Unique times we live in. Some of us sadly, have no direction, no one to turn to for the truth. Some of us are so broken, some have no family, no faith, no guidance, and no hope. It is for those individuals I write this podcast. Whether you are forgotten by loved ones, mistreated by the people around you, please know that God is near. If you do not know God and have not been to mass, or confession, or have received spiritual counsel, please know there are opportunities out there to teach you and guide you on the right path of truth. With living out half of my life time, I can share this much, the wisdom of God sustains his people, even those who have walked away from their faith. We have the opportunity to always come back to Him and learn that when we do this and we distinctively choose to place him in the forefront of our lives, everything begins to change for the betterment of ones soul. We are given a fresh new start. We are given everything that is suitable for us. We are given Christ in disguise through his people who already love him and serve him with every breadth they receive. What we learn is this. God is enough. His plans are better than our own. He never stops loving us. He never hurts us. He guides us all the way home. And we live out the very best life ever, within his holy presence. How do we surrender, how do we trust, we simply pray. We have the Our Father Prayer, The Hail Mary Prayer, The Apostles Creed, we pray to Saint Michael the Archangel, we pray the Holy Rosary, Saint Faustina Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and every day we recite the Divine Office morning and evening prayers. Within the church there are lay groups that offer a Christian to grow further in their faith, they can become a Third Order Dominican, Franciscan, Oblate, Carmelite, etcetera. They meet once a month and share a friendship that enriches and strengthens their very souls. They go on retreat weekends, they study the Catholic bible, they receive the Sacraments of the Church, and most of all while in a state of grace they receive the Eucharist, the body of Christ. Once consumed, the holiness of Christ lives inside of you. You are no longer separated from God, but unified with Him, and receive the benefits of his grace blessing your life. I speak from experience, I want to encourage anyone today who has left the Catholic Church before they had the chance to understand in its entirety who God is and who we are as his people. We are one in God and with God, we are one family. Take a moment to be in the presence of God by inviting yourself back to the church, it doesn't matter what happened, how bad things became, but what is important is to allow our creator to come into your heart again and give you a healthy heart and mind to comprehend his truth, and be in a mature relationship with him. This decision is the hardest, most important decision, any catholic, any atheist can make. We have all sinned. We have all failed. And what's important is we lift ourselves up and out of the sin and failure and mature in Christ. Our immaturity has created grave consequences. And we need to look deeply at this reality and choose to do something positive with the negatives we have collected and held on to for longer than we should have. Today is a new day, a clean slate is being offered to you. Take that new day, and new slate, and build upon it with mature eyes, mature decisions, mature hope in overcoming the obstacles that have had you enslaved if you will by circumstances beyond your control. It is time to be in control and to be under the guidance of our creator. And not fear his plans for your future, but embrace them, and enjoy them beyond the meaning of joy you have ever experienced.
