i came home monday to this letter from MY MOM'S FRIEND. I was trying to 'let it go' but am still fuming about it. as background, my mom is a devote catholic and i'm agnostic (fi is atheist). her and i had several heated discussions about me not getting married in a church, but, as far as i know, she's now ok with it (or dealing with it!). anyhow, prior to the below letter, my mom's friend sent me a mass card saying she was praying for my soul and another time she sent me rosary beads. i have no problem with her beliefs - to each his own, i say - but i do have a problem with her pushing them on me...especially since i never talk to her, she knows i don't agree with her/my mother's beliefts, and the topic of religion has never come up in any shape or form with her. i have no idea how to handle this situation... i don't know if i should let it go like i did with the other two letters or if i need to do something about it so that i don't continue to receive these mailings from her.
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any suggestions would be welcome.
'There’s no doubt about it. You have everything. He gave you everything from the first moment when He breathed a soul into that fertilized egg in your mother’s womb and added all the other characteristics of a healthy body, potential for physical beauty, sharp mental aptitude, outgoingness and zest for living. His other great gift of free will was given to you then. You have it all.
He also gave you the grace to be born into a family where the holy sacrament of baptism would be given to you. That sacrament brought you into the Church and you became a “Child of God.” No light matter, that! Once in, you’re in forever – faithful or unfaithful, loving it or hating it – you are a daughter of the Church and a Child of God. And why did He call you, of all people in the world? Why did He give you all those abilities and good looks and attractive nature? I don’t have to tell you. You probably already know it – because He loves you, He’s crazy about you and nothing you do or say will ever change that.
You know, we all go through periods in our lives when we turn our backs on Him and on His Church. We say, “Hey, nobody is telling me what to do!” Sooner or later (maybe 10, 20, 50 years) He picks us up, brushes us off, kisses us again and again, rejuvenates our soles and leads us back to Himself. What does He want for us? Heaven –happiness with Him for all eternity. Why did He give us His Church? Simply to show us the way to Him.
That’s why I’m begging you, with tears and supplications, to come back to the Heart of Jesus. He loves you so much. Don’t turn your back on Him by marrying outside the Church. All the blessings and joy He wants to give you, if only you will let Him.
Sincerely and with affection,
XXXX'
