Testimony of Viv

Good evening, everyone I just LOVE sharing how Jesus changed me into a new person….and still working on me…
It it is such a privilege to share with you how Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament healed me and changed my life
 At 15 I walked away from my faith and from the Church.
In my young adult years
I was anti religion
I was anti the Catholic Church, and I made many bad decisions, living a life that offended God.
I often felt alone.
I was afraid of many things especially dying, and I had a very poor sense of self-worth.
I was confused.
I was lost,
but I knew I needed something.
When I was 41 a wise person suggested I search for truth.
This search took me to all kinds of places and one night I found myself in a Catholic church at a healing service.
Interestingly the Blessed Sacrament was exposed on the altar.
I did NOT REALLY KNOW what this meant but had a vague recollection from my school days.
As the preacher prayed for the Holy Spirit to heal us, I said to the God I did not really know.
“I’ll take everything you have to give me”.
At that moment the Holy Spirit overwhelmed me with his Grace, and He has not stopped giving since.
In an instant it became clear to me that Jesus was God, not just an historical figure.
He was TRUTH with a capital T and He was Lord! He is the TRUTH I was searching for!
Before long I knew that He was my Saviour and most trusted friend.
 From that moment on I had a strong attraction to Jesus in the Tabernacle, and I learned what Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament meant.
I experienced the readiness of God’s forgiveness and the tenderness of his love.
I could not stay away.
I came to understand that it was Jesus, present in the Blessed Sacrament who had healed my heart.
 In the following days, weeks, months the Holy Spirit began the work of teaching me all I had missed out on in the
previous years.
It seemed like my feet hardly touched the ground for a very long time and every spare moment I had I spent with
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
There I made all my decisions with the Lord.
Fear and confusion were replaced by Jesus’ Peace and a strong sense of Purpose.
I came to realise the Lord was with me, I wasn’t alone and there was no need to be afraid or anxious. In His presence
He was restoring me physically, mentally, and spiritually, setting me free from fear, insecurity, anxiety, sin, and all
that separated me from God.

I got involved in a Parish and its various ministries.
 Some years later I discovered Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration.
It was no accident ….  the Lord had been preparing me for this for years.
To discover a chapel that was always open was bliss.
I began to commit myself to regular holy hours, where my newfound faith was nurtured and flourished. (grew)
Like the title of this Program,’ Peace, be still’, these words are so relevant to me…when I go into an adoration chapel,
the peace that Jesus imparts is palpable. I am finally still. For an hour, I am free from the fast-paced noisiness of life.
In the stillness I can move into the place of true encounter with our Lord, where I can tell Him everything and where I
can hear Him whisper to my heart. Even in times where my prayer time seems unproductive, I am now certain that
Jesus is doing more than I can ever imagine for me and for the world, in response to me simply coming into His
presence.

I really LOVE being a Catholic now!
I can go to Mass every day if I like … and I do like to!
It’s phenomenal that in every Mass at the elevation, when the Priest offers the Body and Blood of Christ to the
Father, I can do that too in my heart, participating in a Cosmic Event that affects all humanity, and glorifying the
Father as He deserves.
In adoration-same thing, when I kneel or sit before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I am lifting Him up in love and
participating in the fulfilment of Jesus’ promise ‘when I am lifted up will draw all men to Myself’
My holy hour brings grace to all humanity and that means to my family and loved ones as well. As long as I still know
people who have not accepted Christ or are living in His Peace, I will continue to go to my holy hours …. Till the day I
die, I am sure!

In the early days of my conversion the thing that distressed me most was being separated from Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament, finding church doors locked.
I’m now passionately committed through my work with the Apostles of Perpetual Adoration to help ensure that
everyone, from their earliest years, has access to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, where:
I know He is truly present.
I know he answers our prayers and our pleas for help.
I know he invites ALL people to come to Him.
It’s where He heals us and all of humanity.
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament works miracles, expect miracles from Him!
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is our healer and is continually calling each one of us into His Presence.

Viv (Western Australia)