come-to-Jesus moment
an epiphany in which one realizes the truth of a matter; a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something; coming clean and admitting failures; realizing the true weight or impact of a negative situation or fact; acknowledgment that one must get back to core values; moment of realization; an aha moment; moment of decision; moment of truth; critical moment; moment of re-ssessment of priorities; turning point; life-changing moment.
(alt.: “come-to-jesus moment”)
“‘we had a real scare, a real come-to-jesus moment. it was a time to figure out what we were about, where our priorities were. and there was no question. what we didn’t realize is how we’d let our work overwhelm our family . . .”— peer marriage: how love between equals really works by p. schwartz, page 143 (1994)
”when i hear someone refer to a come-to-jesus encounter/talk/experience, they’re usually referring to a moment of truth that is difficult and harrowing for all who experience it.”—telegraph-herald (dubuque, iowa), 18 february, 2006
“my feeling is at a certain point we’re going to have a ‘come-to-jesus’ moment in the caucus and talk about whether you fund (the war) or not,” said rep. jim mcdermott, d-wash.”—ap online, 17 april, 2007
“koonce got into teaching after he was in a severe car accident about five years ago. the wreck caused him to re-ssess his priorities. ‘it was kind of a come-to-jesus moment,’ he says. ‘i started thinking about what was really important to me and a way for me to give back.’”— the greater baton rouge business report (louisiana), 18 november, 2008
“as important as the m-ssachusetts special election was to the health-care debate, it also represents a come-to-jesus moment for the gop. what kind of party will it be?”—washington post, 20 january, 2010
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