Healing Stories | Steven & Kathleen

Back in 2019, Christine and Margo told me about how the parish would focus on healing and invited me to attend a healing service. I have been volunteering as "Chef Steve," and my heart was heavy with anger and resentment, remnants of a career change forced upon me. I’d grown comfortable in my bitterness, a sour note in conversations, my friends often sidestepping my sharp edges. When one of them gently asked, “Are you okay?” I could see the concern; I knew the truth was hard to hide.

When I was prayed over, I immediately felt warmth, wrapping around my heart like a tender embrace. I entered into a peaceful state and felt something moving around and being released. I was fully awake and aware, but I entered into a holy space. My spirit broke free from the self-imposed walls I had built. Though prayer had always been a deep connection for me, it had been ages since I truly allowed myself to dive into that intimacy. 

The grace that I received was the ability to Let It Go! Let go of my hate. Let go of my anger. Let go of my resentment. For years, I thought holding onto these feelings would strike back at those who had wronged me, but in reality, it was I who was suffering. It was like putting on correction glasses after years of accepting the blurriness. I could see how things as they were, not as a personal attack against me. I started to see the love and good in the world around me and I leaned hard into that. Not wanting to let that love go.

Healing Service - English
Last Mondays | 7-8pm
Immaculate Conception Chapel