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Signal Graces?

Hello fellow MDMers!

Felt inspired to share this with you all as well. It is part of a recent email to a good friend that I have made through the Marian Devotional Movement. Have a blessed day!

Good morning. Just a quick note to let you know that I feel inspired this morning.

I did pray that my angel be present with mother Mary last night to obtain any graces available to me, an unworthy soul in anguish. I must admit that I am still a novice at these sorts of things, ashamed at my remaining skepticism about prayer requests involving angels being "sent to collect". In a nutshell, if anything is possible with God, then why would this kind of "procedure" be necessary? Of course I realize answers to "why" questions often never find resolution in this life...logically we wouldn't need faith otherwise. Kind of like, why, with one person's request of healing did Jesus simply say "Your faith has healed you" and with another our Lord needed to make paste from dust and His spittle. Perhaps it is a simple as His calculated effort to show the uniqueness of individuals and situations. (I just know I couldn't think of that answer on my own. I also know that it is perhaps an answer far from the mark.)

My inspired moment this morning was this:

A man on my crew, seemingly judged by most as being "unique" for his mannerisms, interests, and weird thought processes approached me, in front of a couple others, and said, "I miss having supper with you. I miss our talks, they help calm my craziness inside."

I wanted to cry. (Sitting in my hoist chair desperately trying to hold back the tears as I write this too. Today is a busy day in my work area, with many folks in and out all day hehe. It figures that God would work a "realization" on this day, knowing full well that tears always flow for me when I am smart enough to recognize His goodness...I love it Lord!)

What makes this truly inspiring is multifaceted, but the basis is that last run (set of 14 days at the mine camp job) this man and I seemingly out of no where, out of plethora of topics, began to talk about God. He mentioned some unusual events in his life surrounding a relationship with a girl that involved potential demonic activity. I am no exorcist and as such, I explain to him the hierarchical nature of the church and that these sorts of things required suitable investigation by a priest well trained in this area. Lay persons can always pray and can have limited participation in deliverance efforts, but not exorcism. We shared many other things but this was the most intense. A day or so later I was inspired to give him one of my cards with my email on it and a blessed miraculous medal. I told him that I would pray for him and that if ever he wanted to talk further he would have me as a friend. I left it at that, not thinking anything further on it. Then...today happened.

Typically, I am overly cautious about seeing things not there, about putting the fantastical in the wrong place. But this brought me that unique, overwhelming peace that reassures you that "things are going to be ok!"

Gotta get going, thank you for being a great friend in Christ, for being that clutch instrument of His peace! Chris JMJ 💜 ✝️ 👑 🔥 🇻🇦

40 comments

40 Comments

Anne Ashford-Hall

Dec 02, 2021

I haven't been sending messages Cindy, it's not something that I'm really comfortable doing, I don't really do much with Facebook either. But I keep you all in my prayers.

Cindy McNicholl

Dec 02, 2021

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Oh no it is ok, having computer issues. I am not even on facebook or social media I closed it all down. I am not sure who they were from. I have a email acct that I can't seem to get rid of I will have to call apple. Not to worry, I just found a whole lot of messages in junk mail. Sorry didn't mean to confuse anyone. I am just getting the hang of this. Take care and God bless.

Cindy McNicholl

Dec 02, 2021

Thank you all for your kind prayers, just found out everything was going in my junk mail. I was wondering why I was not getting notifications. Crazy?

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 20, 2021

yes the foster parents would not release her until after HalloWeen. can't wait to meet her my dear niece "Kiera" says she is high energy LOL If my elder cat passes she is not well I will get a black cat and name has already been decided her/Him Mystic

Anne Ashford-Hall

Nov 20, 2021

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Mystic is an appropriate name for a black cat.

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 21, 2021

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@Anne Ashford-Hall Yes, when my sister picked her up they had named her that and my niece changed her name to Cleo. She is adorable I have not met her but, have seen videos. I have been on text with my niece she is so sweet!

Lorena Wallace

Nov 20, 2021

Oh good I'm glad to hear your sister was able to get the black cat. Mocha sounds adorable, he must be alot of fun! So funny that he loves Mass!

Anne Ashford-Hall

Nov 20, 2021

You have an interesting family, it's good to have a sister nearby.

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 21, 2021

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She has moved and we barely see her now! I miss my niece.

Anne Ashford-Hall

Nov 20, 2021

MaryTime is harder to navi🤔gate than facebook, I don't do Facebook well either.

Anne Ashford-Hall

Nov 20, 2021

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@cmjmc_888 That's kind of you to say that.

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 20, 2021

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@Anne Ashford-Hall Bless you! I am just getting used to it too. I have facebook with one friend my cousin who works in the Dept of National defence. I rarely go on it now. He served in the special forces and raised his autistic son on his own. My Uncle and Aunt would have to fly from BC to Ottawa when he was sent to what he called a "hot spot". His own parent's never even knew where he was going he could tell no one. Now he says to my sister he wants to retire move back to BC buy some land and build a house (that was always my dad's dream). He actually reminds me so much of my dear dad who passed in 2015 we only let him see my dad, he drove from Ottawa and said can I speak privately with your dad I said of course. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall. My sister and I would try to get him to tell us things and he would say I can't. He would laugh when we got the beer out for him it didn't affect him. He was offered the job under Harper and so he retired from the CAF. But, think he has had enough. Not like he needs the job. My sister and niece are not on facebook. I just keep it open.

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 21, 2021

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@Anne Ashford-Hall Bless you!

Anne Ashford-Hall

Nov 20, 2021

I hope we will meet our pets again in Heaven. Blessings,

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 21, 2021

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Amen! I had a dog named Erin she was a birthday present my dad literally begged me to let her stay with him, so I did they spent hours hiking, going to the beach she loved to swim she was part lab part German Shepard.

Lorena Wallace

Nov 20, 2021

That must be so hard Anne, not to be able to have a cat. Cindy, I love balinese, they are beautiful. What color point is yours? My cat Thai-lee is a blue point siamese, she is my unofficial therapy cat, so sweet and loving and cuddly. Her sister, my cat meiling, who passed away 6 months ago from kidney disease, was super sensitive, she would come running if I was crying lol

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 20, 2021

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He is hilarious, overly sensitive and loves mass sometimes i have to lock him out of the room. He also, knows how to open doors. My mom says often if she wonders if he even feels he is a cat at all. He is my lifeline, greets people at the door, fetches balls. I went with sister to get one for my niece and came home with my sister's brother. He is a chocolate point. Reason I called him Mocha, when I said I will call him Mocha the owner's husband said great name found out he was a doctor and his name was Mocha. I think I should have called him Francis perhaps he gets out of control when mass is on I have to put it on the tv for him. My mom says if I see him with his paws in prayer that will be too much. LOL! They are highly sensitive and extremely smart. My niece was like I want to get him and the owner they are raised in a home said no he picked you sister. He had put his head under my arm she knew a lot about them. They are expensive now though. My sister lost her other cat and Mocha's brother was lonely so she got a black cat from a foster home she has sent videos they named him Mystic but, my niece decided to name him Cleo. I liked the name Mystic so did my sister but....my niece was like I like Cleo. LOL can't wait to meet her my sister send picture of her I better get there soon before she gets bigger.

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 21, 2021

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Mocha is a chocolate point! My sister's is Lilac. Mocha has chocolate face and huge blue eyes. My other is a tabby got her from a shelter her name is Abby that was what they named her she is sweet too. They go from my mom's room to my room. My mom used to always say she didn't like cats, you should see her with them. she spoils them rotten.

Anne Ashford-Hall

Nov 19, 2021

I think my FD. would laugh at me, and since we have a waiting list of 81,000. people in NS waiting for a FD. I don't want to annoy her. So happy that you have a cat to comfort you and enjoys Mass with you, give her a treat for me.

I think Misty was an atheist. God bless you.

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 21, 2021

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I would not let a doctor intimidate me, I used to work for them, some were good and some not so good. it is a proven medical fact that pets comfort people. When my dad was in Palliative care they had a bunny for the patients. God bless you!

Cindy McNicholl

Nov 19, 2021