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My Journey in Faith!
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I have been a believer in God and Jesus all my life. I've had some things happen to me over the years that have very much challenged my faith and caused me to sometimes doubt even the existence of God. For example, in my early twenties, I lost my mother to Cancer. She was 47 when she died and she loved me and my sisters as much as anything in the world. I remember praying day and night that she would live and although I could not understand how we could lose her, I was able to keep my faith intact. Years later I lost my cousin Darren in a car accident. He was only 17 years old. His car was not even moving when the accident occurred but he and 5 other young people perished in an instant. Darren was like a younger brother to me and I could not see how this could be part of God's plan. Then I lost my sister, Pat, to Cancer also. She passed away when she was 47 years old, just like our mom. These incidents caused me to doubt that there could be a loving God behind all of this. I tried to regain my faith but at times it seemed like nothing in life mattered anymore.
I started to have conversations with God, trying to hear him speak and I began reading the Holy Bible. I started to think about how many blessings I had in my life. I cherish my wife, Josephine, whose deep faith in Jesus inspires me every day, and I love my two wonderful children deeply. I am also richly blessed by my large extended family and my network of friends. Every Sunday, we now attend a unique, non-denominational, Bible-based church in New Canaan, Connecticut, named Grace Community Church. We enjoy this community of God-loving people of all faiths as we listen to the highly inspirational words of our pastor, Cliffe Knechtle. His "Give me an Answer" sessions address the most difficult questions of faith people have. Cliffe visits colleges and universities across the country sharing the Word of God to students, where he answers their most intriguing (and highly challenging) questions. This Rendition is about my own Journey in Faith. - Frank LaFauci  |
 
My Journey in Faith
When I was just a youngster, the age of four or five My faith in God and Jesus, was very much alive And as I got through grade school, I knew that God was real The thought that he was guarding me had such a great appeal And when I got to high school, my faith would not subside, It helped me look inside myself and put aside my pride But when I reached my twenties, it seemed I was attacked I tried to stay in focus, and keep my faith intact But when I lost my mother, when I was twenty three I thought the world had ended, she had such love for me And then I lost my cousin, who had a heart of gold He lost his life one fateful night at seventeen years old I still miss little Darren, by now he'd be a man It led to doubts about my God, could that have been His plan? And then I lost my sister Pat, who lost her life to Cancer I searched so hard for many years but couldn't find an answer Events like these affected me, my Faith in God was shattered Although I tried to keep my Faith, nothing really mattered Then each and every day I tried, to talk to my creator Trying to remind myself, that nothing could be greater Happily, I need to say those conversations mattered They helped me learn to soon forget the days my Faith was shattered I thank the Lord for what I have… my children and my wife At 56, I know that I have lived a happy life I want to worship every day the God I've never seen I follow the example of my sweetheart, Josephine My friends at Grace encourage me… to God they help connect me And if I start to doubt my faith, I turn to Cliffe Knechtle
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