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Meggie
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one was dead, the other died in front of my eyes…birds don’t sleep on concrete walkways…
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Franciscum
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Did you bury them?
That’s a corporal work of mercy…
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Meggie
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I walked away and went to campus saftey…they probably just threw them out…
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katolik
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THousands of cute little chicken are killed every day…
But in reality don’t you think the devil could of put those birds there??? The devil can even make a person appear to have stigmata!! He loves to fool people into disbelief
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Meggie
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I have little mercy on food products. Food is food. Chickens are not the little birds in the sky God talks about…chickens don’t even fly.
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rayne89
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I’m not sure I understand - told you what?
Meggie whatever your going through right now I’ll keep you in my prayers. Life can be really rough sometime. There are times when our faith may be severely tested.
I would definately still go to Mass, but if you truly don’t believe in God’s existance don’t recieve communion. It sounds to me that your more angry with God and you have lost trust in him than you have decided he doesn’t exist. You also sound emotionally exhausted, kind of like just too tired to make the effort it takes to believe, if that makes any sense.
If there’s anything you wish to discuss more privately please feel free to PM me. Just hang in there. There will always be a light at the end of the tunnel. I know there can be times when it seems like the darkness will never end, but it does. I know because trust me I’ve been there. Sometime we just can’t understand the suffering. As much as you can’t feel it right now, Jesus is with you. He is no stranger to suffering. I’ll be praying for you.
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Mary1973
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How ironic that people who claim to be believing Catholics don’t go to Mass while Meggie who claims to be an atheist wants to go every day.
Honey, you are not an atheist, you are just having doubts. We all do. Keep asking questions and looking for the truth. Remember that bad times are a test from God or sometimes a temptation from satan. Satan causes problems so we will blame God and move away from Him. Don’t fall into satan’s trap.
God bless you.
Honey, you are not an atheist, you are just having doubts. We all do. Keep asking questions and looking for the truth. Remember that bad times are a test from God or sometimes a temptation from satan. Satan causes problems so we will blame God and move away from Him. Don’t fall into satan’s trap.
God bless you.
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katolik
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Chickens do fly, but most farms clip their wings so that they don’t fly away. Same with geese,partiridges,pheasants,quails, and ducks.
Okay chickens are a bad example… But quails and partridges are cute little birdies and they are also killed by the thousands.
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mercygate
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Ah, Meggie. The problem of evil. The problem of injustice. It has broken many a heart. Guess what? You’re not the first person to ask the question! You’re not the first person to doubt God because of it. Are the answers obvious and easy? No. But you might start by looking here:
catholicculture.org/search/search.cfm
P.S., my house in the woods is called “Sparrowfall.”
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jrabs
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Meggie, there may be some food for thought here. You are struggling with doubt and faith. If the devil can sway you and get you to his camp of doubt by placing 2 dead birds in your path, then I’ll tell you what…that’s an easy order to fill for him.
And it looks like it did the trick for the day. Doubt has been reinforced.
Ahh, but you aren’t that easily swayed because you do enjoy daily mass. You find it to be peaceful and serene. That’s because your spirit is fighting this with all it’s might. Trying to show you that you can ONLY get peace from God. The Holy Spirit is still imparting His gift of peace to you. That alone is an awesome blessing that many do not have.
God is always speaking to us - we just are blind to His answers at times. It is us- not Him.
But I will tell you this - continue to seek peace at daily mass. You will get more peace and blessings out of just one visit to mass than you will get out of a whole lifetime of staying away. The enemy promises nothing but lies, depression and emptiness.
While you are sitting at mass as everyone receives the Eucharist, ask God to show you the way.
I’ll pray for clarity and faith for you.
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Meggie
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I have just come back from Mass and errands. Life seemse to make sence at church, I don’t know why…it seems like the only place I can feel secure is at church.
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jimmy
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Don’t you find that to be a sign that it is true?
You are giving up on God, but when you are at mass is the time when you feel most comfortable. Things make sense when you are at mass. You saw the birds that had died and that was a blow to your faith, but now you have been to mass and you have been comforted and it has helped you. It seems like you still have the belief in God, but you are a little depressed or something to see the death and all.
You can’t let things get you down like that. Many people have doubts at times whether it is true. You have to fight through the tough times and come out better.
I hope that things turn out better for you.
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kayla
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Meggie,
keep going to Mass…it sounds like the holy Spirit is working within you , pray to him and ask for his guidance.
Do you feel secure with the Lord or just b/c your sitting in his house?
keep going to Mass…it sounds like the holy Spirit is working within you , pray to him and ask for his guidance.
Do you feel secure with the Lord or just b/c your sitting in his house?
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S.J
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Maybe it is God’s way of showing you where you should be. I do not think it is a casual relationship for you between being at Church and feeling peaceful.
You might want to spend some time before the Blessed Sacrament.
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jimmy
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You can’t let a little thing like this bother you too much, there are bad things that happen every day. God cares for you. Just look at the response you have gotten on here.
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Meggie
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the birds were the way final straw…
i have problems with my family(they say they love me but…they don’t act it), taking immense amounts of energy, I have problems making friends at college, I have problems dealing with boys whol are kind to me and I like, since I never had to deal with that before, my roomate got on my case because no matter how much I clean my room something is always falling down…i have problems sleeping…it just feels like an endless cycle of trouble.
Church is good, its routine and simple…
i have problems with my family(they say they love me but…they don’t act it), taking immense amounts of energy, I have problems making friends at college, I have problems dealing with boys whol are kind to me and I like, since I never had to deal with that before, my roomate got on my case because no matter how much I clean my room something is always falling down…i have problems sleeping…it just feels like an endless cycle of trouble.
Church is good, its routine and simple…
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mercygate
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Wow! This is a massive list. “God” is just a symptom. If somebody came to YOU with this list, what would you say to them?
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S.J
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Consider what the Saints had to put up with. They suffered in ways that we can’t even imagine. We all must take up our cross. Contiune to go to Mass. Pray harder and more often. If you are feeling dry in your faith than at least live a good Catholic life. Eventually, the dryness will pass. It can be looked at as a purification process. As one of the posters here said, read St. Teresa of Avila. You might also want to read St. John of the Cross.
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jrabs
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yep stress stress stress- and then you run to church and find peace in life. Doesn’t that give you the answer you seek?
Desn’t that tell you exactly that stress and unhappiness do not come from God - but God can bring happiness, peace and relieve all your stress.
He is working on you - so let Him work.
Someone mentioned time in front of the Blessed Sacrament. What a great idea! If you find peace at mass - you will be bowled over with peace at if you go to Eucharistic Adoration!
Find a church with this and go rest in God.
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walter.gonzalez
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Oh Meggie, I feel so bad that you are feeling bad and not experiencing love from anywhere. I have often felt the same way and wondered about why God allows these bad things. At times I felt that God didn’t care about me nor love me.
Do keep going to Mass, you feel at peace there. Give yourself time to know yourself truly. May I suggest that you ask for help? Perhaps one of the sisters at the church you go to Mass at could help you. Please don’t stay alone through this. Let others help you, you would be doing them such a great favor.
Do keep going to Mass, you feel at peace there. Give yourself time to know yourself truly. May I suggest that you ask for help? Perhaps one of the sisters at the church you go to Mass at could help you. Please don’t stay alone through this. Let others help you, you would be doing them such a great favor.
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