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~JOURNEY "Spiritual Happenings"~
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~Spiritual TidBits~
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*~You Didn't EXIST
Up Until
HE Created You!~*
~My First Spiritual TidBits Entry~
While preparing my lesson plans that were about Prayers,
this came to me.
~It was a bad snow storm day, and I had
to drive thirty five miles to go to a funeral home for a final visit to Mrs. Jeannette. Before leaving
I blessed myself with Holy Water, asked Mother Mary to be the driver of my car, also of all the vehicles that will be around
me along the way there and back home, and I left. It was a long ride, but I made it safe and sound, I stayed at the
funeral home about 20 min. for the snow was really coming down heavy. Before leaving for my drive back home I prayed
more for there were more snow on the ground by then. I made it home alright, of course and with relief I prayed thankfull
prayers that time for having receive Their protection. After I had calmed down I started to prepare my lesson
plan for that week and the theme that week was on "Prayers". I started to read, it said; "We shouldn't forget
the help we prayed for in times of need, or crisis, and tomorrow forget about that help, until we need help again".
It was in accord with my life, just having prayed allot before leaving and returning in a bad snow storm. Then the lesson's
reflections continued to explain prayer this way; "Our bodies and Souls are in serious harm every day". I had written
down then; 'every day when I wake up something bad can happen to my soul and I do not even pray hard as I "do" in time of
need!' Then the story asked; "Do you realize how dangerous it is to journey on this Earth alone?" To that I had
written: 'Oh, I do pray I give my day to Jesus through Mother Mary to so all she wants to for Jesus's Glory, but my life is
in serious threat every moment of the day. How com I do not pray as hard and as serious and ask for protection every
moment, every second so that no harm shall come to my Soul so that the evil one may come and snatch me? My body and
Soul is as much danger now, as it could be while on the highway, in and airplane, etc.!' Then I written down the prayer
that follows. I would like to add here that, this is the very first of the notes I had kept of my tidbits awareness.
Having read this note before adding it here, I am touched that this is a perfect prayer for this Spiritual Journal's first
entrance. Here is that prayer for prayers;
+"Dear Jesus, Mother Mary, help me to start every
day (here every tidbits) with a fervent prayer, as if a crisis was to happen, (crisis here could be someone who
is "turned off" from this first entry) not just a reminder prayed to take care of me. I Praise You and I Bless YOU Deaf
FATHER for YOUR revelation for YOUR protection from the evil one, to ask that YOU throw him in the fire he himself built for
eternity. Protect me, oh Jesus, from my foolish ways and guide my every actions (here words written in this journal).
Mother Mary assist me in every thing I do and say (I will write in this journal) so that the Glory of your Son may
be known through this day (this journal), by my words and actions. Please do not take away YOUR PRESENCE Oh Holy
Spirit from this poor soul (from the souls who will read this journal). I ask all this through JESUS CHRIST. Amen
+"~
 ~These logs will be added as I have kept them throughout
the years. Some are thoughts, some are what I call little "revelations" while I was doing my daily prayers, while doing
housework, and even while cooking. They will not be in order of subjects, but by pieces of paper in the pile that I
have in my Bibles. I will number them in case one has touched you and you would like to come back to read a particular
one, also it is easier to remember numbers than titles.~
~2~ What you see is not what you think it is!
~ On a late November day in 1978, my
husband was hospitalized from a sudden paralysis virus called "Guillain Barre". I was driving back home, from the
Drug Store, in our pickup truck with my two children. We had purchased reading materials and
search words books for him to pass the time with. I had told my children that I had made a decision, that we should
wait for our Christmas until their father would be back home from the hospital when I was driving to the store. After
we were back in the truck the both of them told me that they wanted to wait till their dad was back home for Christmas
too. That made me very happy that they loved their father that much, and being so young then 11 and 10 years old.
So, I was smilling and we were making plans. I saw lots of people I know while I was driving back home, gave some
a Hi "head nods" etc. I don't remember exactly how long after that day had happened, when someone told
me in a straight face manner, "your husband is paralyzed, in the hospital, and you were laughing!!!" I
did not say anything, but, I almost told the reasons why I was so happy and laughing that day.
~The reason for this little note on paper:~
~We celebrated Christmas, on January 3rd, -not certain
about the right day though, but Christmas was the next day after he came back home, walking again. ~
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~The reason for this little note on paper:~
~A little paper I had typed in the words.
The day was March 29/1994. I have no
recollection as to where it comes from, but,
this paper came in next from my pile.
It is PAPA DIEU singing to....~
~Come to me my love
Come to the sea of love (Ref.)
I want to tell you
How much I love you
You are my chosen one
Your name is written in my hand
Don't ever forget I walk with you
Graces you will get, just take
My hand, I will lead you to the
Promised land
Lean on my and feed my sheeps
If ever you fear just remember
I am with you, I will not leave you alone
My peace I give you and blessings too...
For I am your God and you will never
Understand the profound love I have
for you. (I am with you and I bless you)~
~4~
Reflection about the Sacrament of reconciliation/confession
~Reflections before and after going to be reconciled with PAPA DIEU at confessing my sins to HIM.
Is it easy to bare you soul to the LORD through a priest? Not at all.
Is it something people grow to enjoy? Usually not.
But, when I leave after confessing my sins to PAPA DIEU through HIS priest with the "absolution" (full
forgiveness) of my sins, I know that I have stepped closer to GOD, and that I have pleased HIM. I know
that no matter what I have done, I am forgiven. I know that I have asked HIM to arm me with the fortitude
and strength to meet temptation head on and overcome it. I know that HE has armed me for the only battle in my life
that is worth while, the fight to save my own soul." ~
~The reason for this little note on paper:~
~Before I had written the above on a little piece of paper, my youngest brother, who changed religion,
and was assisting his community, (now he is not going at any community) he had insulted me by saying; "why do you go tell
your sins to a sinner? In my religion we confess our sins to every member when we feel like it on a certain meeting."
I replied by; "Ok, say I am at one of your meetings and you decide to tell the whole group the sins you commited
by just telling what you did. Now, after you confessed having done those sins, and now everyone knows what
you did, do you truly and deeply feel forgiven for what you did? Can I, a member of your group, say to
you, -now that you told us what you did, I forgive you. In My Name, I ... forgive you of your sins!
Would you truly feel that your sins were forgiven so that they will be remembered no more on Judgment DAY? Do I have
That Power to forgive you your sins so that The FATHER will remember them no more? How about your community
members, do they have that power to forgive all your sins every time you feel like telling them some more
sins you committed again, and again? If you read your Bible like you say you do, when and to whom did Jesus
gave that POWER to?" He answered; to all of us his disciples up to today! I added; "go and read when
and to whom it is written in the Bible. After Jesus Ressurected he suddenly appeared in the "locked doors" Upper
Room, where HIS disciples were hidding for fear of death themselves, and the very first Words He said to them
were "PEACE be with you'' then He showed them His Hands and His Side and He said to them again, "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, so I send you, He breathed on them and said to them, "Whose sins you forgive are forgiven
them, and whose sins you retain are retained." Did Jesus say that to all the people He met in His
life? No it was to the ones he had given the power to do just that, His disciples/apostles whom He
had just Breath the Power of the Holy Spirit on them WHO"S POWER can do just that, forgive. If you tell me
your sins right now and I say to you; "in the name of God I forgive you", would you really feel forgiven, really
deep down forgiveness?" The verses I wrote above were taken from the Gospel of John, chapter 20, verses 19
to 23.~
~5~ Reflection about death, and, purgatory after
~Death of body, not of soul. Our soul are taken into a time of re-birth of being re-born as a child is
in the womb for nine (9) months, (or so), to be made whole our soul has to go to a place to make it healthy, make
it whole, to make it at its appointed time being delivered into heaven. Purgatory for me
is a time we have to go through to be fed the food of heaven until we are ready for Eternal Life, like after nine (9)
months a baby is ready for human life.~
~6~ Offer your pain...
~ This I am most
possitive I did not write this on my own. It was either taken from reflection literature or a book I was reading.
It had touched me to the point of writing some notes down. ~Dont' worry
about the feelings that may come and go, or the events that may crop up in your memory. You are going to be tempted
to hash and re-hash your injury -expect that- but try to overcome it by praying for God's strength to forgive and move on.
Offer your pain to God as a sacrifice, and imagine how deeply in love HE is with you for giving HIM the sacrifice of a broken
heart. The sacrifice on one who is trying to be like God in a difficult situation is so beautiful, it causes the angels
to rejoice. Don't despair. God believes in you.~
~7~ Let your fingers do the walking
~Written January 7, 1988. I was on my knees praying my daily Rosary and the phone rang.
I went to answer it. It was my youngest brother who was on the phone. His first words were not Hi Bea, they were,
"Let your fingers do the walking" then he said; "comment sa va... (French)" how's it going? I asked him how come
he said "Let..." He answered, "ah, when your phone was ringing there was a commercial on TV saying
that phrase, so I just blurted it out to you for fun". When I realized what he had said I couldn't believe his words.
Here I was praying my Rosary, and, him not believing in Rosary any longer because his changed of religion, and, I was praying
the Rosary for him so he would come back to his Catholic faith. He had called to ask about one other brother who was
in the same religion he is in. I asked him why he had said "Let your fingers..." and he answered; "I
just heard that commercial..." I was deeply touched about the timing. Praise You Lord, and Mother Mary for your
constant love for us.~
~The reason for this little note on paper:~
~In my praying the Rosary, instead of "talking some sense" to my brother told me that
my private/silent prayers were as good as works or words spoken to him, those I/we pray for. I was not walking with
my legs in praying/helping my brother would come back to his Catholic faith, but, I was walking with my fingers
praying/helping instead with my Rosary beeds -let your fingers to the walking-. My brother's very own words/PAPA DIEU
acknowledging as hearing them (I took this happening as such)~
~To page 2 of Spiritual TidBits~
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