His vision was very bad... with his eyes going in two different directions and he slept all the time! He does not remember this time at all! We were in a state of terror and panic and I was in a constant state of prayer~ A rosary was never out of my hand, and I was always saying "Hail Marys" for support and comfort! WE prayed and went to daily mass there at the St Mary's chapel...
I should say that this is the one year anniversary of John's receiving for the second time the annointing of the sick with Fr Craig! Just as he started to annoint him... Susan/Hallel and Benedict arrived and were there to join their prayers with ours for John to be healed! Yes, miraculous would have been amazing, but we see that he was healed and in the process many were touched and changed and learned in a deeper way the power of prayer... so the journey of John's healing was all in the Plan! Thank you Lord!
Throughout this journey I have clung to my Catholic Faith to get me through! It has done that and then some and I think that if you ask John now... He has a new deeper understanding and respect and trust in the Lord and how His Church is there for us at our darkest and most terrifying hours! John does say that he is healed as the result of prayers and the fact that he was annointed 4 times in that year is certainly all part of that... I will never forget how sad my mom was as her mom lay dying in the nursing home up in Michigan... My mother and father and all of us 13 kids had all converted to the Catholic Church...so her mother was not understanding of us and our decision and remained in her Protestant church. "It is so limited what I can offer her now... I can't have her annointed by the priest or bring her communion every day or sit and say a rosary with her... our Church has so much to offer!" I agree and only wanted to get through this with my Catholic faith, and it was there for me and John and his family! Jesus we trust in you!
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