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" At Last " painting by Lauri Blank music: Carol Banawa's version of  If I Believe device: OpenDrive falling hearts:  Blogspot Tutorial Passion... Intimacy... Pure love... Rafa (Be still) ... ephphatha (Be opened)  ...rakhma (Love) ...

Εφφαθα 2: Take hEARt

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I roused from a dream of a storm ...  Water trickled from my room 's ceiling and the wind banged my window. I thought another flood was coming... I looked outside my window and to my surprise...  it wasn't raining heavily outside! The Spirit breathed into the dormant regions of my being.  Several days ago, God showed me the way to 'reconciliation' also through a dream. I 'felt' the changes it brought me afterwards ~ my body and mind were more relaxed.  Yesterday while listening to the priest's homily, the Lord brought up a memory from seven years ago. He pointed out a sin recurring because of postponement. Why am I terribly fond of delaying a decision? " Sin enslaves", I heard the Lord whispered. There's so much emotional blackmails tied in this ~ ALL because I lingered in another whirlpool .  And here comes the Lord leading me to the gates of freedom... choose  <life>! --- I looked at myself in the mirror an...

Sometimes I wish...

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We're halfway through our Blog Hop I'm the 14th among 28 beautiful souls participating in this event. I wrote this as I read Mary's post over her blog  Living with Food Allergies and Celiac Disease   . I am humbled and touched by your kindness Mary. You are so loved BS! Thank you! ----- I used to ask God for enormous things like a 'stigmata' (either on my left or right hand).  Just like the one San Francesco and Padre Pio had... Or  an apparition from an angel ...   I thought it might help me gain respect from other people... or perhaps God will protect me from life's harsh realities because I bear Christ's wounds... Sometimes I wish... God has preserved me from childhood traumas ... then it would've been easier to relate with other people... Anzi. .. I wish all children would be loved for their worth ~  and selfishness will be banished from this world... ----- Sometimes I wish... I could've...

εφφαθα: First part

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"Morning after morning He opens my ear..." Isaiah 50:4 ~Morning Ear Introduction by Goergen~ ------------ September passed swiftly like a breeze …  and so has one year of my life... General Assemblies, conventions, meetings, hospital visits, weddings, catechesis, taking care of my little nieces sandwiched in between early mornings and late nights on the road...          MRT stress scenes...               13-17 hours exposure to                           computer screen...                            article analysis...                                reading... It's totally taxing at some point so I learned to switch off some channels .  ...