It's a marathon - not a one day training session
What real power looks like
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“And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all.” (Luke 6:19)
The power of Christ that flowed from him while he walked on earth has not stopped. The faucet of grace, healing, mercy, and resurrection has not been turned off simply because he is in heaven. We still can reach out for him, to “touch” him, and to experience Him. When we seek to draw near to Christ then He draws near to us. There are illusions of power and grandeur all around us. The news promulgates the image of power held within politicians and celebrities. Nature will showcase power within the beauty of mountains, strength of water, and damage of wind. Real and all-encompassing power resides within God and God alone.
Are you hungry? He can rain manna down from heaven. Are you thirsty? He brings forth water from rocks. Are you lonely? He is always near you. Are you struggling financially? He owns the cattle on a thousand hills and can multiply the remnants in your cabinet. He is not limited in resources. Do you need to feel accepted? He has adopted you as His child. Whatever area of your life that is broken, wounded, or bleeding, the Lord can heal.
True power is one that changes lives. It is one that can change one’s destiny, alter one’s eternal path, and reach the depths of a heart impenetrable by any other. There is no area of your life that Christ cannot heal. What do you need Him to heal? He has the power to do it.
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Amelia Monroe Carlson graduated from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. Being raised as a Methodist during her early years, it was not until she entered college where she began to take her faith seriously. She was baptized as a Southern Baptist in Muscle Shoals, AL and began immediately serving in international missions and in the church.
During college, she became the Co-founder of an International Ministry, where she spent time traveling and speaking to church groups and in large conferences. She authored a Bible study and traveled abroad on mission work. She sat on the Mid-South Interfaith Conferences in Mississippi, where she defended the faith and discussed beliefs with leaders of various religions.
After a business trip to Washington D.C., where she was introduced to a former Baptist who converted to the Catholic Church, she was placed on a journey to enter into the Catholic Church.
Amelia is a military wife and currently residents with her husband and daughter in Tennessee. She is a nine time award winning journalist, receiving press awards for various categories including investigative journalism, best news coverage, and best single feature. It is her desire to help Catholics, particularly Cradle Catholics, see the beauty in their faith which converts see and appreciate the fullness of truth which the Church has held and guarded throughout history. It is her desire all Catholics fall as much in love with Jesus as she is, and love the Church to a greater capacity than they could imagine.
Amelia taught PRE for 4-6 grade at St. Mary Catholic Church in Bolivar, Tennessee from 2014-2016. She served as Youth Director at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Somerville, Tennessee in 2017-2018. She now teaches 7th grade (1st year Confirmation) PRE class at St. Philip. She's also a writer and frequent podcast guest on Our Warpath.
She has a strong devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Francis de Sales, St. Padre Pio and St. Maximilian Kolbe.
To contact Amelia for speaking inquiries at conferences, retreats, or parishes contact her via social media on Facebook (Amelia Monroe Carlson), Twitter (@2_catholic ) or send a text to: (731)518-6923.
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