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I asked the Holy Spirit to help me, then I wrote down the Kerygma as I understand it trying not to use overused language. I was concerned that certain words and phrases will close people to the message because they think they’ve heard it all before.
I felt led to practice with my son, Bryan. I was surprised at this because he lives about six hours away and with COVID restrictions, I don’t know when I’ll see him again. Also, he claims to be agnostic.
He agreed to help me, so I prayed for a few days; then we met over the phone. Afterwards he said it sounded pretty good. Then he launched into “Why do we need an extraterrestrial to give us abusive rules that we have to live by?” I pointed out that parameters, like laws about driving a car keep us physically safe and the laws or parameters God gives us keep us spiritually safe. We talked about it for a bit then He said he hadn’t thought about it that way before.
He told me he wouldn’t pray with me, but since it was part of the assignment to go ahead and he would listen. So I prayed from my heart and thanked God for putting him in my life. I also thanked God for some of the specific gifts He gave Bryan, cited Jeremiah 29:11, and asked God to carry out His plans in Bryan’s life. Bryan wasn’t sure what to say after that, so he changed the subject.
Overall, it went better than I expected.

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I shared my story with my son. He agreed that the changes that occurred in my life could directly tie in with my turning to God. He also learned some things about me that he didn’t previously know. I think there’s still too much about me in my witness and not enough about God, since he said it was about me choosing a structure that could help me. He thought it is something that people who are searching would benefit from.

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I’m enjoying the course and learning from it, especially from the Perfect Union booklet.
Before I asked God who’s conversion I should be praying for, I immediately thought of my sons. One of my sons claims to be agnostic but searching. My other son says he is an atheist. Both are in their thirties and I’ve been praying for their conversion for quite awhile.
But when I asked God who I should pray for I was surprised to be impressed with the names of my brother and cousin. Both of them go to Mass on Sundays and both of them live almost 1200 miles away. So now, in my daily prayers, I not only specifically mention my sons by name — I also mention my brother and cousin by name. I’m looking forward to hearing about what God will do if they give Him permission.

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