Simply a Tool

The last few weeks, it has been continually impressed upon me that I am simply a tool in God's hands.

I have been blessed to get to know a wonderful young lady named Tana. Over the last year or so, she and her fiance have experienced an incredible conversion from a life of secular hedonism to a faith filled and joyful discovery of the Catholic Church and Our Lord Jesus. She will be accepted into the Church on Easter Vigil next spring and will receive the sacraments from Baptism through Confirmation all in one day! The last month, she has joined my Bible study and has begun to make friends within the FOCUS group at UNF. Tana often expresses her joy at finding like-minded people who are excited for the journey she has undertaken and want to assist her however they can.

Though RCIA and Bible study contain a lot of the new information that she wants to learn about the Catholic Faith, I have been blessed to have wonderful conversations with her about some of the things she hasn't learned through those sources. Talking with her about Christian prayer, the Eucharist, Mary, Catholic relationships & sexuality, and living a Christian life dedicated to Our Lord has helped me to re-approach the truths of the Faith with all the excitement of a convert learning it for the first time.

The beautiful thing about the Catholic Faith is that, though Faith is essential to a full acceptance of the words of Christ, reason & logic supports all that the Catholic Church teaches and holds to be true. Our Faith is something that can engage both our emotions and our intellect and fulfill us completely in that way through a complete dedication of our hearts, our wills, and our lives to Our Lord and Savior.

If you ever question something that the Church teaches, I encourage you to ask me or a trusted Catholic authority the "why" behind the teaching. CatholicAnswers.com is also a good source for answers.

Meanwhile, please pray for Tana and her fiance as they enthusiastically learn about and become more involved in the life of Faith and fall more in love with Jesus!