What would you say was your darkest spiritual moment? What was your brightest spiritual moment?

Question

My darkest was the loss of a child before birth. It was a time of deep trial. My brightest moments were seeing my sons born safely and then Baptized and Confirmed.

Peace Be With You,
Debra

Thank you for your thoughtful answers. Sometimes I find sharing the good and the bad strengthens ones faith.

Answer 1

I don't think I had just one darkest spiritual moment, it was more of a dark spiritual period of time for me that seemed to last forever, but I am out of the dark now, even though sometimes it doesn't feel like it.
My brightest spiritual moment was when I was hit by a Dodge Ram while riding my bike one day, and only received a few bruises and scrapes, because the bike (somehow?) absorbed most of the impact.
After that experience, I fully realized how much God cared for me, and that I had nothing to be afraid of anymore.

Answer 2

I cannot truly identify a darkest moment in my spirituality. Many dark moments have come and gone, but the key for me has been to see the lesson within; To take something positive from the situation and use it to further my own life and goals or to help someone else struggling with something similar.

As for my brightest moment, I would say that it was the moment that I had transcended my self-imposed limitations with religion as a whole and I came to a place where I no longer feared death.

Answer 3

My darkest spiritual moment was finally coming to the realization that my marriage was over and that I would have to divorce. Being raised in the Christian faith it was a hard decision for me to make, I suffered physical, mentally, and emotionally for over a year, before I got enough courage to walk out the door. My ex was an adulterate, physically abusive toward me.

My brightest was when I was finally baptized with the Holy Spirit, a moment that was both fulfilling and peaceful. I have never had such peace as I have had since that happened.

Answer 4

I've had many dark spiritual moments. Times of rebellion. But, ironically it would have to be the times when I thought I was at the height of spirituality.

Ironic I know.

To explain, I was raised in a Pentecostal home. My grandparents had their church (my dad helped at some times). And, my dad was a minister. We were fanatical looking back. We were the defintion of holy rollers. And, tongue talkers.

I had the 'gift' of not just speaking in tongue, but singing in tongues. It is a very 'rare' gift. And, I got lots of notarity. But, there was so much distraction. I can't explain it just distraction. I really felt that it was not right. But, I just went on thinking that was Satan speaking to me.

One night in my 'prayer closet' I was speaking in tongues. That night I felt something/one take over my hands. My hands were making gestures like sign language. And, I wasn't doing it. It was so creepy! It was then I knew that this wasn't right. That something else was going on...it provoked me to leave the church.

As far as the brightest...

I've been blessed with many bright moments. :)) I feel very lucky! But, the best...would have to be when God looked after me as a child. My home was hard growing up (fundamentalist as mentioned above). And, I often felt I was alone --- but, God always protected me.

And, I can't leave out my baptism last year! My husband and I were blessed enough to get to go through the experience together. Finding Catholicism and our parish TOGETHER has enriched our marriage beyond compare. I love sharing our faith together and with our son.

Answer 5

My darkest spiritual moment was realizing, after losing my sister to cancer, that my faith in Christianity and religion was gone. My brightest spiritual moment was when I realized that I still believed in God and that it was a joy to behold his creations and I'm thankful every day for being born.

Answer 6

I never had a dark spiritual moment...at least not to my knowledge. I have been blessed more than I can express with the gift of faith, and as a result, when it comes to God, all my moments are the brightest. I have never waivered in deep dark times and desperate circumstances and as a result have never experienced any dark spirtual moments

Answer 7

My darkest spiritual moment was when I decided to leave the convent. My brightest was the day I met my husband at a church convention.

Answer 8

Knowing that we have a Destiny is my brightest moment.

But as it is written: “ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.

1 Corinthians 2:9

Answer 9

hmm, i have several, but the one that came to mind as the darkest was when i ingested what i think was poison, instead of the drug that it was supposed to be...

i couldnt think or speak properly, i was passing in and out of conciousness, i thought i had died and was in an afterlife, i thought i had lived and made myself mentally deficient, i thought i had committed suicide and was in a kind of purgatory...

i actually had what i think was a "near death experience" that day, which might just have been my brightest spiritual moment.. until then i had thought for my entire life that i didnt want to live, that i would rather be dead (had tried to kill myself many times)... there was all this pinky-purply colors, looked kinda like clouds... and i got to choose if i wanted to die.. and i actually chose life... who knew, i actually wanted to live...

Answer 10

Darkest:

any one of the numerous times I doubted my faith for what ever reason, and some of them were pretty good reasons.

Brightest:

When my faith was returned ten fold through the love of Christ, and I felt His hand upon my heart.