prayer22 – DEAR SISTER RAQUEL

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Dear Sister Raquel.

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Praise the Goodness of the LORD! Truly no one can predict GOD’s mighty power. Yesterday I’ve received the documents containing the directions and 3 published articles about you. Instead of reading it on the computer, my tita Edna told me to print na lang because it is quite long, and so I did. Then I left the house.

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When I returned home, the first thing on my mind was to read the article so I rushed to the room but before reading it I had to massage first my back because the pain was there again. And so, I finally got to read it, for the first few lines I already felt the shivers all over my body then after the Hail Mary, I felt the pain on my left tighs down to my toes, when I red the lines

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“HEALING IS BETWEEN THE LORD AND THE SICK. SISTER RAQUEL IS ONLY A BRIDGE. PREPARATION FOR HEALING MEANS SPIRITUAL CLEANSING , WHICH INCLUDES FORGIVING ALL WHO HAVE OFFENDED YOU, BEING SORRY FOR THE PAST SINS THAT HAVE OFFENDED THE SACRED HEART”

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I paused and examined my heart and recalled the things and the people who’ve caused me pain in the past, and then in a loud voice I said I’ve forgiven them all! Then something “nakakakilabot” happened, I felt the nerve on my left forehead pumping strong and my heart pounding stronger by the minute and I really felt the blood flowing through my thigh through my leg down to my toes, then the pain suddenly vanished. My tears started to flow from my eyes and I started crying, I’ve been healed, the LORD touched and took away the pain off my system. Then I continued on my reading and every end of each testimonies I bursed into tears and kept on thanking God for his goodness. After reading the last line I decided to follow it up with a rosary prayer, my way of thanksgiving for the miracle I’ve experienced. It is really the Miracle of the article, God made use of the article, for me to be healed spiritually and eventually healed my physical sufferings! I thank you for the prayers and enlightenment you have brought to my life thank you again. May God continue to use you as His bridge to bring us back to Him.

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Trully yours, Ryan E.

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THE NUN AND THE SOLDIER

a true story

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sister josie is a small and frail nun

she always screams

when she sees a tiny mouse

she fears the dark

she cowers when someone shouts

she is a nervous wreck

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one day in a remote mindanao village

infested with rebels and soldiers

a drunk soldier went out to the street

and fired his gun into the air

everyone ran for cover

they closed all their windows

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a giant of an irish columban priest

decided he would confront the soldier

but this small frail sister stopped him

and said she would take care of him

before the priest could object

that a scrawny sister could hardly help

she was on her way

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she approached him without hesitation

the soldier was thrown off

by a tiny nun who had no fear

in a gentle and casual manner she told the soldier

in their common ilonggo dialect

that he should be ashamed of himself

scaring women and children

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the drunk soldier bowed his head in shame

weeping and pouring out his problems

it was battle fatigue gnawing at his soul

caused by the protracted vicious war

she grabbed his hand and dragged him to her home

there they drank salabat and talked

they shared the pains of their violent world

in no time, they were laughing

at themselves and the world

the soldier visited her often

seeking spiritual refuge in her gentleness

they became the best of friends

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such is true courage

unseen and gentle

drawn from the Lord

cowering from a mouse

yet confronting a lion

seeking shelter from a drizzle

yet braving a storm

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eastwind

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You are the potter we are the clay

You shape us into Your image

we are the work of Your hands

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philippians 64:7

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sometimes we run so fast we fail to see

the Lord running with us

and when we suddenly fall

we see Him beside us and He says to us

‘finish the race child

I am with you all the way to the finish line’

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milarey

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all the darkness in the world

cannot extinguish

the light of a single candle

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all the hatred in the world

cannot overwhelm

the power of a single forgiveness

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st francis of assisi / eastwind

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just whisper a short prayer

and He forgives your darkest sin

just touch the hem of His garment

and He heals your gravest illness

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eastwind

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