My new way.

I normally would not have a religious post, so if it will offend anyone, I'm sorry, but you may want to keep reading. Even if you do not believe what I do, maybe this will touch you.

Let me start off by saying, I've always gone to church. The thing is though, I never WANTED to be there, and I think that took away from my experience. I haven't gone as much recently, and I always say I'm 'too busy' to go, but not anymore. Jesus sacrificed Himself for us, so I can give an hour of my life to him. Whatever happens in that hour can wait. I'm making myself a promise from this day forward to go to Mass every Sunday, no matter what may be going on. There are 4 Masses every Sunday, so I have plenty of opportunity. I think this is the best thing for me right now. I have a crazy time in my life coming up VERY quickly [picking colleges, graduating, etc.] and I think the thing that will get me through that is my faith. I also believe that my faith will get me through the entire rest of my life, past senior year, past college,

and into my adult life.

People claim, 'Why would I believe in something I have never seen or experienced?' You see and experience the extreme power of Christ every time you see a new baby, every time the seasons change, every time something in your life is going right, or even when something in you life may be going wrong, but somehow you find the strength to continue. I personally can say I have experience a miracle, no matter how big or small, it still counts. That's how I will continue to live my life, as if everything is a miracle, great or small.

I have to give a shout out to those whose blogs I have been reading, because it is because of you and your stories that I have refound my faith. The stories of your families, and your miracles have touched me, and I cannot believe anything but the fact that it was meant to be. I do not know how I came across each of your blogs, but I did, and they changed me as a person, in a good way.

Hope you are all doing well, and I hope that no matter your faith and your beliefs, this has touched you.

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P.S. I am currently on the search for a purity ring, so if any of you happen to come across one you think I would find meaning in, please let me know.