My Bible: reasons to believe in the power of the Bible
‘The text that made a difference to me was Matthew 14.22–33 where Jesus walks on the water, and rescues Peter as he sinks beneath the waves.
‘I went through a period in the pandemic of quite poor mental health. I had previously been diagnosed with OCD and general anxiety. They were well-managed, but in the job I was in and with things at home, I became quite poorly.
‘I planned to kill myself. I remember sitting on the kitchen floor crying out to God. The desire to live was still there.
‘This text is important to me because I did an online retreat in which we did imaginative prayer. I imagined myself as Peter. I felt that Jesus had got me. I physically felt his hand on my wrist and him saying that he had got me. My goodness, that was a powerful experience.
‘That strengthened my faith and brought me out of what had been a very dark period. That dim light is there, even in the darkest periods. God is calling out to you, “I have got you”. Whatever else happens in my life, I have got this.
‘I have a little altar at home now with a picture of this scene and I pray in front of this picture. That always reminds me that there is nothing to be afraid of. Through the storms and after the pandemic, I have an ultimate hope in God.
‘My mental health is well-managed now, and I’m a trustee of an OCD charity.’
Do you have a story to share? Email [email protected]
My wife and I were told we’d likely never have children
I was furious. I had just come back from being interviewed by a college
I became very ill when I was 20 years old and was hospitalised
I’m sometimes guilty of thinking I know better than everyone else
I was an executive in a company. A colleague had retired and died very suddenly.
I keep coming back to John 6.67–68
Want to share how the Bible has impacted your life? Email [email protected]