Many of us have had spiritual highs, a spark of faith where God spoke to us, or we were touched in some way, be it at church, on a special retreat, or even in a beautiful moment of life.

It’s easy to think that this is what comprises a healthy spiritual life. But it’s what happens after these highs that often cause our faith to dwindle and our confidence to fade.

About a year ago, I was in a not so great place mentally. I was struggling with a lot of things that had been building up for a long time, and I was doing a fantastic job pretending like everything was fine; nothing was wrong; business as usual.

Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong anywhere? It is human nature to seek out a feeling of belonging and to try to find people like you. People like to know that they aren’t alone in the world, that they are part of a group who supports them, even if that group exists outside of their families, neighbors or coworkers, and they search far and wide to find that support.