Broken Trust

My name is Chuck and I have a story which I must tell. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of the one person a child should be able to trust completely; their priest. I was 10 years old when I met the priest I will call Father Ted (not his real name) at my local parish. This is my story and it is important to tell it in its fullest details. It was difficult to put pen to paper at times as I discussed the details of what was wrought upon me as a child. But this story is one that must be told. It is imperative that people know that no matter the difficulties we may face, no matter the abuse we received that in the end only one thing is important, Jesus is the answer. Jesus will heal the hurts you may have and protect you through every situation. He is protecting us even when we are unaware of his love for us. We often are unsuspecting how those in our life can touch us in positive ways that may not be apparent until many years later. Even when we are as far away from him as can be, he still loves us and protects us until we come to him. As I said, this is my story and it's imperative to tell it.