St. John's
Faith Stories & Tool Page

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"The best way to do that is to write your story using your favorite software and paste in a copy on the form."

It is our hope that the following information will assist you in writing your "Faith Story".

In our Faith Community we should wish to learn and grow stronger and deeper in our Faith. By sharing a personal Faith Story of an experience with God in our lives, we come closer, and help others to recognize the human and divine love at work in each life.

Share a Faith Experience, a moment or time where you especially felt God's presence, love and inspiration. Or you may wish to share your Faith Journey, the history and experience that led you to your current Faith. Perhaps you've felt God's presence most strongly through the lives of others that have touched you in unique ways, able to see the spark of the Divine in those that cared for, comforted, and/or inspired you.

Most everyone has experienced a faith journey. Stop them anywhere along that road and you will likely get as many different stories as people you talk to. If you feel you do not have a story to tell, perhaps this effort will give you pause to reflect and look closer at things in the future in terms of your faith. Meanwhile, ask a parish friend or family member if they have a story they would like to share with the community and offer to help them write it up.

Step 1. Decide which story you wish to tell. If you are reading this and considering the possibility of sharing your story with others, there is a good chance that you really have more than one story which brought you to Christ or helped to fortify your faith.

Step 2. Think through the story as if you were going to tell it verbally to a child or friend. What was going on in your life at the time of the story? What happened (in chronological order)? Where did you end up as a result? Was there a lesson to be learned for yourself or others?

Step 3. Stories have a beginning, middle and end. Your beginning should answer the question about what was going on in your life or events immediately prior to the "God-Incident". (do not devote allot of space here) You want to tell just enough to set the stage.

Step 4. Describe the period pertaining to the core of the matter, incident or faith changing event. Here is where you tell the bulk of your story.

Step 5. Finally, describe the result(s) of incident or period. How has it had an impact on your faith? How has it helped to change your outlook, heart and dealings with others within the context of your faith? What impact has it had on others?