Meridith Kirk and Family
A New Convert of 3 Weeks writes about Protestant Church Services, the Saints and more…
Meredith and I have had a conversation by email over the last few days as Janet and I were on our way to Israel. She shared her conversion with us and asked a few questions. Here is part of our conversation. She is a remarkable woman and and excited new convert to the Catholic Church. Enjoy!
Thank you Steve! I pray the Lord will continue growing in my heart and teaching me. I came home to the Catholic Church Oct. 21st….three weeks ago. Since then I have had 15 communions. What I’m going through now I describe as this:
Before, as a Protestant, I had the Lord, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit.
One day.. Jesus walked me to this HUGE Ballroom. He opened these gigantic doors and when he opens the doors…he says…meet your family. There I see standing before me with open arms of joy… Mary, Joseph, the disciples, the patriarchs of old, and all the saints….just waiting for me!
It’s so overwhelming to know that as I lean on the Lord in all things…I get to rest in arms of many great saints too. And…I get to finally eat at the table with them all!! It’s amazing. 
Part of the reason I left Protestantism is because of the emotionalism (which I was involved in during my twenties and early thirties) and the identity that the Protestants were creating for themselves by there many ‘movements’ (emerging church, healing ministries, etc) and the atmosphere within the church on a given Sunday morning.
One day I said to my husband during our normal Protestant church service, “What is the difference between this and the world?” Nothing!
The “seek friendly” churches, as Protestants call them, has become so caught up in ‘numbers’, ‘money’, and the worldly appeal (coffee bars, rock concerts, XBoxes…all within the church during a service)….that they are willing to compromise the genuine work of the Holy Spirit and trade it in for the counterfeit of the world. The veil of the counterfeit has been removed from my eyes.
Now, I must pray for all my dear Christian friends…who don’t see the truth of it all, especially those who do not like the way the emerging Protestant church is going.
Wonder what Martin Luther would think of all this?
I once loved the sound of a mighty wind and the feel of an earthquake….however….the ‘still small voice’ has won me over.
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Meredith Kirk (http://www.meredithkirk.com) She holds a BA from Coastal Carolina University in Public Relations, and BA in Biblical Counseling from Trinity Bible College. Meredith is also one of the ‘Most Beautiful Women in Golf 2014-2015′ by Golf.com and ‘Best Golf Teachers Under 40′ by Golf Digest 2014-2015, Mrs. South Carolina 2014, and recently ranked 3rd in South Carolina by Golf Digest as one of the state’s Best Teachers.Meredith was also recently featured in the May issue of Golf Magazine as, ‘Innovator of the Year 2015’ for her creation of a non profit organization that helps children ages 14 and under receive fitted golf equipment at no cost.
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