The Sight of the Angels

"In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord." (Ps. 138)

I want to reflect on a few stories about angels in order to prepare for the feast of the Holy Angels on September 29th. It is through these powerful angels that God grants us His mercy. Out of love, God's angels deliver messages and carry out His commands.

Taken from an excerpt of Open My Eyes, it states: "I began to contemplate this sense of peace that came over my mother through the grace of an angel. Peace...harmony, calmness, serenity, tranquility and contentment; her angel brought all this and more to someone who desperately needed to feel God's presence and His love. My mother soon experienced great tribulations. Her guardian angel came to deliver many treasures of grace from a merciful God."

My mother was graced by God to see her Guardian Angel. Not many of us see our angels, but we do know they are always present.

Several months ago my daughter ran a marathon in California. I was not able to accompany her on this journey, but I knew during her run I wanted to pray before Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament.

As she began this long and grueling task, I entered the Adoration Chapel to pray. A strong "sense of urgency" came over me and a need to offer intense prayer for my daughter.

Suddenly, I thought of the angels!

In the presence of the Lord I asked Him to round up as many angels as He possibly could and send them to my daughter's side. I asked her own Guardian Angel to protect her and keep her safe from all harm. Totally unknown to me, at this exact same time she was seeking treatment for dehydration. She probably would be unable to complete the run.

Not to worry...the angels came to her rescue!

After only a short period of rest and hydration, my daughter re-entered and finished the race!

God uses His celestial angels in amazing ways. It might be through a feeling or a sense of urgency; whatever means God may use, His angels will deliver a message of mercy.

May we constantly be under the attentive care of the angels as they help us on our spiritual journey.

And may we offer prayers of thanksgiving to God for their heavenly assistance!

Peace,

Kathy

Going Fishing

Today, I am going fishing.

I will cast my nets in hopes of catching not the gentle inhabitants of the sea, but someone who is in desperate need of God's mercy.

I had the opportunity to receive God's mercy from the hands of those who truly know and love Him. My grandson Jude was admitted into the hospital with Cystic Fibrosis on July 26th. He remains there today, trying to build enough strength to come home to the embracing arms of his family.

His mother and father keep constant vigils at his side, always making him aware that he is not traveling alone on this path God is taking him.

It may be stormy; it may be turbulent. But he is not alone. His parents are with him all the way.

And so is God.

Many of our friends and family have shown us their love by helping out with meals and babysitting Jude's big sister Joscelyn. It is through these acts of mercy that God gives us strength to endure each and every day. It is through these acts of love that I feel God's presence.

So today I want to give back in some way. How can I show compassion and kindness to someone in need? Who is it Lord, that I may help today? Please show me how to spread Your mercy, however vast or minute the act may be.




Yes, today before the sun goes down I will have hauled in my nets in the hopes of catching only one small fish...someone in need of God's love.

Think of one act of mercy you can perform today, however big or small it may be. It will make God smile!



Peace,
Kathy

God's Mercy Revealed

God's mercy is truly amazing!

My mother died in October of 1998 and through her extraordinary death, God graced us with a wonderful gift of His mercy. God presented my mother with beautiful visions of Heaven.

In my book titled Open My Eyes, I reveal all of these heavenly visions. My prayer is that this story will bring hope to those who may be in need of God's infinite mercy.

You may purchase this book by visiting the Treasures of Grace LLC.com website.

The desire to write about the many aspects of God's mercy has remained close to my heart.

And so I designed this blog.

May God continue to use me to help spread His Divine Mercy!

Peace,
Kathy