Revisiting the Rosary

It has been some time since I had rosary beads for my confirmation, that my dad (who was not practicing any religion at that time) had given me a beautiful set of rosary beads. I had kept these for some time, but never really took any notice of them. In fact, I was not really even sure what they were used for back then. I just recalled that they looked liked the plastic pink necklace my great-grandmother kept by her bedside. It was not until I was much older that I realized how to pray the rosary. By that time, I had no idea what had happened to this beautiful gift my dad had given to me, out of respect for what I was accomplishing at the time.
I just decided that was that, and never gave it another thought.

Recently I have been encouraged to start praying the rosary again, which for me would be the first time, on a more regular basis.
Well, I recalled from high school, when I used to attend a yearly teen retreat, that there was a Church run gift shop downtown that sold items like this. I found out that all of their proceeds went to their Church. Well, that settled it, I was going to take the small trek downtown to pick-up my very own rosary and see what all the hype was about.

I have prayed the rosary twice since I made this purchase just a week ago. The feeling that I had each time I moved my fingers from bead to bead, and said the Hail Mary, a small weight was lifted from my soul. This was a feeling that I had only ever had inside the Church before.
I would highly suggest that if anyone, who believes in the power of God, try to make praying the rosary a habit in their lives, even if just once a week, or when they need a little extra strength of spirit. It is truly a powerful practice.


If there is anyone else out there who is reading this, or any of my future posts, and is either struggling with their faith and needs someone to share their fears and doubts with, or anyone who just wants to share words of encouragement and faith so that everyone can hear, please don't hesitate to leave a note on this blog. This is not just for me, but for anyone who needs to know that they are truly not alone out there and someone else may be going through the same things that they are now, or have gone through the same things in the past.




Thank you all of listening and Gold Bless!