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Clarence Thomas Opens Up About Finding God in 'One of the Darkest Periods of My Life'

Tyler O'Neil : Oct 8, 2019  PJ Media

"...I was in my thirties ... I had little money, I was raising my young son, and I was grieving the loss of the two most important people in my life, my grandparents ... Life seemed hopeless and I felt like I had nowhere to turn. In the midst of this hardship and grief, God drew me back to the Church, and He used a church building to do it..." -Justice Clarence Thomas

[PJMedia.com] Last Thursday, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas opened up about his faith journey, sharing how he fell away from his Catholic faith in law school and found God again in "one of the darkest periods" of his life. (Image: Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits as he is introduced during an event at the Library of Congress in Washington /AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File /via PJMedia)

Thomas spoke at the dedication of Christ Chapel at my alma mater, Hillsdale College in southern Michigan. He shared three stories about the spiritual impact of chapels that house the presence and majesty of God. He first mentioned Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, who entered the tabernacle deeply troubled and left her son to serve God, lifting the burden on her soul. "She came to the tabernacle in anguish, she left at peace," he said.

"Hannah's story reminds me of a young woman I saw some years ago in the church I attend near the Court," Thomas continued. "As a I knelt saying the Rosary after Mass, I noticed her crying, her shoulders jerking rhythmically as she sobbed heavily. We happened to leave the church at the same time and as we did, I asked her if she was okay. Her face streaked with mascara, she answered in a quiet, peaceful voice, I am now"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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