When God Leads Us Outside Our Comfort Zones
As I look back over my life, there are three things I said I would never do in my life - become Catholic, charismatic, or speak publicly about anything. Fifteen years ago this Easter, God called me to the Catholic Church - to a place that would stretch me beyond my wildest imagination. I have found a Church that is so universal as to allow me to embark on the next two items in the list. In this Church, I found a place where all forms of worship - contemplative, charismatic, works of mercy, different tribes and tongues could all find a home with the same Savior. I was no longer choosing one denomination or another, because I could find things that were important to all of them in one universal church, as they all found their roots in the same place. It brought me enormous healing and an expansiveness of spirit. By nature, I have tended toward the more contemplative dimensions of the faith, but over the past year, I began attending charismatic meetings in our chapel. Thi...
