Confession: I have had an issue with Mother Mary
Poem: The Night That Jesus Took Me
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The night that Jesus took me
Firmly by the hand
He pulled me with my bitterness
Across the sinking sand
And as I fought and screamed aloud
His hands would grip me tighter
He pulled me over rocks and dirt
Through pointed thorns and briars
Shouting out, “My God please stop!”
“I can’t stand it any longer!”
“Why would you do this thing to me?”
His grip got only stronger
His stride had gotten quicker
And I couldn’t keep the pace
I fell down on my knees again
As tears poured down my face
Then finally He stopped and then
He gently let me go
I stood up with my broken heart
I simply had to know
Then my God reached out to me
And turned my head around
For everything behind me
Was now burning to the ground
“I’ve come to save you once again,
But how easy it would it be?”
“If you left behind your bitterness
and simply walked with Me”
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About the Author
My name is Robert Hug. I am a 44 year old cradle Catholic. Like many, I fell away from the Church and relied on my own “intellect” and “abilities” to forge my way through life. After two failed marriages and raising a daughter on my own for 15 years, God decided to have mercy on me and give me the grace that I so badly needed but did not deserve. He saved me from a life of destruction and into a slow and gradual reentry back into the Church. The first step was through the prayers of others and books that my parents gave me. I reluctantly read and studied and asked God to help me. After years of being “taken to the woodshed” by God, I was finally able to see my own faults for what they were. A complete rebellion of pride and egotism. The next step was meeting my wife. A practicing Baptist with the heart of gold and the patience it took to wait for me to understand. Both of us build each other up each day and try our best to put our life, future, health and our kid’s future in God’s hands. After my annulment was final and I was able to receive my first formal forgiveness and communion in almost 15 years, I have been on fire ever since for the Word and for the life which I had so carelessly thrown aside. Through this blog I wish to help others who wish to become closer to our Savior and dedicate their lives daily to the Lord with simple and helpful, spirit filled actions. I wish to be honest and help others with similar thoughts after being gone from the Church so long. .
I also volunteer and am on the board of directors for Birthright of Memphis. This national organization helps woman in crisis pregnancy with recourses, necessities, mentoring and classes so they will be able to choose life over abortion.
I am also a 3rd degree member of The Knights of Columbus.
