After one of the most stressful episodes in which my husband's new cardiologist
revealed damage subsequent to his bi-pass surgery, my husband's face turned
pale. I tried to hide the reeling, attempting to be in control for the moment.
But it wasn't easy for either of us.
About a month ago, the following day after that particular Bob's appointment, I
woke up at dawn, and eager to spend what time I had before my husband woke up to
meditate and pray, I asked God: "Show me Your Presence, and that you are hearing
me, because I feel powerless, lost, and ill at ease.
Sunday arrived, and I had forgotten about my prayer to Our Lord. As we moved
into a pew that wasn't occupied, a stream of light seeping through one of the
glass beams in the ceiling shone its sunshine upon us. As the Light became so
overwhelming, we moved to the left of the pew. The Light followed us.
Too embarrassed to move to another pew, since Mass was about to start, I looked
helplessly at my husband, as to say: "What do we do now?" He nudged me to move
farther to the left. I did, and the Light followed us, until we were at the end
of the pew. I was really tickled by it, as I had forgotten my request to Our
Lord.
We had no choice, then, but to move to another pew. Assuming the Light would
continue behind us, from where we had moved, the Light was gone!
Days later, I prayed for God to forgive me for not having remembered my prayer
to Him: "Show me Your Presence, and that You are with me because I feel
powerless, alone and ill at ease."
He did! Only I failed to remember when His Light followed us, as many attempts
as we made moving from what we assumed was a stubborn sun following us
relentlessly, when in fact, Jesus Christ, Our Savior and Redeemer was gave me a
sign of His Presence, as I had asked days subsequent to that appointment, from
which little miracles began to happen around our loved ones, and I know He is
doing that also, as I write. Blessed be God in His mercy, unconditional love and
never abandoning us when we need Him the most in our crises.
Rose BELIEVEIM@webtv.net (Received on
October 3rd, 2002)
The Illustrator: This daily newsletter is dedicated to encouraging
everyone to look towards Jesus as the source of all the solutions to our
problems. It contains a daily inspirational story, a Bible verse and encouraging
messages. HTML and plain text versions available.
The Nugget: Published three times a week, this newsletter features inspirational devotionals and mini-sermons dedicated to drawing mankind closer to each other and to Christ.