We should have listened

Actually it is not that surprising at all. When my father had his first heart attack centuries ago, my great aunt Lula called my grandmother from her farm in Minnesota to ask what was wrong. She knew that something was, but did not know what.

I had the great pleasure to know Dora Kunz, the grandmother of Therapeutic Touch, and she could diagnose an illness before it even showed up in the person's body!

Police departments -- the most by the book institution there is other than the military -- frequently use psychics. Presumably they think there's something to it.

Again, wishing all the best to you, Lucas, and the entire family.

My prayers for Lucas. Save, O Lord, and have mercy on him, and give mercy, life, peace, salvation and visitation to Rod and Julie.

And, like Scott, you've had a lot more paranormal experiences than I've had, which is none or close to none.

I have one that comes to mind. I was watching some stupid talk show(can't remember which one) when Clinton was in office. One of the guests was a psychic who was making predictions about the upcoming year. He said that Clinton was going to be caught up in a scandal from which he would not recover. He said that it was different from every allegation thus far-Whitewater, Travelgate, etc. He said that he wouldn't be thrown out of office, but it would be close, and he would never fully recover from it.

Rod, I am constantly amazed at the supernatural stuff that seems to happen to you. I’m a lifelong Catholic and stuff like that never happens to me. St. Therese can’t even be bothered to send me a rose. :)

Seriously, though, that really is amazing. I’m so glad they found out what the problem was. Your son is in my prayers. I wonder if the woman was a Christian. I always thought most so-called “physics” were dabblers in the occult, but I think God does give people those gifts sometimes.

It has been my experience that God provides psychic experiences to people as a gift and that lack thereof doesn't indicate inferior spirituality or favor from God. He has many gifts, some of which as humans we can readily see as remarkable, but some of which on this side of the grave we have trouble even percieving. But it can be hard not to feel jealous when others experience these sorts of things and we don't.
I also think that in some ways being the recipient of gifts from God such as psychic phenomena or visions or such can be problematic for many people in the long run. At some point God may want someone to move beyond such obvious indications of his care and reality to work on faith and remove such gifting. I would guess that this is what happened to Mother Theresa - she was gifted with visions and such as a young person and when God removed them from her, she felt set adrift for the remainder of her life. I am certain that God honored her faithfulness through that long empty time, but I am also sure that He would rather have her come to know Him in a new way as well.
When I was younger, I frequently had experiences of God which were very profound for me. More than once I had the very real sensation that Jesus was sitting with me in a difficult time and the Holy Spirit was hovering over me, keeping guard. It may sound silly, but I can't describe it well is the problem. However, when I was 21 God removed that from me and for years I felt like I was alone. That God was out there some where, watching perhaps, but certainly not near or trying to interact with me. After about 5 years I was reading scriptures and started to notice all the places where Paul talks about things like Christ living in us, and that it is in God that we live and move and breathe and have our being. I decided that although I hadn't sensed the presense of God in years that I would go forward in my life under the assumption that God does what He says He does and that I was indeed so close to God that He dwelt in me and filled my very lungs with His presense. I stopped trying to seek God from without myself and live in the knowlege of Him within me. What I discovered was that God was indeed present in me, closer in the time where I was not aware of His presense than He had ever been. He revealed to me that He had removed my sense of His presence being around, or outside, of me because if He hadn't I would never have realized the reality of the indwelling of His Spirit in my life. It's been about 7 years now and although my experience of God is different than it used to be and even more subtle in some ways, it is also much more powerful.
I'm not sure all that made much sense, but I guess what I want to say is that those who have not had the sort of paranormal experiences Rod has been gifted with need not take that as any reflection on God's pleasure with them or lack on their part. God works in many, many ways and provides each of us with just what we need although not always with just what we want!

I think that when things like this happen, the scenario described is exactly how they should happen. Your Mother-in-law wasn't seeking out information, she wasn't paying her for a response, the knowledge just came - that is a true gifting. And I wouldn't describe this woman as a 'psychic', but rather a prophetess.

Just to be clear I am highly skeptical of these sort of claims, and even as a Christian I am highly skeptical of charismatic displays, but when it happens it happens, and it's not 'spooky', but the way God can work.

Prayers of healing to your family, Rod. And prayers for wisdom and a steady hand for all the care providers involved in the procedure today.

It's not garbage if it happened. Are you implying that Rod is lying?

Rod, you and your family will have many people praying for you tonight. God bless you, every one.

The point here; it is time to pray for Rod and his son and wife and family.

Per skeptics regarding inexplicable life experiences: People who cannot grasp the impossible cannot possibly grasp the possible.

God's healing for your son and prayers for your family Rod!

Glory be to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Mena olam vada menaolam ol'meen Ameen.

Heavenly Father, physician of our souls and bodies, Who have sent Your only-begotten Son and our Lord Jesus Christ to heal every sickness and infirmity, visit and heal also Your servant Luke from all physical and spiritual ailments through the grace of Your Christ. Grant him patience in this sickness, strength of body and spirit, and recovery of health. Lord, You have taught us through Your word to pray for each other that we may be healed. I pray, heal Your servant Luke and grant to him the gift of complete health. For You are the source of healing and to You I give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Lord who came down from heaven and stayed in the womb of St. Mary, after making the annunciation to her through his head of angels, is blessed. The Lord is blessed whom the heaven and earth, Angels and the mankind are praising always. Oh Lord let the intercession of your mother be a fort for us all. Barekmor.

Peace be unto thee, Mother of the Sun of righteousness. Peace be unto you the palace of holiness, Peace be unto you the ship full of blessings, the fruit of your virginity is blessed, Holy Mother please pray for us, so that we would also be holy like you in our lives.
Morioyo-rahe-melain-uvadarain (Lord have mercy upon us).

Lord Jesus, who was kind enough to take the presence in humble virgin, kindly live in us and redeem us from the strong bondages of sins and death. Lord make us good and worthy divine homes, so that you could stay in us.

Lord who had been kind enough to take the human body from the virgin, unite us all in your peace. Unite us all with your grace. Fill your love in us so that we could share the love with you and among us all. Make us worthy to praise thee with your blessed Mother and all the saints.

Holy virgin Mother, you are blessed, By thy prayers let the Holy church and her children be saved from all sorts of calamities and let all the departed get forgiveness for their sins.

Ameen.

From a Biblical perspective there is no reason to believe that God can not and would not gift someone in a particular way. I don't see the point in doubting so as to limit the work of the Holy Spirit. My wife and I had a experience a few years ago. We were referred to a "Christian" woman (in quotations because more information that came later leads me to question her true faith) who had shown a gift of healing. My wife paid her a visit on a chronic problem and we believe that the visit helped. However, some of the statements she made during the session were troubling so we never paid another visit.

My point is that God may choose to gift people with abilities for no other purpose that His own. I am not saying you should or should not have listened, but He certainly provided you with sound evidence of His divine interest in you family's well-being.

stay crunchy!

Br Josh

Just wanted to let you know that you and your family are in my prayers. God bless!

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within days things are out of control no meds left for me to take and they cannot find the other diagnosis to treat me\please help
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