Divine Indwelling
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Denominations, Catholic, Catholicism, Theology
| Author: | Clinton R. LeFort | ISBN: | 9781540185815 |
| Publisher: | NashFaith | Publication: | November 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Clinton R. LeFort |
| ISBN: | 9781540185815 |
| Publisher: | NashFaith |
| Publication: | November 3, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
“What first comes to mind when we think of the divine indwelling? When I was a teenager, I used to ask myself the same question. I had already known that God had a plan for me and that I had a Guardian Angel. These truths were part of the training I received as a young Catholic teenager growing up in a small Southwest Louisiana town called Lake Arthur, La. There were only 3000 people in my entire hometown and that seemed to be quite a few people to me then.
I frequently would reflect upon the experience of having a Guardian Angel so near to me. Also, I devoutly prayed to Mary the Mother of God, from time to time. When my conscience bothered me for doing something bad at school or to my parents, I would go to confession. These seemed to be small steps along the way of discovering the presence of God within me. Though my Guardian Angel, Mary and the saints seemed close to me, yet they remained outside me. The closest thing I had to monitor how God was working in my life was my own sense of conscience as a teenager.
I was[…]”
Excerpt From: Clinton LeFort. “Divine Indwelling.”
“What first comes to mind when we think of the divine indwelling? When I was a teenager, I used to ask myself the same question. I had already known that God had a plan for me and that I had a Guardian Angel. These truths were part of the training I received as a young Catholic teenager growing up in a small Southwest Louisiana town called Lake Arthur, La. There were only 3000 people in my entire hometown and that seemed to be quite a few people to me then.
I frequently would reflect upon the experience of having a Guardian Angel so near to me. Also, I devoutly prayed to Mary the Mother of God, from time to time. When my conscience bothered me for doing something bad at school or to my parents, I would go to confession. These seemed to be small steps along the way of discovering the presence of God within me. Though my Guardian Angel, Mary and the saints seemed close to me, yet they remained outside me. The closest thing I had to monitor how God was working in my life was my own sense of conscience as a teenager.
I was[…]”
Excerpt From: Clinton LeFort. “Divine Indwelling.”
