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Galilea
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PO18 these words of such wisdom and strength really touch my heart. I remember when I used to be a very strong woman and for that I bacame along with my mother the care taker of my faher during his illness. But there was this strength of faith and service of God missing in our home, that after my father passed crumbled my family apart. Loosing my dad shook me to the core, for I knew then, that it was just me now walking in the faith alone. The Good Lord has blessed me with a faithful husband, and when he does not feel well I get very affected. But following your words of strength and surrender, has helped me to refocus. Because through the trials of our brohers and sisters I draw sterngth, I shake myself up and tell myself to stop being so winy and weak. I say this in a very respectful way…men as fathers, brothers, husbands, sons etc. are soooo very important in the family nucleus. When they are servers of the Lord, men keep families intact, they bring a beautiful balance of dicipline, love and dignity to the family. I wish I had the means of writing a book about this topic and the talent of writing, to be able to articulate, the importance of healthy spiritual men in the family and in society. I am the youngest in a catholic family of four kids, and when my father passed my older siblings just lost their road. I pray and pray for them everyday, now that they refuse to hear me preach to them, what mom, dad and our beautiful church taught us as children. So what I mean with all this rederic, is that you are very important in this society, in our Mother church, in your family and to us in this forum. May the love, strength and joy of the Christ Resurrected be within you always.First of all, may God bless you eternally for your love and generosity in prayer! This illness has a purpose, and, once it was made known to me, it is a blessing to live it out. In prayer, I dare not ask for healing, but only for strength. The Lord knows my needs, and has provided extremely generously, through my brothers and sisters at CAF, as well as through family and friends. But, to know the amount of time spent in prayer for me is the most humbling, and I am pleased that so many are speaking with the Lord (for any reason). I know that He has much more for me to do, and I pray that He sustain me until I can accomplish it.
I know that we are supposed to pray that we are spared the test of our faith. But, what if Christ had been spared his test? Since I know myself, at least partially, I cannot fathom how such a sinner can be an inspiration to anyone! It is a tiny hint of what Saint Paul experienced, it seems - and in his year, too!
Again, prayers to all of you, and may Christ’s peace always remain with you.
Jim
Still praying for both of you. :console: :hug3: