Finding God’s Love through someone who found God’s Love

I thought I would share with you some of those little treasures that I sometimes meet along the way on my journey! It is always beautiful to be among people who welcome me with warm and inviting arms at my speaking engagements. I always feel the comfort of what it is like to be among family members, as I witness the love in everyone's faces. Many people tell me they were inspired by my story, but sometimes maybe it is a chance moment in time that inspires me. Recently, a gentleman who was given the duty to drive me back to my destination touched me so deeply when he began sharing his experience with me in the car. He kept shouting for joy, telling me "I am on fire with the love of God right now and I can't wait to tell my wife; she was right to ask me to come..."

He then shared that one time in his life, many years ago, he was not satisfied with his life and wanted to end it. I asked him what happened to make him feel that way? He told me, "I was not satisfied with anything in my life, my accomplishments...anything. I hated myself; I was full of pride. Things had to go how I wanted them to go, no matter who got hurt along the way, and if they didn't work out, I couldn't handle it." Then I asked him how that all changed, and he said, "I attended a spiritual weekend retreat, and after that, somehow I got to understand that God loves me for who I AM and forgives me for anything in my past, and with that, I got back my life back...” He continued, "I don't have much, but I am a wealthy man for knowing that God loves me this much, and that He died for me too...."

He further told me how he was incapable of loving anyone before that experience, and he said, "After that weekend, I went home and for the first time in nine years of marriage, I fell in love with my wife. I finally understood and was grateful for the gift she was in my life from God!" Wow!

For a while, I have been saying this prayer daily and more than ever, I want to say it with even more zeal. If you wish, please join me in your daily prayers and mean it with all your heart. "Dear Father God, help me to know how you love me, and please increase my love for you so that I love you as you deserve to be loved, Amen".

Thank you for being my friend.

Immaculée