Persecution

Hello All!
Sorry for the late posting-I feel like I say that many times! haha

Today I needed to get something off of my chest...

A few weeks ago I woke up on a sunday morning to get ready to go to Mass. I rolled over to check my phone and I saw that I had missed a call and had a voicemail. I first look to check and see who the call was from and it read "private number", so I called my voicemail to listen to the message. I dont want to quote the message word for word because of the offensive nature, but I will give you the jist of what the message said.

The message went on with lots of profanity, talking about how whoever this person was who left the voicemail, had apparently had sex with many people that current night. This person procceeded to make my faith into a sexual reference, using things like "Hail Mary & Bless Me" in sexual ways, which still to this day irritate me.

I have no idea who left this voicemail and there was nothing my wireless provider Verizon would do about it sadly.

It was really hard to hear and listen to. Also to think that people would attack me in such ways. Eventually I have turned this into a postive. Looking at the fact that the Bible says:

 "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:10

"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me" Matthew 5:11

Reading things like this remind me that I am blessed because I have been persecuted because of Him, but in all honesty, there is nothing else I'd rather be persecuted for :)

God Bless,
Ashley

Picture Update! :)

Our First Miss. Monticello Event!

Name Tag!

Tassel!

Mom, Me, & Dad at Church Graduation Mass

Self Defense

Elise, Me & Erica after my last MHS Choir Concert