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She Got the Gift of Evangelization
By Carole | November 13, 2008
Today, I got a phone call from a woman who had been through the Born of the Spirit seminar that finished two weeks ago. She had news: “I got the gift of evangelization.”
Here’s what happened. She works in a parish. Whereas, once upon a time, the presence of adolescent youth would have intimidated her, she had an experience this past week that was lifechanging for her, and for a number of young people in the parish. There is a school that serves underprivileged students near the parish, and recently the religion class came to the parish for a tour–these would have been 10-11 years old. When my friend was giving the tour, she showed them around the place, showed them the altar where the priest “turns the bread into Jesus” (she said, “I don’t say he turns it into communion, I say he turns it into Jesus.”) Anyway, at the end of the tour she said, “Since you’ve been so good, I have something very special to show you.” She led them into the adoration chapel, and introduced them to Jesus. She explained that, in the move Spiderman, Peter Parker has a disguise–it’s really Peter Parker, but he is disguised as Spiderman. Jesus also has a disguise–he disguises himself as bread, but it’s really Jesus.
The kids were quite amazed by this. The next day, three young girls came back to the Church to pay a visit to Jesus, but the door on the chapel was locked. Providentially, my friend happened to be there, and she let them in for a few minutes. She noticed a little sniffing and thought the girls might have a cold, but when they emerged, they were actually in tears. She asked if they were alright, and one of them remarked, “Oh, we just have some troubles at home.” “Well,” she replied. ” You came to just the right person–Jesus is so pleased that you came to him.” The next day the girls were back again. My friend has made arrangements to open the chapel for them when they come–and the last time, there were 10 of them–all wanting a little time with Jesus.
The Holy Spirit is the principle agent of evangelization. My friend opened her heart to the Holy Spirit in a new way this year, and he has put her to work, capturing the hearts of the young people.
Thank you God.
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November 13th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
What a beautiful story, and how amazingly the Holy Spirit works.
November 14th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Awesome! The story gives me shivers.