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At Renewal Ministries’ 2017 Gathering, Sr. Ann Shields discussed the need for \u201cour faith to grow\u201d and \u201cour roots to go deep.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a way it\u2019s easier to live in faith when the world supports you,\u201d she said. \u201cBut that\u2019s not the case right now. Ask God every day: \u2018Increase my faith.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Sr. Ann\u2019s recommendation for deepening faith include reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church <\/em>and Scripture, going to Reconciliation, and receiving the Eucharist.<\/p>\n

Sr. Ann explained that following Jesus and His Word allows His light to shine in us. She shared almost a dozen Scripture verses that supported the theme of doing the Father\u2019s will, which can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She shared a quote from Sr. Ruth Burrows on faith, which describes it as \u201ca sustained decision to take God with utter seriousness as the God of my life. . . . (and) a decision to shift the center of our lives from ourselves to Him, to forgo self-interest and to make His interest, His will our sole concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sr. Ann asked, \u201cIs our life filled with adoration and worship of God? Or is it kept to something we think we can handle?\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cThe Lord says, \u2018Open your heart to me, because I have so much to give you. But it has to be what He wants, how He wants\u2014\u2018not my will, but yours be done.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis will\u2014that\u2019s what brings life out of darkness,\u201d concluded Sr. Ann. \u201cWhen we\u2019re able to say, \u2018Lord, I give You my children, my marriage, my godchildren, my friends\u2014be it done unto me according to Your word. It\u2019s a hard prayer to pray, but my call is to surrender, and then He will use me, and then the light will shine in the darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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