Intro to Reflections of a Broken Soul
It’s been a few years since there was really any activity on Credo… While it wasn’t filled with plentiful content, there was typically the weekly update or reflection that centered on young adult groups or deepening your faith during key moments of the liturgical year for Catholics. But as my family and I left South Carolina to begin a new life in Ohio, the ministry of Credo took a pause. You could describe it even as if it were placed at the lowest point in the priority list. While that is a true observation, the ministry of Credo has never left my mind, and the intention to build on what was a calling from God during 2020 has never ceased to exist.
Looking back over the last few years, I have come to realize that what may have seemed to be an end of a calling, a new direction, a change in priority, was rather a renewal of spirit. You can’t build something that has a weak foundation, and the foundation that I was building Credo on was not strong. Sometimes you can look at something, and it appears to be in excellent condition…well-built, strong, and thriving. But when you begin to do a closer inspection at a deeper level, you realize that there are cracks in the foundation, but it is hidden by the nice aesthetics.
Looking at my life at the time, I had two young children with one an energetic two year old and a five month old that required a level of intention that my wife, Mary, and I did not expect. Needless to say, the amount of times we were tested was extraordinary. In a way, it is like someone performing an inspection. Stress tests were performed, and each test revealed a new crack in the foundation.
While I plan to go into more details on the journey of my life in the future, a fast forward to today has revealed that even a foundation that is cracked and stressed can be repaired and strengthened.
Would you believe it if I told you that the testing and challenges of the last few years have changed the future in a dramatic 180 degree turn?
Reflections of a Broken Soul is meant to enlighten and inspire those who are in search for something more, who are tested by the challenges of life, and seek to be renewed. Join me as we walk through life together, helping to repair our own foundation to truly strengthen our lives, relationships, and faith.
Know that while the activity of Credo has been quiet over the last several years, a renewed mission and a repaired foundation has laid the framework for something truly special to occur. And the beautiful thing about it is that it is not me driving it, but rather God is in control. He drives better than I could ever drive.
