College_Essay

The Time I Met God Most people on this world cannot show how much they believe in God. Even I, a person that is well into his faith, have a hard time showing belief in God. So I tried my very best to gain more belief in him. One of the most influential experiences that happened during my life was partaking in Confirmation classes. This defining period of my life helped me to meet God and showed me the “good” that God has given us. I took these classes for two years prior to my senior year. I received the sacrament of Confirmation in May of my junior year. By that time I found myself closer to God and I actually saw God, in everyone. His works and goodness were shown by everyone around and it showed me that God really did make us in his image. It made me realize that you are able to see God every day. For me this happened during my Confirmation day and the most interesting time when I saw God was when the Bishop held his hand out and blessed us all. I was able to see God through him and it was such a beautiful experience. I felt that God himself was reaching his hand out towards us, giving us an invitation into his kingdom. During Confirmation Class, I participated in several activities that in some way changed my life. These activities included going to church, doing community service, and going on retreats. Although I participated in these activities, only a few of them actually made a difference in my life, and those activities were participating in retreats. These retreats could be considered as going to a place of solitude and a place where a person can meet God face to face. When going to a retreat, one had to leave all of their cherished belongings at home in order for that person to feel something during the retreat. Sometimes I didn’t really understand that rule, but when I went to my first retreat I understood why a person had to do such a thing. By leaving their belongings, it allows them to have no obstructions during the retreat. Having such obstructions would keep them from meeting God since in reality most people only pay attention to what they own. When I participated in my first retreat, I was quite hesitant to go because I did not want to leave my personal belongings at home. But I felt something in my heart that told me I had to go and so I did. Everything in the retreat was breathtaking and wonderful. The food was quite delicious and the activities during the retreat were fun and enjoyable but at the same time they taught a life lesson. The retreat also included skits that were based on real life situations. One of the skits that made moved my heart was a skit about a son and his family. This skit talked about the pressures of being a teenager and it showed that if you have faith in God everything would become better. At the end of this retreat, we as a confirmation class had to go in front of our parents and let our feelings out. On that day I let all of my feelings out and realized that by doing this I began to cry. For all my years I tried to hold back my tears but on that day it was different. I could see God in front of me, giving me warmth and happiness. I felt so good at the end of the day and I was able to do something that I have never done before and that is hug my father. This important part of my life helped me meet God and because of that, my faith in Him has become stronger.