tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post3307836799477890831..comments2024-01-27T06:41:34.292-06:00Comments on Lord, Make Me a Saint: White Bear ManJamie Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678469484585027738noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-55760415472082853792015-02-25T06:46:18.502-06:002015-02-25T06:46:18.502-06:00God's perfect timing and placing you in the pe...God's perfect timing and placing you in the perfect place. I know his heart will be moved because of your conversation. May he be open to the Holy Spirit gently nudging him back in the right direction.<br /><br />Joining you in prayer.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604810218733272554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-80306437273778924682015-02-24T15:39:27.431-06:002015-02-24T15:39:27.431-06:00I am praying for White Bear Man that he will retur...I am praying for White Bear Man that he will return to church and a closer relationship to God. I believe God arranged for you two to have the chat. Hell exists and the worst part of it is, hell means you are not near God. Did you read C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce? It is about this subject, in a fiction form.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-13229764875845250192015-02-24T14:12:40.701-06:002015-02-24T14:12:40.701-06:00Yes, prayers for this man.
A good friend of ours...Yes, prayers for this man. <br /><br />A good friend of ours died today (it was expected, but still shocking, in a way) and her son said to me, "I'll do fine as long as people don't talk about 'fire' and all that." (Meaning he didn't want any "talk" about prayers for her soul.) He said, "She was a good woman and I know she's at peace in heaven."<br /><br />It's as though people feel they're doing an injustice to their loved ones by thinking they're in purgatory. But imagine if all Catholics felt this way, while their loved ones are "doing time" in Purgatory!! And no belief in Hell? Once you're there, you're stuck, but that's why we need to believe in it--to avoid it! <br /><br />I will tell you a story about my Dad. About a year after he died, we all sort of stopped praying for his soul. I still prayed, but my fervor slackened and I was told later that my sister and my mom also stopped praying. It felt "wrong" to keep praying for my Dad, because afterall, he wasn't THAT bad! To keep praying for him after a full year seemed sort of insulting. We all wanted to believe he was at peace in heaven. <br /><br />Then one day while I was at adoration, I had finished praying for my Dad, but also wondered (without asking in prayer) if he was still in Purgatory. Then I decided to read. Lo and behold, I saw a book on Purgatory. I opened it up and the very first page I saw was a story about a nun who saw an apparition of her father. He had died a year or so ago and she had prayed fervently for him, as did her mother and the rest of the family. However, they all "felt" that he was in heaven and stopped praying for him. He appeared to her and rebuked her saying, "Why have you stopped praying for me while I suffer in Purgatory?" She answered him that they had assumed that he was in heaven and in no need in prayer. He told her that because of their lack of prayers, his sufferings had increased and he was still in Purgatory without their prayers. He told her that at this point, only Masses offered and sacrifices made on her part would decrease his sufferings. <br /><br />So after I finished this story, I thought, wow, how weird that this story just happened to be a father coming to his daughter, telling her that he is still suffering in Purgatory. Still, I didn't consider it a "sign". I did happen to tell my mom the next day, and she started crying. She said she had asked for a sign if she needed to keep praying for my Dad, and that was when I called her. <br /><br />Sorry for the long comment! So glad you talked to that man, and yes, this was definitely God acting on that man's behalf! Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10451590537173713861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-89364642560770071462015-02-24T12:22:41.963-06:002015-02-24T12:22:41.963-06:00We actually live in White Bear. So I'll pray f...We actually live in White Bear. So I'll pray for him too :)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037863893536646602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-10368515723447317802015-02-24T11:12:01.847-06:002015-02-24T11:12:01.847-06:00Jeese Louise...I personally think the church shoul...Jeese Louise...I personally think the church should require a class every year to freshen people up on the faith. There for sure is a hell....and it is for all eternity. FOREVER...never getting out. <br /><br />You are a great witness. Praying for him. <br /><br />It is actually WARM today in MN. I will take 28 any day with sunshine! Enjoy your walks this week!<br /><br /><br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030030108671604522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-5753852673850104882015-02-24T10:47:50.240-06:002015-02-24T10:47:50.240-06:00When I was younger I struggled with the idea of He...When I was younger I struggled with the idea of Hell. I didn't understand how at the moment of death a merciful God wouldn't give you one last chance to see Him. I was convinced that if a person were to see him in all His glory they would drop to their knees and repent. Then I read The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. That gave me a great understanding to our free will and how our sin affects our choices. Even seeing the beauty of Heaven most people chose to go back to "Grey Town". <br /><br />Amazing how God is working in your vacation! And what a great momma you are showing your daughter how to witness! Prayers for White Bear Man!The Towers Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707047165500657020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-22722160898299037442015-02-24T10:19:04.654-06:002015-02-24T10:19:04.654-06:00Wow! I love how you bring such a bright witness of...Wow! I love how you bring such a bright witness of God's love wherever you go, Jamie. I will definitely be praying for him-Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-68492250789141607922015-02-24T10:09:45.017-06:002015-02-24T10:09:45.017-06:00Love this story! We will pray for him.Love this story! We will pray for him.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537767678040466695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-41322301383340649712015-02-24T10:08:45.706-06:002015-02-24T10:08:45.706-06:00We never know who we may touch, or who may touch u...We never know who we may touch, or who may touch us!<br />"for we walk by faith, not by sight" 2 Cor 5:7Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-48057700553255855512015-02-24T10:05:38.927-06:002015-02-24T10:05:38.927-06:00Amazing!Amazing!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651016998027244516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-55656633091850881212015-02-24T09:56:52.405-06:002015-02-24T09:56:52.405-06:00Tears! Thank you for your witness! Will pray for h...Tears! Thank you for your witness! Will pray for him. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829137471159713745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-37534755358729349812015-02-24T09:55:32.871-06:002015-02-24T09:55:32.871-06:00God places us in certain places at certain times t...God places us in certain places at certain times to interact with certain people.<br />And that morning, He chose you and your daughter. : )<br />Praying.Billie Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515311983458309772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7056332983367489033.post-62777464778873751852015-02-24T09:49:41.746-06:002015-02-24T09:49:41.746-06:00Thank you for letting us hear about Jesus at workThank you for letting us hear about Jesus at workAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423794317423373245noreply@blogger.com