Have you ever had your prayer leave your heart without effort?

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I hope this isn’t a personal revelation but I would like to know if this happens to others as well.

A couple months ago, I was diagnosed as terminal. It’s a shocker to the system and it took me a time to find peace again.

I have always said the Rosary at night while in bed but lately my prayers have begun with “Dear Jesus, thank you for this day with my family…” As I continue to pray silently, and this is going to sound odd, the mental effort to pray stops and I feel the prayers, unspoken actually leave my heart. I assume this is the Holy Spirit and it is the most wonderful peaceful feeling.

Has anyone else experienced this? My priest has said this is Jesus moving closer to me as my time nears.

Thanks,
Jan
 
AZGrams said:
I hope this isn’t a personal revelation but I would like to know if this happens to others as well.

A couple months ago, I was diagnosed as terminal. It’s a shocker to the system and it took me a time to find peace again.

I have always said the Rosary at night while in bed but lately my prayers have begun with “Dear Jesus, thank you for this day with my family…” As I continue to pray silently, and this is going to sound odd, the mental effort to pray stops and I feel the prayers, unspoken actually leave my heart. I assume this is the Holy Spirit and it is the most wonderful peaceful feeling.

Has anyone else experienced this? My priest has said this is Jesus moving closer to me as my time nears.

Thanks,
Jan
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Jan,

I am truly very sorry to hear about your diagnosis and prognosis. While I’d love to say that I’ve experienced the exact same feeling, I haven’t. Something close, yes… but nothing quite as beautiful as you describe. I think what your priest said is true, and if nothing else during this time, hopefully the knowledge that your are divinely taken care of will comfort you and bring you peace during this time. And although you didn’t ask, I am praying for you. I prayed last night when I read this and it touched me how calm your post was, I prayed today, and I will continue to pray each day. I hope that is ok with you. And, please know, I as well as others are here for you if you need or want someone to talk to… about anything. You sound like a very strong human being, and I have no doubt that God has chosen to hold you in the palm of his very hand…

Prayer & Blessings to you,

Margaret
 
AZGrams, I have never had this experience that you are talking about. I am very touched by your post. I will pray for you and your family during this time.
 
Jan,
I will include you as well in my morning rosary. The Blessed Mother has PROMISED to comply with intentions (as long as they are God’s will) through the rosary and I KNOW that she indeed does. I have had something like that but to a much lesser degree. Yes, I believe your priest is right on, it IS THE LORD GIVING YOU COMFORT THAT YES INDEEDY, HE IS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU LOVING AND CARING FOR YOU AND WILL NEVER NEVER LEAVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT!! I too hope you won’t mind if I pray for you, (as for myself I have always loved it when other people pray for me - need all the prayers I can get:) ) I believe it is one of our duties to pray for one another.

Hugs((((((()))))))) and Prayers and Blessings,:gopray2:
Tee
 
Thank you all so much. I wasn’t expecting the prayers but I’ll take them! 🙂 Margaret. you said you experienced something close. What happened, if you don’t mind talking about it?
 
I will include you in my prayers and rosaries as well. I’m sorry to hear the news. I would pray your suffering is brief and brings you much redemption. I know the Lord will be waiting for you with open arms. 🙂
 
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Thank you all so much. I wasn’t expecting the prayers but I’ll take them! 🙂 Margaret. you said you experienced something close. What happened, if you don’t mind talking about it?
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It’s not quite the same thing… but I have had a few rare but undeniable occasions where I’m overwrought with emotion and deeply in prayer and asking for help from every pore of my being… and something happens either before I’m even finished praying or shortly thereafter. It could be an overwhelming sense of calm that fills me and arrives from a place so totally not within me, immediately quelling my despair - or an answer that arrives serendipitously (for lack of a better term) but clearly, plainly, is nothing less than the answer to my prayer - whether it be an outright solution or inspired guidance as to what path I need to take. Does that make any sense? Have you or anyone else experienced this?
 
I have to let you all know the fruit that your prayers have grown. My husband is becoming Catholic. Isn’t it wonderful? For 28 years I’ve prayed for this and suddenly here it is.

No change… well, a worsening on my part but my heart is light and full of happiness knowing that my husband is joining. He will take the name of St. Joseph at his Confirmation.

Thank you all… so very much…
Jan
 
Dear AZGrams,

The Lord communicates with each one of us in prayer according to the infinitely precious and unique way He made us as individuals. Your gift is specially yours … it seems that some of us have experienced something close, but not quite.

And that is such awesome news about your husband … that God is bringing you two closer together even as He brings you both closer to Him! 🙂 🙂

I’ll also pray for you.

~~ the phoenix
 
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