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MarieVeronica
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… how horrifically painful, can be empty words and broken promises. It can even appear, that Our Lord… has turned His back.
Please, pray for me.
Please, pray for me.
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Our feelings deceive us. Terrible circumstances will occur and it has nothing to do with God forsaking us. Many of the saints lived through terrible circumstances.… how horrifically painful can be empty words and broken promises. It can even appear, that Our Lord… has turned His back.
Due to a false accusation, St Gerard Majella was placed in seclusion and was no longer allowed to receive the Eucharist. He remained in this condition for a good period before his accuser recanted and cleared him. God did not turn his back on St Gerard Majella; it was just a condition of life that happened.
Here is an ancient Eastern Catholic prayer that shows us God is with us in condition of life that we have to live through:
“O Master, Lord, God the Almighty, the Father of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ, we thank You for every condition, concerning every condition, and in every condition, for You have covered us, helped us, guarded us, accepted us unto You, spared us, supported us, and brought us to this hour.”
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grannymh
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Please remember the appearance of Our Lord, hanging bloody on the Cross. He did not leave us orphans. He lives with us daily in the Holy Eucharist.… how horrifically painful, can be empty words and broken promises. It can even appear, that Our Lord… has turned His back.
You are in my prayers, as always. And pray for me, please.
granny
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Lady_Love
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Oh, I have so been in those shoes. I went through a very long period feeling as though I had been rejected by God. It was the worst thing imaginable, unless you have experienced it, you have no idea how distressing and painful it is.
Your faith muscle is being exercised, my dear. Just surrender to God’s plan and trust. Trust even though you don’t trust. Trust when everything tells you there is no hope. I was in that space and against every fiber in my being (which was telling me I had been abandoned and rejected) I said firmly out loud, “I belong to God. Do with me whatever you want but I belong to God.”
It also helped to beg for mercy. Acknowledge your misery and beg for God’s mercy and then wait. Waiting is the hard part. He WILL rescue you, just trust that He will never give you more than you can handle (all though He will push you to the edge), and He has promised to never leave you. He cannot go back on His word.
Your faith muscle is being exercised, my dear. Just surrender to God’s plan and trust. Trust even though you don’t trust. Trust when everything tells you there is no hope. I was in that space and against every fiber in my being (which was telling me I had been abandoned and rejected) I said firmly out loud, “I belong to God. Do with me whatever you want but I belong to God.”
It also helped to beg for mercy. Acknowledge your misery and beg for God’s mercy and then wait. Waiting is the hard part. He WILL rescue you, just trust that He will never give you more than you can handle (all though He will push you to the edge), and He has promised to never leave you. He cannot go back on His word.
Zerg
Active member
Please don’t forget that Our Lord suffered a brutal DEATH on the cross so that we can have salvation.
Our Lord is selfless. Rest assured that God has never turned his back on you and He never will.
I am sorry to hear that you are in a bad situation.
I pray that God may be with You.
PS: Read this story–it’s about Mother Teresa explaining what faith is, and that one will never find clarity. That’s why faith is needed. “I was surprised when she said she wouldn’t pray for clarity,” he said. “She said what I needed was trust.”
catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0235.htm
+++Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our bread as forgive us our trespasses. As we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not onto temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.+++
+++Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.+++
+++Glory Be for the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.+++
Our Lord is selfless. Rest assured that God has never turned his back on you and He never will.
I am sorry to hear that you are in a bad situation.
I pray that God may be with You.
PS: Read this story–it’s about Mother Teresa explaining what faith is, and that one will never find clarity. That’s why faith is needed. “I was surprised when she said she wouldn’t pray for clarity,” he said. “She said what I needed was trust.”
catholiceducation.org/articles/catholic_stories/cs0235.htm
+++Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our bread as forgive us our trespasses. As we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not onto temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.+++
+++Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.+++
+++Glory Be for the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.+++
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LPS
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"Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:24
“Help my unbelief” was my heartfelt prayer for a long time.
Remember also that Jesus really does know how you feel … He cried out to the Father, “Why have you abandoned me?”
Hang in there; sometimes all we can do is be still and wait as He works within us and around us :grouphug:
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fred_conty
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Do you remember when on Easter morn at the tomb site, Mary Magdelene was beside herself for she thought that someone had removed the body of Jesus and they she would never see him again.… how horrifically painful, can be empty words and broken promises. It can even appear, that Our Lord… has turned His back.
When she looked up she saw the gardner. She aked him to tell her where they had taken him, and then the magical word was spoken, “Mary”. He had been right in front of her and she didn’t recognize him.
So many times this story is repeated to so many others and they too don’t know that he never left them but is right there in front of them.
May God bless and keep you. May God’s face shine on you. May God be kind to you and give you peace.
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Joy2day
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Never blame God for the actions of people. Sometimes our faith in some people is misplaced, but our faith in God never is. More likely God seems far away because we have turned away from Him via sin. How many times have we chosen ourselves over God? There are some saints on earth; there always have been. We just have to keep trying to.find them & to be one ourselves.
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