Essay On Confirmation Retreat

Five years ago, I never would of guessed that I would be standing in front of a group of eighth graders about to tell them my life journey with God. I volunteered with my youth group to help with the St. Joseph Confirmation retreat. My youth minister asked me to give a witness on my relationship with God and how it started. I had no clue where to start, but eventually decided it was my own Confirmation retreat that inspired me to strengthen my relationship with God. It was night two of the retreat and right before adoration. Although I was shaking the entire time, I finished my talk, without anything bad happening, and afterwards, I felt accomplished. I overcame my fear of talking in front of a group. All throughout middle school, I was an extrovert, yet I was full of social fears. I was scared of being excluded or left in the dark, but worst of all, being in front of a group. I never talked about my feeling or my life in general and I had a low self esteem. I kept to myself most of the time. In eighth grade, I went on my own Confirmation retreat. It was a time for fun and games, but also to get to know yourself and the faith. The girls' session especially helped me to
There was no hesitation because I needed to keep strengthening that bond in order to like who I was. This was the best decision I could have made because the teens completely welcomed me into their group. They loved me for who I was and I didn't have worry about being judged. When I was asked to give the talk, I knew it had to be done. There was going to be someone in the crowd who was going through what I went through. If those other teens could have such an impact on me, then I could have an impact on someone who needs it. I believe that God gave me this obstacle to overcome for a purpose. My story needed to be told not just for others to listen, but for me to hear that my life couldn't be