Come Share with Me
February 11th, 2008
It has been five years now since I brought to God by some very caring and persistent people. They had seen me flounder and held out their hands to me, to welcome me back into the Church. I shall be eternally grateful that they did.
Oh I fought their efforts. I sure did. I thought I shot down their every argument in flames. I had a happy life; I’d had a wonderful upbringing with two loving parents. I’d married my childhood sweetheart and I had two beautiful children. I even had the career I’d always dreamed of. On paper, I had it all. But still there was something missing in my life.
As I talked with my friends, I realized that what I was lacking was faith. I’d lost that along the way somewhere – or more correctly – I had thrown it aside, believing I didn’t need it. I had survived well enough without it from my mid-teens onwards. But gradually, over the years life had taken on a more mercenary and less spiritual dimension that didn’t sit comfortably with me. I knew there was something bigger than me out there. There had to be. Gradually, my true friends brought me back to that realization of what was missing in my life and I re-affirmed my faith. That day is an anniversary I celebrate each year – it is more important to me than my birthday, because it is the date I really feel my life was put into perspective and started to make sense. I gained peace with myself and those around me.
The three of us spent my anniversary chatting, laughing and nibbling on sweet treats. As my ‘special’ anniversary, I’d decided to say thank you to them with something special – The Gourmet Fruit Experience. Now, this may seem an odd way to celebrate to you, but it was in a fruit market that the realization of needing to open up my heart to God came again, surrounded by all the wonders of nature that He has provided us to eat. The gift basket was a wonderful reminder for us all. It was delicious too! So my advice to you would be it is never too late to open up your heart to God and it is never too late to tell dear friends how much you appreciate them.