NOTE: Jack has had maybe a half dozen dreams in which St Paul appeared. He finds that strange, because he has never had a big interest or devotion to him. As a Catholic , when he was confirmed he took the name Joseph, and considers St Joseph to be his “patron saint”, especially in the guise of St Joseph the Worker. Jack respects work, and also that St Joseph took care of his family, protected his family. Only lately has he been seeing this in a bigger and more symbolic way, that St Joseph also has the designation of being the Protector of the Church, starting with Mary, the Blessed Mother, being the First Church. And of course, as he is Irish, he is fond of St Patrick. Already talking about Corned Beef and Cabbage on St Patty’s Day!
ANOTHER NOTE: I have from time to time seen Our Lord, sometimes only for mere nano-seconds, a few times longer or more significantly. The most significant time I ever saw Him was while living at the Haven of Grace in Woonsocket, during an especially difficult time in my recovery (from many things), a turning point when things could have gone any which way. I went to sit outside on the second floor porch, and just like that, there He was! Very bright and glowing, mainly I remember His eyes, those exquisite eyes, looking at me, into me, through me. He gave me a vision of my whole life and how everything I did and every choice I made effected not just myself, but everyone and everything around me. I saw how at that moment my choices were to affect the lives of so many, and events all around the world, through space and time, and into Eternity. And yet I had CHOICE. And I was set FREE then and there, like never before. Things have never been the same for me since this Visitation.
My sense is that somehow this is another significant Visitation.
As I was drifting off, still in some kind of prayer, I heard Him say “LOOK AND SEE--- I AM MAKING A NEW THING--- FOR YOU—AND FOR JOHN--- BUT FIRST YOU (meaning me) MUST COMPLETE UNFINISHED PROJECTS”. He was kind enough to very definitely show me three of these; a class with written work to complete for a certificate, a devotional with a goal of renewed dedication in its conclusion, and of course the baby quilt. SO, with the time off I have right now to recuperate from surgery, I will do these, as much as possible. And it was clear that I am NOT to start anything else till these are done.
He also showed me some other categories of things for me--- and for both of us--- to sort out and work through. Our Lord is so organized!
And these categories were INTERRUPTED, PROCRASTINATED, AND IN-PROCESS. For example, for INTERRUPTED He showed me in the pool at the Y, swimming laps, getting into the “zone” and really working it, getting into the splashes and drops and movement of the water and the lights I the water, becoming first the Rainbow Fish, then the Green Frog, and then the Pink Dolphin--- in other words, He enjoys this with me! And when healed up I am to go back. PROCRASTINATED goes along with the UNFINISHED PROJECTS, but of course there is more…. And IN-PROCESS includes how we’ve completed the process of application to be Nursery Helpers at CTR and will be scheduled, again, once recuperation is complete.
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