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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
12-31-14 Always choose Hope!
I have been threatening to start a blog for sometime. It always seem like there is some reason or something that gets in my way. Not today, today feels like THE DAY to launch this blog. It seems only appropriate to launch something new...on New Years Eve. I want to share one of the most amazing days of my spiritual life. The season of Advent is all about waiting, anticipating, preparing our hearts us to receive our King, our Lord Jesus Christ. This day during Advent has affirmed for me that I AM a beloved daughter of the King & and that HE listens to MY prayers intently.
I attended the Catholic Parent Revival in downtown San Antonio 12-14, which was a day retreat for parents. What a blessed & spirit filled day it was. A few of us commented that you could feel the Holy Spirit fill this whole theater. What a great place to have another intimate & personal encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ, which is exactly what happened to me on this day. I attended this event on the very small chance that I would be able to speak to Archbishop Gustavo 1 on 1 about a new initiative/idea I had, celebrating Autism Awareness day in all parishes in the Archdiocese during the month of April, following our Pope's Conference he had at the Vatican with the Autism Community.
I knew he would be a guest speaker at this event, so i prayed & hoped that the Holy Spirit would lead me to him if/when an opportunity existed. I know how extremely busy he is and did not think it would ever happen. Who am I to think that our Archbishop would have time to speak to only me? Well to my surprise it did happen & not in the way I planned. I am coming to realize more & more that our God is a Father who LOVES to surprise his children when they least expect it. Archbishop Gustavo was just finished speaking to our group & was walking off stage. I thought to myself if I leave now I may be able to catch him in the hall before he is wisked off to another event. I immediately get up and walk out completley expecting to see him in the hall. I wait a good 10-15 minutes and still no Archbishop. I then hear music and I thought I heard his voice again coming from inside the theater. I rush back inside to see a line of people in front of our group & one of them is Archbishop. At least I know he did not leave & I did not miss my chance.
The announcer quickly says that there will be a line of prayer warriors who are all going to be available to pray with us & for us. I immediately leaped out of my seat heading straight for the front of the line. I was praying that if it is your will Lord please allow me to meet & speak with Archbishop Gustavo. Well I was next in line & guess who I ended up in front of, you guessed it, Archbishop Gustavo. He began to pray over me, speaking words of knowledge, & placing his hands on my forehead. The words he spoke were so beautiful & amazing i began to cry. The words he was saying was for my ears only but I know that our Lord was speaking to me through Archbishop Gustavo. Once he was done praying over me & blessing me, he asked do you have something weighing on your heart you want to share. I could not believe this was happening I actually have the opportunity I have been praying for all week. I was not as articulate as I would have liked since I could not stop crying but I did get my idea expressed & he looked at me and said "Yes". I truly forgot where I was for a few minutes & just got lost in the time I had with Archbishop Gustavo.
I have been very blessed to feel Jesus presence a few specific times during my lifetime. I never felt Jesus more present to me then he was in that graced time I shared with Archbishop Gustavo. I feel the Lord calling me to lead this movement of Autism Awareness through the Church by taking our Pope's lead. I feel that the Lord allowed this meeting to happen to provide me with confimation that this is his will for our Archdiocese. I know I have alot of work & will be calling on some of my close friends for guidance, support, & advice to navigate these new uncharted waters. Mary Star of the Sea pray for us! Jesus I trust in you!
I have been threatening to start a blog for sometime. It always seem like there is some reason or something that gets in my way. Not today, today feels like THE DAY to launch this blog. It seems only appropriate to launch something new...on New Years Eve. I want to share one of the most amazing days of my spiritual life. The season of Advent is all about waiting, anticipating, preparing our hearts us to receive our King, our Lord Jesus Christ. This day during Advent has affirmed for me that I AM a beloved daughter of the King & and that HE listens to MY prayers intently.
I attended the Catholic Parent Revival in downtown San Antonio 12-14, which was a day retreat for parents. What a blessed & spirit filled day it was. A few of us commented that you could feel the Holy Spirit fill this whole theater. What a great place to have another intimate & personal encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ, which is exactly what happened to me on this day. I attended this event on the very small chance that I would be able to speak to Archbishop Gustavo 1 on 1 about a new initiative/idea I had, celebrating Autism Awareness day in all parishes in the Archdiocese during the month of April, following our Pope's Conference he had at the Vatican with the Autism Community.
I knew he would be a guest speaker at this event, so i prayed & hoped that the Holy Spirit would lead me to him if/when an opportunity existed. I know how extremely busy he is and did not think it would ever happen. Who am I to think that our Archbishop would have time to speak to only me? Well to my surprise it did happen & not in the way I planned. I am coming to realize more & more that our God is a Father who LOVES to surprise his children when they least expect it. Archbishop Gustavo was just finished speaking to our group & was walking off stage. I thought to myself if I leave now I may be able to catch him in the hall before he is wisked off to another event. I immediately get up and walk out completley expecting to see him in the hall. I wait a good 10-15 minutes and still no Archbishop. I then hear music and I thought I heard his voice again coming from inside the theater. I rush back inside to see a line of people in front of our group & one of them is Archbishop. At least I know he did not leave & I did not miss my chance.
The announcer quickly says that there will be a line of prayer warriors who are all going to be available to pray with us & for us. I immediately leaped out of my seat heading straight for the front of the line. I was praying that if it is your will Lord please allow me to meet & speak with Archbishop Gustavo. Well I was next in line & guess who I ended up in front of, you guessed it, Archbishop Gustavo. He began to pray over me, speaking words of knowledge, & placing his hands on my forehead. The words he spoke were so beautiful & amazing i began to cry. The words he was saying was for my ears only but I know that our Lord was speaking to me through Archbishop Gustavo. Once he was done praying over me & blessing me, he asked do you have something weighing on your heart you want to share. I could not believe this was happening I actually have the opportunity I have been praying for all week. I was not as articulate as I would have liked since I could not stop crying but I did get my idea expressed & he looked at me and said "Yes". I truly forgot where I was for a few minutes & just got lost in the time I had with Archbishop Gustavo.
I have been very blessed to feel Jesus presence a few specific times during my lifetime. I never felt Jesus more present to me then he was in that graced time I shared with Archbishop Gustavo. I feel the Lord calling me to lead this movement of Autism Awareness through the Church by taking our Pope's lead. I feel that the Lord allowed this meeting to happen to provide me with confimation that this is his will for our Archdiocese. I know I have alot of work & will be calling on some of my close friends for guidance, support, & advice to navigate these new uncharted waters. Mary Star of the Sea pray for us! Jesus I trust in you!
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