On a sad Christmas Day in a disco, after a long time, I met a friend. “How are you?” he asked me
“What do you want me to say? Plants grow, I don’t do that either.”
“why don’t you try with Jesus?” he suggested
“Jesus? Where is Jesus in this place full of drug addicted, perverted, selfish, gay people?”
He insisted onsuggesting me to read the Bible, the book where I’d have found Jesus; so I began my reading.
My friend Salvatore stayed close to me, he took care of me, teaching me the beautiful truth of the Gospel. One night I decided to go to a meeting with my cousin. I don’t remember anything of the sermon, but a song touched me deeply, through my bones, making me burst into tears.
I wasn’t very devoted, but when I entered a catholic church no statue or image captured my eyes, exceptfor the cross. Looking at that man, nailed on a cross I felt a benefit, a heat, that made me see in a selfish and overbearing world a little bit of altruism, peace and true love. That song made me relive those feelings, bringing me to the real life. I understood I didn’t want to live for the pleasures of this world anymore. Now my gaze was on Jesus and I desired only Him, the One who’d been crucified for my sins. I came back home. My cousin, the girl I grew up with, kept going to the discos. I pray that she can have a joyful experience with Jesus, like I had.
Reading the Bible changed my relationship with my parents as well. “Good morning mom? How are you dad?”. These were new kindnesses towards my family, and I smiled at them too. After a lot of time I’d ignored them, screaming against them, because I considered them responsible of my sadness.They looked at me incredulously and perplexed, wide-eyed. “She got crazy?!” they thought “What’s happening to my daughter? It’s not normal!” Must say they were right,that wasn’t my usual behavior, but everything had changed: life, love and peace had come into my heart in the name of Jesus. The good girl that the religion made me think I was, just didn’t exist: I was lost and I needed the Savior Jesus, and God showed me the way through His Word. So I devoted myself body and soul to Jesus Christ. Now I really live, I’m not just growing like plants. I’m incredibly happy I found the love I’d always been looking for. I spent so much time “eating” the Word of God that I lost my nicotine addiction. I talked to my friends and relatives about Jesus; they were shocked by my change. I helped someone of them to accept Jesus as their personal Savior. Meantime, I met my husband and we spread the Gospel together and we’ll be doing it until the Lord comes to take us with Him. God bless you!
Lina S.