Another "epiphany", thank God, another "encounter" with Him. So many blessings, so much affection, so much Mercy for my poor and vile neurons! I need to write down my experiences to reread them when I want to remember, to relive them in gratitude and feeling, because that's how we are made, sensory. Because that's how I feel happy when I remember having received so many gifts, even though I don't deserve them, so that my feet don't falter, so that I can continue firm in the exercise of humility. And to inspire those who want to walk in faith.
Humility, yes, because it is only with a deep feeling of worthlessness that I receive these blessings. And it is with this in mind that I write. It is not to boast, but to praise God. Blessings and graces are not the privilege of anyone in particular.
In the visible, the invisible
Perceive
In the ephemeral, the eternal
Beauty
(Beauty)
My
beloved husband, "amputated" from me (Uma só carne),
I miss him so much. He was such a strong and secure presence, I
become so afraid after his death. There are times when I feel so
miserable... At the same time, I know I am unfair, because even
though I am without him, I have enough to survive well. I don't want
luxury, I wanted him - he was my luxury.
"The Lord works in mysterious ways", states the saying. Mysterious ways for us. One day we will see the beauty of God's ways.
In these moments of greatest anguish that startles me, I always receive consolation. I recognize that I do not deserve it, because I should trust blindly in Divine Providence and not let myself be brought down by the obstacles along the way.
When I do not notice these consolations immediately, I am "nudged", metaphorically speaking. Divine Mercy is infinite and Our Lady is attentive to our pleas for graces. The impact of "encountering the love of Jesus" is much greater than anguish, it is in the Peace of Christ. But it comes within my small possibilities, in the environment in which I live, in what I am capable of experiencing, within the limits of my normality.
God knows I like photography, sunsets, the moon and stars, phenomena we can see in the sky, He knows me better than I know myself... He is the real "Father knows best". :-)
I saw a very special sunset the other day - November 7, 2024 - (illustrative photos for this text), which I admired as a refractive phenomenon of sunlight that I had not seen before (see update at the end of this text). Two rays, predominantly blue, in V and some lilac color between them; the vertex of the V hidden in the Sun already below the skyline. Before seeing the blue rays in the sky, I saw something that reminded me of a red spear (illustrative photos). The left ray was like the continuation of the "spear". And the crescent moon coming from the east, surprisingly close to the phenomenon, from my point of view. This spectacle in the sky made an impact on me. It took me out of a moment of distress. It was like distracting crying children by showing them a toy. But it was much more than a toy, it was imposing.
Without looking for it, the explanation I "needed" appeared to me in a post on one of the Catholic pages I follow in social media, as soon as I opened my "Feed", on the same day... Because I need to be "nudged" to understand. And it was written right there on the post: "Two rays in the image"!!!!!! It was from the page Jesus' Divine Mercy.
To my miserable anguish, Divine Mercy came \/
For those who want to learn how to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, here it is:
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Update:
From what I found in my research, it seems that they are the so-called "crepuscular rays", or popularly "God rays", or "Jacob ladder". The phenomenon would then be due to diffraction of light and not refraction, as I had thought. The incredible thing was the "timing" in which it appeared to me and the fact that there were two of them!
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O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul.
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About Our Lady:
"She is not the Sun, which, by the brightness of its rays, blinds us because of our weakness; but she is fair and gentle as the Moon, which receives the light of the Sun, and tempers it to make it more suitable to our capacity." – Saint Louis de Montfort
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Related links:
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
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