Rise and Walk
Ok, we'll try this again.
from Christianity Today (which does not state the source for the stats):
45% Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. who say they have received or witnessed a divine healing.
21% Non-Hispanic Catholics who say this.
I've witnessed several healings, including that of a wheel-chair bound dancer who rose and walked after an all
night prayer session. And my own healing.
Guess that makes me part of the 21% of non-Hispanic Catholics who say this.
There is a story about St. Dominic getting a tour of the riches of St. Peter's from the Pope who observed "that Peter can no longer say "Gold and silver have I none.". To which Dominic is said to have responded: "Neither can he say "Rise and walk."
Dominic was the agent of numerous miracles during his lifetime including the raising of a dead boy. But then he was Spanish.
Anyone else want to share an experience of healing?
posted by Sherry W @ 10:42 PM
9 Comments
9 Comments:
and now I will transfer Bobby's comment to the vanishing post that he alone read!
Yes! My mother had two brain aneurysms that could only be treated through surgery. She also had a collasped artery that doctors said would result in a stroke that would kill her. She had extensive MRIs to prepare her for surgery. After a serious session of intercession without my mother knowing, (she is a lasped catholic and my father is an atheist) my mother had a profound spiritual experience. Doctors did more test after this experience and discovered that everything disappeared without any medical explaination. At first they thought they had the wrong patient's MRIs. Thats just one story I can go on and on.
Bobby
I don't think I have ever shared this with anyone. It would bother me a lot if somebody dismissed it or didn't believe me but I thank Jesus all the time for it. The father of my two oldest children was very very abusive, physically and verbally, toward me and very often made sure I knew there would be really serious consequences if I left him so I really was stuck for a few years. My focus got to be narrow-survival mode and I drank heavily to get through the days. I had to work and pay all the bills, take care of the children, etc. I was a lapsed Catholic then and also had been an evangelical for a while but non practicing in any way during this time even though I prayed sometimes. My now ex finally went to jail on a drug charge. I then was able to get away. One night I was away from him long enough that my brain seemed to "thaw out" and I thought about everything I had lost. The deepest, blackest emotional pain I have ever experienced came over me. And I thought, Oh, my God. I can't handle this. And I started thinking about how I was going to kill myself to get away from it, not really wanting to but not having any ideas except that or drink myself into unconsciousness. Almost an afterthought, I prayed, and said Lord, please take this pain away from me, it is too much and I can't live with it. (Or something to that effect. I can't recall exact words now.) And right after that I felt the pain lift up and out of my body. Going through my whole body and then up and out. And it never came back. I sat there a minute. I thought, did this really just happen? Was it me? But I don't think you can psyche yourself out of pain that will cause you to kill yourself. And I felt it leave my body. I cry during Mass now. Thanks for letting me share. I have been hoping to let somebody know about this. I think about it a lot. Julie
Julie, God bless you, and thank you for sharing your story. We all need to hear more about how much our God loves and cares about us!
Beth
Wow Julie. What a grace! May God continue to shower you with His love and healing touch.
Bobby
Thank you Beth, and Bobby. How nice of you. It strikes me that I was then living a really sinful lifestyle, but when I needed Jesus he was right there immediately. My life is changed. I have a really nice husband; I am happy and I am back in the Catholic Church and have taken a "deep plunge" into Christianity. It took a while though after the healing incident for me to get back into it. Julie
Thank you Julie. You have deepened my faith.
Anonymous, Thank you. I am glad I shared that now. Julie
Julie:
You have a wonderful and powerful testimony of God's healing that will not doubt, be used to bless and give hope to others. I've had something similar happen. I'm so glad that you were brave enough to share it.
Blessed be Christ, Redeemer and Healer!
Thank you, Sherry. Julie
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