So today at Mass, Father talked about the conversion of St. Paul among other things. In his ten minute homily he managed to hit on all the things in my life that I've been struggling with or ignoring. One of the many things that really struck me was his statement that those who have a conversion become more powerful witnesses to the faith than those who are always faithful. I messed up when I went away to school. I've been to confession, but the guilt is still there. I've always liked the quote by Teresa of Avila, "To reach something good, it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience." But for some reason it never sank in that is what happened to me. I acquired experience, I fell away but I came back. By the end of the homily, I was in tears. It was so moving. God was clearly showing me His love and forgiveness in that moment. Praise be to Him, now and forever!
Pax Christi!
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