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Experiencing Holy Ground


--by bobbi, posted Mar 3, 2008
As a young person it was difficult to imagine death; dying.  Although suicide was a large part of my thought process,  in my heart I did not want to die.  Most of my life consisted of pain.  Not physical pain but  mental pain. 

Eventually I settled down.  It was at this point that my life would be shaped by the people who faced death.

My father was diagnosed with lung cancer.  He had been a chronic alcoholic most of his life and when he was told he had six months to live, he asked the doctor for at least a year. 

One day, my father was taken to the hospital.  The pain had reached the "crisis" point.  Two of my sisters and a local pastor sat with him while I tried to patch the walls of his room, which was in ruins.  I sewed curtains and cleaned.  About 10:00 p.m. the phone rang and my sister told me to come as dad was hurting so bad.  So I went with spackling on my hands and sweat and dirt on my face. 

When I walked through the door of his hospital room, I asked him, "Dad, do you believe in God"?  He said, "Yes".  I told him I was going to pray for him.  I cried to the Lord with everything in my soul and he responded.

The pain left my dad and he was able to go home the next morning.

We experienced holy ground.
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bobbi wrote: To Aurelia,
I don't know if you can understand what I am going to say, I hope so. Like I said, death is common ground for me. I do not see death with sadness. Hospice nurses taught me so much about dying. Some people here thrive on the crisis of death. Death is about the crisis high. It is almost sickening. On the other side of the coin is the serenity and the peace that comes with being more concerned about knowing God and making amends to people. Some people don't get the chance to make things right. I hope that all was right between you and your mother. It is fine to miss her and the tears cleanse us from the loneliness. Oh but for the Grace of God.
Bobbi
AURELIA wrote: Bobbi, The story you wrote about your dad touched my heart. You posted it on oct 23 which is the morning my mom passed away. It has been very difficult not having her around and I miss her terribly. I pray that you and your family are doing ok and that you know that you will meet your dad again one day. God Bless you and may you always feels Gods love for you. ~Aurelia
inspiringstories wrote: I agree that everything is possible with God...we only have to strengthen our faith in Him, and He will give our hearts' desires...

your story about ur dad touched me. continue the faith. God is so awesome indeed.
Alraisi wrote: You know before I tell you something GOD is always there for us no matter what we do. I'm more than Happy that GOD answered all what you asked HIM and your dad is better than that day. I just hope everything goes like this always.
Talking about GOD's answer. There is always Love in GOD for the human that HE created and gave this Earth to. Also, prayers can reach Heaven even before we can say it. So why don't we at least one time a day kneel and pray for someone who we love and wish from GOD to change someone's mind or heart or something like that. That would make a lot of diffirence in our lives and we will always live in Happiness. HE mostly answers everything we ask but we should ask also ourselves do we really deserve GOD's answer on our prayer? Think about it and tell me. Again I'm Happy to hear that and hope that everything always goes ok and right...!!! GOD Bless...!!!
Alrais...
bobbi wrote: WE deserve everything from God our father. God is not abusive or conditional. He wants the best from us even if it is only a "willingness" to change. I also want to let you know that my dad died. There is more to this story than what I wrote. And gettin back to God. My relationship with god is so personal. I danced with satan so I know that God loves us no matter the circumstances. Unconditional.
senga988 wrote: Thanks for sharing this with us and I do echo what bobbi and Alraisi said to you, God is always in control. Blessings to you and your dad
JuneBug wrote: Wow! ....My dad had cancer and passed about 2 1/2 years ago. I miss him terribly...Enjoy your dad while you can I'm glad he gave up the drinking so he could be sober with you...
bobbi wrote: My dad died shortly after this episode at the hospital. I will share the end of his life at another time. Not only did my dad die of cancer so did my cousin and my nephew.
warmth wrote: i appreciate ur faith in GOD and thank u so much for sharing this wonderful experience here.
bibirose wrote: Bobbi you are an inspiration. And your love for God the Father is so apparant & so refreshing. Yes knowing God is all about relationship just as Jesus said in John 17v3.
I too was an angry person in my early years thank God he picked me up & showered his love on me & he just keeps on loving me regardless. May your days be full of shalom. Bibirose.

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