........A good way to start.......for me....beyond the the sacraments of initiation...first the call to follow Christ more closely.. ..the positive answer...YES,,,,then accepting grace to act in such a way that tells the Christ that you really mean it. Really
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jackie white
5/2/2015 04:38:53 am
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5/2/2015 05:34:05 am
You have offered all of us a wonderful road map. You are a great source of inspiration! Thanks for writing.
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Ellen Mary Moran
5/13/2015 04:29:44 am
Thank You ,Lord !
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Elisha
5/20/2015 04:04:07 am
Very thought provoking,courage is the key.
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5/20/2015 04:45:00 am
So glad you were able to discern the message. Hope you shared this link with three people who need to read it.
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