Cedartown, GA
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This report comes to us from team leader Zackary with our team in Cedartown, GA:
Out on our family weekly run to the local laundromat, we met a lady named Edith who was a nomad living in her hippie van traveling the US in search of the truth. In her journey she explained that she had found a christ. I began speaking with her about this and the true Christ, Jesus. After more in depth conversations, I learned that Edith had Catholic parents, but was never raised Catholic. She also had a distaste for “organized religion”. We spoke more about that.
In the midst of the laundry, she shared that while living in the desert she had begun praying and finding rocks shaped like hearts, and asked if my children wanted to pick one out, of course I accepted and also gathered gifts of my own. With her vibrant colors and personality I selected the best rosaries from my car that matched as well as a couple crucifixes and Miraculous Medals. After asking if she’d like to accept, I shared that this was our family ministry, why we do it and that we wanted to share that with her. I then also shared my testimony of God’s love and mercy in my own life, and how in the Catholic Faith and in the body of Christ we are called to communion with other believers. I then proceeded to share the OCIA start and our local churches info and invited her to come and see.
At the end of this talk, I did learn more about her and how her view of Christ and the Church was skewed and that she had a “spiritual “ belief that was infringing on her faith, modern tarot and connecting to the “divine”. This was not present in our conversation. I know if she surrendered truly that she would find the fullness in faith but I will leave that work to the Holy Spirit after planting the seed. I ask anyone who reads this to please pray for her on her journey and that she may find the truth, and that she can see Jesus is the only way. I would also ask that this be a reminder that we cannot allow ourselves to become rude or harsh when dealing with people’s souls just because we disagree. We speak the truth in love and allow the Holy Spirit that right to convict.
Praised be Jesus Christ!