I am sharing this amazing discovery with you from a dear person in my life whom God brought to me, a gentleman who greatly has inspire me in my faith walk over the last four years .
Thank you Allen, for the loan of this wonderfully written book by Father Benedict. The Reform of the Renewal states openly and freely the truth about our faith, and what is expected of us. This book opened up my eyes to the truth and I hope that the highlighted portions of this book that you have shared with me will definitely open the hearts and minds of everyone listening to this important podcast.
I believe that God is counting on each and everyone of us. God is expecting great things from you and from me. We cannot rest until our duties in Christ are fulfilled. It is up to us to figure out exactly what God is asking of us to do. I believe we enter into the kingdom of God through the many works of charity we offer his children. As a child in parochial school I recall being given an assignment from our mentors who were nuns and when we went home after school we were given an assignment to do at least one good deed every day to help our mother and father. And on the following day and we would individually stand up in front of the entire class and share the good deed that we did that day. Mine always had to do with washing or drying the dishes or sweeping the floor, but in the eyes of God because our God is a God of order, offering help of any kind was something great in the eyes of God.
Because I was taught to serve at a very young age, service became a very important part of my life. I went from serving my parents, to serving my parishioners, to serving cancer patients in the hospital, to becoming a caregiver, to facilitating cancer programs, hoping to touch lives and change lives the best way I knew how -through life skills and basically caring truly caring about the well fare of others.
Fast forwarding to today I am being asked to serve God in a more serious and important way when it comes to saving souls of everyone He has ever created.
If I can assist God in this capacity, and touch just one life through prayer and service and a loving example, if I can be the light of Christ illuminating one persons path, I have done for God the greatest service of all!
