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I am sitting here in my little studio apartment listening to "Here I Am" by Tom Booth and thinking about the 4 day retreat I went to 2 months ago in Chicago...I miss the people I got to know there and while all of us said we would keep in touch I have not heard from anyone yet I have not written to any one either. I also just read a wonderful post on a messageboard I frequent. I will post it all on it's own because I feel it is just that special. I have been doing a lot of thinking lately mostly about how lucky I am that God does not give up on us and that He give 4th and 5th and however many chances we need. I have messed up big time a lot in my life. Last Friday was when I crawled back onto the Path and taking up my journey with Christ whole-heartedly, because for the last 2 months it was just a half-hearted, not even maybe 1/8 hearted attempt because I was mad at Him for not allowing me to be able to do what I wanted to do with my life. But I reconciled with Him, went to confession and Holy Eucharist and am back in His Grace. I have realized that life is so much better when you walk hand in hand with Christ the King! I feel sad that many of the people I am and used to be friends with do not have Christ in their lives. You see I used to live life as a pagan and for too many years of my life I turned my back on Christ. I am sad looking back on it because those are years that I can not get back and who knows what I could have accomplished had I been walking with Christ. I want to invite all the non-believers I know to see Christ as I see him I want to challenge them to turn in their multi-god belief systems for one true God who rules all and loves all no matter what. I learned that the pagan gods all wanted or required something for whatever you ask for and sometimes those requests were dangerous and taxing, but Christ does not ask us to do anything for Him but love and believe in Him. He died for us of His own free will and asked for nothing in return. How awesome is that?!? I know that I may upset some of my friends who do not share my beliefs, but this is the Truth!