The Way of Grace: Finding God on the Path of Surrender (Renovare Resources)

by Glandion Carney

“As your priest, today I need to make a confession. I have Parkinson’s disease. I have been covering up my weakness, and I need to share it openly. I’m trying to accept it as a grace. I hope you will pray for me.” Many came up afterward to speak to me: “My weakness is drug addiction,” “My weakness is pornography,” “My weakness is controlling others,” “My weakness is alcoholism.” We wept together, held by a powerful cord of acceptance and confession. The spiritual director in me wanted to sit down with each of them over a cup of coffee to validate their experiences of integrity, honesty and true confession. You see, my conviction is that we don’t walk alone on the path of faith. We explore it together, learning about grace, trials and new beginnings. We may have different paths on the journey, but we all end at the same destination—the discovery of God’s faithfulness in whatever we face.