His recent participation in the theater piece “Heroes of faith” He considers it a “transformative” experience that he was able to feel thanks to his “reunion” with God, and that has led the actress Natalia Lugo during this time to find the answers to your personal search for faith.
“The work was a great and very special experience… the presence of God was felt”Lugo expressed excitedly in an interview with The new day after the staging of the play in the theater of the University of Puerto Ricowithin the framework of the celebration of the Easter week.
Although Lugo recalled that her beginnings in the theater were precisely with this type of Christian pieces, now as an adult, with more maturity and experience, she assured that “God has once again given me the opportunity to worship Him with my talents.”
The theatrical production, which combined music and acting, presented, through monologues, the stories of important biblical characters such as King David, Joseph, Ruth and Maryexploring their doubts, weaknesses and triumphs.
Precisely, the singer also personified Maria and Ruth, a “unique” opportunity and with which they managed to identify in various aspects of their lives.
“When you practice for a character, you have to step into other shoes to be able to play that role. “These are great women and I was transformed by them.”commented Lugo when talking about his characters.
For the role of Mariaindicated that she was able to perceive the maternal role, as well as a “inclination to look at others with that motherly love.”
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In the case of Ruth’ the Moabite‘, he revealed, he found many similarities with processes that he is currently experiencing on a personal level. “I am walking in faith, when the path seems dark or desolate, I see the hand of God guiding me, and that was Ruth’s story. “She lost everything, she decided to believe and God gave her the opportunity to be part of the kingdom.”
A “reunion” with faith
Natalia, who He was classified at some point as an agnostic person, Because “he lived a life as if he did not believe in God and did not have any type of relationship with him,” he shared that his process to reach the level of faith that he currently enjoys was one that took time.
“This was not a brainwash (brain Wash)”, he emphasized. “It was a reconciliation that began in 2017 after Hurricane María. That was one of the first moments in which I encountered the cross, with repentance and I began to know and talk to Jesus,” Lugo indicated without going into many details.
During his time as a young man, at the age of 17, he regretted that he strayed from the faith. “I was in rebellion and rebellion, I didn’t want to hear the word and I made fun of the Christians. “He rejected anything that had to do with the church and the gospel.”
Along the way, and as part of his search, he explored other religions “because he wanted to learn and had that thirst for knowledge.” “I had to go through failures. I have always said that Hurricane Maria brought Jesus into my life, to begin to relate to him and I am beginning to know who I really am.”
From that moment on, he assures that there is a before and after for the artist.
“God told me that I will be called Natalie Lugo, a new name to leave his mark on me. I feel full of peace and constant joy, because the joy of God is my strength. I am clear, I no longer have doubts and I know who he is because I know him.”he reiterated.
Unlike what one might normally think after a conversion of faith in the artistic world, Lugo does not want to be pigeonholed as a religious singer, because she is clear that she will continue working diligently and “with a spirit that reflects the glory of God.” “I don’t want to be now an entity classified as a religious singer, I’m not interested. A Christian person has a conviction from the spirit, and that is something very intimate. “I will continue to accept the roles assigned to me and the opportunities that are presented to me, but my intimacy with God is untouchable, no one can refute that.”.
Finally, Lugo indicated that he now feels completely fulfilled with his faith. “I already found him, now I have to continue surrendering at his feet, remembering where from “God took me out.”
1 / 13 | Photos: artists who have converted to Christianity. After a night of gala, music and triumphs, Juan Luis Guerra met two preachers who spoke to him about God. Thus, for more than ten years, Guerra transformed religion into his priority and dedicated himself to singing to it. – Fernando Alvarado
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