Why Christianity

Why Christianty? If spirituality and God is going to be an element of comfort, support, and direction in our walk here on earth, then getting better acquainted with Him is a reasonable place to start. 

At first it might be a few Christian friends, even just one whose influence attracted you to them. They seem to speak to the very thing(s) that are deep inside of you that you’ve never said a peep to anyone about. They enable you to ask a few questions or open the door to share a story of your own, which is all fine and good. The mill of Jesus grinds slowly.

For me, it was my friend Suzanne in the 1990’s who I admired and really liked her lifestyle (she was an avant-garde hairstylist at a shop on Davie Street in Vancouver where she invited me to be a test case). She was the one that brought me to my first ‘Rock Mass’ where there was a young contemporary priest and ‘band’ that played Phil Collins music. From there we went on to Grouse Mountain to hear a motivational speaker to be further inspired. It soon became our Saturday night thing to do. I don’t remember how long it went on for but I do remember I slept better those nights and felt better. Looking back on it, the seeds that were planted were so important. I was 30 years old, new to ‘spirituality’ (raised secular) and was years before MS.

From those Saturday nights, I started going to church on my own wanting to learn more about God and His teachings, but not before bouncing around various denominations for several years. I finally settled on the Catholic faith (was baptized Catholic and admired the few I knew). At first I could only take in few parts but glad I stuck it out, not listening to the nay sayers, or mainstream media but more trusting in the people around me, things I experienced for myself and my own intuition – all that seemed to line up to one whole soul. As time went on, I understood more and could take more in. Until here we are 35 years later, nineteen years into living with MS and I’m more settled now that I was a first.

When Covid 19 came along and shut down the world, I had been living with MS and God for some time which taught me how to navigate such uncertain waters. Chronic health showed me how to better priortize my time and things in life. By giving up anger, bitterness, resentment and the like, it made more room for kindness, friendship, kinship, generosity and such to create a life of peace and harmony, something I didn’t know I was missing. A way of life I learned through the bible and getting closer to Jesus. I thought the exhilarating pinball ball machine way of living was the way to go! But His peace that surpasses all understanding is the very thing God came to show us in the first place. very things He came to show us in the first place are the very tools Dr. Bonnie Henry, our chief health officer at the onset of Covid, encouraged us with.

I sent out a Christmas greeting this year to a local MS group saying ‘we are the privileged ones’. I wondered how many scratched their heads wondering how I could say that, given all the hardships and losses MS throws at us. But it was MS vehicle that took me to higher ground, where my joy is true. And it can for you too.

So why Christianity? Because it chose me. When I didn’t even know I was looking, not really, but the peace and joy was so perfect I can’t imagine anything different now.

And with that I’d like to wish you good health, peace and joy for 2026.