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When I was a teenager, I had dealt with some tough family situations. We found out when I was 19 that I was diagnosed with bipolar depression, and we never knew that I had mental illness. So at that time in my life I was really struggling with how to get control of my mental health, how to feel safe and secure, how to trust those around me, and how to find a doctor that could work with me.

And so it was this constant feeling of going through deep darkness. And I’d have these moments of darkness and these moments of joy. They're going up and down. I had no idea how to handle it. There was the constant feeling of uneasiness and restlessness, along with the darkness that depression can be.

And through all that, I was still feeling called to do youth ministry. But because of the struggles I was going through, I didn't feel worthy to work for the Lord, to work in the Vineyard. I didn't feel worthy to work for the Church. I wasn't sure at that time how the Lord was using me or if he even wanted me.

I went to adoration one day at my home parish at the time, St. John Vianney, Shelby Township. I was the only one in there. And I remember going there and I was praying before the Lord, kind of talking about how I have no idea what I'm doing or why I'm doing this.

I had these few moments of silence where I was kind of just really deciding whether I was going to stay or leave, or what was going to happen. And at this point in my life, I was really struggling with what I should do. ‘Should I become a youth minister? Is that where the Lord was calling me?’ I hadn't really expressed those thoughts or feelings for anyone yet.

And I had this clear moment of the Lord speaking to me, telling me that He is truly present in the Eucharist. That He became so small so that in our smallest moments we will know that the Lord became so small for us that we can feel larger than life. And it was that moment where I knew that I was being called to a greater purpose. I then had someone come in after me and tell me that they think I would make an awesome youth minister.

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