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THE DESIRE FOR GOD IS WRITTEN ON OUR HEARTS

 

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      "I see that in every respect you are very religious."

                                                            Acts 17:22

 

God Took Me By Surprise

- Rebellious, Wandering and Bored!

     "Following my easy shedding, at age 17, of what I thought was Christianity, I became over the next seven years of spiritual anarchy self centered, indulgent, impatient, concupiscent, and increasingly desperate ---  a perfect child of the 20th century.

       But on the ship sailing home to (Canada), I began seriously thinking of God, finally acknowledging the utter futility of trying to center my life around me. I admitted that I needed someone, something, other than myself to give purpose and meaning to my life. In short I needed God.

       Once I uttered that prayer (although I did not realize it was a prayer) the rest came gradually. Logic drove me on. Did I believe there was a God who created the universe? Yes, because I did not believe the universe created itself. Did I believe that he had sent his Son to die for our sins and rise from the dead to give us everlasting life? Yes, because I did not believe that Christ was either a liar or a madman, but hat he said he was, the Son of God. Did I bleieve the Bible was the divine word? Yes, because it came from the Father, Son and Holy Sspirit. Were all churches the same, or was there one true Church for me? That, I decided, would require investigation."

 

(Lee Edward's investigation led him to join the Catholic Church at age 26.)

Lee Edwards, Crisis Magazine, January 1994, pages 20-21