You know , when I go to sleep at night and in the morning ; my ever , first thought is of the Dear God. I have the most beautiful Brass Crucifix I bought in a Charity shop which I often kiss. I keep it on my pillow. But it makes me worry... for was it I suspect a priest who once owned it...fallen from the Faith? Buu tI , like Simon own it now and carry it ever with me. My bedroom is so beautiful..like a Tabernacle, my dear, dear brass cross
Falling asleep with God. Rising with God... Walking with God all day.. Never a heart beat apart... God.. God.. God...
God, God ,God how I long to go Home and be with Him...but not yet...I must wait...but oh how my heart longs...
Oh John can God set such a longing in my heart and no fulfill it? I just want to go home. I have such a very deep longing for heaven, to see Our Lady again ; to go home.
Yes Brother but how wonderful that your heart already beats a heavenly rhythm ...We never know whilst on this earth what God has planned for us but for sure he has a job for us to do...A smile that changed a persons heart,,an act of kindness that saved a person from suicide,,A simple word that changed a persons world and in doing so changed anothers....the list goes on and on and in fact it turns the very pulse of the world..we do not know who where or when God's plan will play out but we must strive and continue with the will he gave us until we hear those special words " it is accomplished". On wards and up wards brother ..
Every crucifix deserves someone to love it and him on it. Hopefully the next to have yours will say, a very holy man once owned this cross.
I have such a longing too, but am afraid that I won't have enough to merit heaven if my life were to end now +
'The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.' - Robert Frost I feel as though I have much work to do before my earthly journey comes to an end. I hope Our Lord blesses me with enough time to get my act together.
I've read that God will show us that the smallest act of kindness shown to others in this life has enormous value in eternity...even something as simple as a smile to a needy soul as you cited. One never knows the trouble in the hearts of a stranger....greet everyone with love....especially those who look lost....they well may be. Your simple smile could make more of a difference than you’ll ever know in this life.
My Mother in law died suddenly quite young she was only 62,, she was a very very prayerful woman and had lived a very difficult life bringing up 11 children looking back on her life now she had many many crosses and was always serving others, a few weeks before she died she had asked my wife "do you think you can reach perfection" it was a strange out of the blue question and my wife wondered why her mother asked, on the week up to her death she tape recorded messages for all of her children and the kitchen cupboards she had stocked up on bread,tea and milk, a few nights before she died her other daughter was visiting and three loud knocks were heard at the door my mother in law said to her daughter " that's the Good Shepherd you may let him in" the daughter laughed and opened the door to which of course she found no one there, she was rushed to hospital a few days later and died of a collapsed lung,, The doctor told us that she really should not have died but unusual circumstances had caused the crash team to have to make a choice between saving her or saving a young girl who had collapsed at the very same time, they were closer to the young girl, I know for sure if my mother in law had of been asked by the docs she would have said in a heartbeat save the young girl first... When she was brought home and lay in her coffin she had the most beautiful contented look about her I remember my wife in her deep deep grief kissed her mother on her head and said "Oh mummy yes you can" when I asked her what she was referring to she said " Mummy has reached perfection".
Oh JOHN, When you mention the three knocks on the door, I just had to comment. In 2013, my dear father was dying of a brain tumor. The night he passed, I was with him along with his hospice nurse. As I sat by his bed late that night, the nursing home was quiet...you could hear a pin drop. We sat silent waiting his passing, praying silently. Suddenly, there were three loud knocks on his door. I thought, who would be visiting so late at night? I got up from my chair, rushed to his door and looked into the hall to see who was there, but there was no one! I looked up the hall to see if someone had walked away....no one. The hallway was empty. I asked the nurse who was with me, “ did you see anyone?” She said no....there is no one, it is a sign that your father will pass tonight. I’ve been at bedsides of the dying and have seen this happen ...it’s a sign.” I knew she was right. My father passed only hours after the three knocks...on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Dad was the most faithful of men. Prayed his rosary daily, the Divine Mercy and watched daily mass on EWTN. At the consecration, he would slip from his recliner onto his knees, blessed himself and received a spiritual communion. I have no doubt that heaven had sent a heavenly being to escort his beautiful soul into eternity. I’ve never worried about his fate... My only though was, “well done, good and faithful servant ...yours is the kingdom of God”.
