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Received promenade this day of the 16/01/03 in testimony concerning the path néocatéchuménal, me you the book as is.
" bonjour,
I will want to speak of my experience within the path, and I agree
so that my testimony is published under the condition to remain anonymous, thank you!
I am 22 years old, and I only remained 2 years in a community, during my,
second year of deug and my license (it is simpler for me to count
like that!). Even though this time was brief, it has sufficient to destabilize me and to me
to make reject all faith whereas I was very believer since the childhood.
A friend invited me to the catéchaise, I knew that it was the path because
she/it had already spoken of it to me. However, nothing was explained on the paper
of invitation, he/it was not said that he/it had to have a "continuation" there to the
catéchaises? I went there like believer, anxious to learn some things
on the Bible, the faith... I have been seduced very by these moments, and I signal
that of the brothers of the communities already existing participate to these meetings
for neophytes. I wondered why and I knew after it was some
some sort "to review" and also to show as people are
happy and friends in the path. Indeed, when you see people
to kiss, with big smiles, you tell yourselves that there is a very
good ambiance and you want to remain.
At the time of the last catéchaise, one asked us to write down us for one
"convivence": we didn't know what it was, we didn't know that that
we were going to make, nor even how much it would cost (one never speaks
of money ds the path) but taken in a general impetus, everybody is himself
registered.
The catechists didn't seem to laugh every day and it
would have it to awaken me the suspicion! But otherwise, the convivance made
a lot of babacool in a way, one was called "my brother, my sister" the
children were there to some moments and to others of the jf of the path himself some
occupied. In short, that me plaisaoit many and I felt a true
Christian who lived his/her/its faith indeed. One told us that the other
Christian were only of God's consumers who came Sunday
and retorted like that almors that we were a family and participated
actively. Besides, it is not so false and it is largely for
it that me I was diverted from the parish Catholic lambda of my
district because there was not of communal life.... I didn't live my
faith.
There for the stroke I have been served! It is necessary that I also say that the comm was
in Paris and than me I live in suburb, I had 1H30 therefore every time of
transportation to go and again 1H30 return and I were therefore late in the evening
station of the north... It is not the best place for a jf of 20 years! But
I was motivated very and the priest told to me that the Lord protected me of
all because he/it had chosen me...
Therefore, the preparations, the celebrations 2 times per weeks more the
convivences..
After the euphoria of the beginning, and having a strong mind cririque, I am myself
calm qq questions that I put the world the most naturally to the
catechists: what is it that these stages of which I had heard to speak vaguely?
and one answered me that if one tells a child who makes some additions that him him
will be necessary to make some equations, iln'y would consist of nothing and would discourage itself,
would drop. You will see, told to me one, the Lord knows where it you
lead...
The Lord foresees all, it planned a vocation for each, a spouse or
a wife... It is necessary to know to take a rest and to listen to it. But that helps us to
to decipher his/her/its signs? The famous catechists! One day, I looked at my mother,
who is not practicing, and I had the contempt for her... She/it was
"in the world", corrupt and I wanted to leave of it to him. She/it came to qq
celebrations then the priest told to me: "you know, it is not necessary to bring too
of the like that people, if she/it wants to follow Jesus, prompter the to a catéchaise."
It shocked me: there were such secrets therefore so that the comm remains
still between them? Dx a church, each is free to come or no, and
here it was necessary to remain each in the assigned comm and not to make come
of strangers.
Something else decided me to leave the path: one day, I went my
to confess and I said that I had a buddy and that I didn't understand
why it was badly to make the love if one likes sincéremmt the person. Me
remember more of that that have been told to me (if, that the pleasure is an idol and
that one risks to believe to know the other whereas one only knows his/her/its
body...) but at the end of the discussion that lasted a good 1/2H, the,
priest asked me to leave this boy, in the name of the obedience and that me some
will return soon grace.
There, it was too much because I liked indeed (and always besides!)this boy.
The authoritative tone of some catechists didn't please and when one has the
announcements of Easter by Kiko and carmen me I am told that these people took it
indeed for Jesus.........
Next me retired of all spiritual life. I didn't undergo no
pressure on behalf of that that it is to come back, one only told to me
"you are free but you know where is the truth, the path and life" there I have
doubted. But my mom showed to me that a spirituality been outside possible
of the path and I begin a little to dive again me ds the Bible, to go to one,
group of discussion for youngster Christian everything that of more normal has
with the parish.
I would not say maybe that the path is a sect. There are some things
positive and the usual parishes should be inspired some maybe
for the welcome ds the parishes, of the more living groups of animation...
However, he/it is true that I left from it enough early and I didn't know
the passages that probably alienates a few each time.
I keep guilt and fold it on oneself that the path imposes then
that for me one is Christian to the heart of the world and not out of the world, and that
the christ is before all mercy and not judge.
Good reflection! "