Fr. Greg and I have been texting on and off today. Things have been REALLY rough over the last few days. I ended up cutting pretty bad last night. I was on the verge of telling my parents I needed to go to the hospital. I told him that last night and today he texted me asking how far I was from DC. I told him it's about 8 hours and asked why he wanted to know. He told me that if DC wasn't expecting 20 inches of snow, he was going to take a road trip out here because he was worried about me. That meant a lot. I never thought he'd be willing to do that, but now I know that he really would do anything for me. Here are some of the texts he sent me throughout the day as we were talking that really made me realize I'm loved.
"So you have at least 5 people who love you deeply and want you to quit cutting, and that's not enough to quit?"
"By the way, I love you and think the world of you." I asked him why he thought the world of a boring 19-year-old college kid and here's how he responded: "Because you have a great heart and truly want to grow in holiness...Not every 19-year-old reaches out to a priest as much as you do. It's a sign of you reaching out to Christ. Your question a moment ago reminded me of this and how amazing you are."
"Catherine England, some of the holiest people in the church are those who are trying to get out of serious sin...They keep coming to the church, open to Grace. That's you right now at 19...It impresses me more than you know. Trust me, it's impressive and inspiring."
It meant a lot to hear that from him. Fr. Greg is one of the people I respect most in my life. He saved my life with the blessing he did over me during the March for Life last year. I have never met a man more open to God than Fr. Greg. I completely trust him in every way. He has changed my life and shown me that God can work through people. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for all of his encouragement and faith in me. He thinks way more highly of me than I think of myself. Fr. Greg is one of those few people who it would absolutely devastate me if I let him down. God placed Fr. Greg in my life at the time when I needed someone to lead me to Him, and I can't imagine a better person to do that.
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