ATTENTION: shameless post
Those of you who know me, Pebble, know very well that subtlety is not amongst my many wonderful traits (and apparently, neither is humility). But I do tend to be somewhat honest at least.
Jokes aside, I could once again use the help of my followers and friends.
I'm trying to help my new boss and friend get her business account noticed by the algorithm here on X but the algorithm says no because the account is new.
So I'm going to war with the algorithm and I could use a few crusaders.
You don't need a horse or a sword (although that would be cool. It's certainly optional). You just need to follow @SVSDesignco. The more followers we have, the more we are liked by the algorithm and the more people notice us. That's basically it.
If you could follow our account, you'll get to see some useful and interesting posts and help your fellow Catholics beat the algorithm beast. If, on the other hand, you are looking for the actual Crusades, you may wish to respectfully contact the pope.
Thank you in advance. I very much appreciate all your help and God bless you all.
P.s. If you do have horses and swords, I'd like to see some photos!
Memories haunt me, of a father most loving and a little girl most mischievous; how dare youth just up and leave?
I received my Sacraments as my father sweated in a suit and tie, still with a smile on his face. Some days the sun shines so bright that you just forget the rain even exists. Where are those days stored and when can they be revisited?
To think of the past brings deep sadness; to think of the future deep anxiety. But to remain in this day the Lord gifted me brings peace.
I must wave my memories au revoir, at least for a while, so that I can pray now. I must surrender the future I do not even own. This moment is mine right now, with its joys and crosses, its blessings and suffering.
His grace is enough, He says; who am I to argue otherwise?
If I donโt sanctify today, the beauty of yesterday will have been in vain. The happy father and the mischievous child gain nothing if they donโt gain heaven.
How good You are, my Lord, even when nothing else is good. Because heaven is forever and You will it for us. The good days are not behind us; the good days lie ahead, stretching into eternity, if only we work with Your graces.
My father's cancer has metastasized to his bones now.
We have just received the latest CT scan results and it's bad. Reading the test results made me blurt out to my father that he really needs confession and the Eucharist now. I just asked Our Lady of Good Council to give me words.
He is scared. And he seems a bit angry with God. But he reacted with silence after hearing my words and he seems to have taken them seriously. I have repeated the same thing a few times. I'll let him sit on it all then offer to take him to church one day this week. Or I'll talk to our priest first and see what he says. My father is still mobile so I think actually physically going to church might do him a lot of good spiritually.
I now walk with my feet each treading its own separate paths. On the one hand, I am aware my father will most likely die soon. With one foot, I tread the path of doing my best to prepare him for death (as much as I can humanly do and of course, with a lot of help from God's grace).
On the other hand, I'm also taking the path of continuing to pray for a miraculous healing. I stare at that photo of a lady with cancer being blessed by St. Charbel and then being healed. I do know, however, that the eternal destiny of my dad's soul is what matters most here.
I must, at the same time, accept death but I also wish to attempt to reach that pinnacle of faith that is so rare but that could move mountains.
Still, all of this requires being and remaining in the state of grace so confession is hopefully where we are now headed to. And after that, wherever God in His love decides to lead us. It might be a miracle of healing or a miracle of a holy death.
God's will be done, however much I may prefer my own will.
Thank you to all. Surgeon saw my youngest yesterday and prescribed a very short course of antibiotics.
We are to (pray first), monitor, and keep the surgeon posted.
I don't want to keep bugging everyone, but please keep praying.
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@Cime_Ignivome I absolutely agree with you. As long as his soul is saved, everything else matters less. But I do appreciate prayers for healing as well ๐โค๏ธ
@findveritasx@TheBasedTrinity This time is a blessing indeed. And time itself is not guaranteed me either, only God knows if I will live to see next week. But all of this pales in comparison to eternity. God bless you and thank you.