- Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:36 am
#23832
When I was little, my mother died when I was four, just five days before my fifth birthday. As you can imagine, I was devastated and truly missed her all through my life, to the point of feeling very sad every time her anniversary would come around.
When my mother died we held a wake in the house,which was custumary in Ireland at that time. I was one of the first to see her resting on the bed dead. Being only four I could not understand why she would not speak back to me when I spoke to her. Later when they placed her in the coffin I could see some men screwing down the lid. I knew I would never see my mother again but had no understanding of death.
In my later years after my own conversion as an adult, I was one day praying, when I felt a strange feeling just carrying me off. it was like I was witnessing a play. I found myself standing in the bedroom where my mother's body was resting after death. I could see the curtains on the window and the crucifix and candles beside her bed, I could even see the Holy water in a little bowel.
As I began to get nervous I turned and Jesus was there standing beside me, He looked down and smiled at me, reached out and held my hand in His. When I looked up my mother was no longer lying dead on the bed but the white starched sheet was rolled back and she was sitting at the end of the bed looking beautiful and radiant.
She smiled at me and motioned for me to come closer. Jesus released my hand and I walked over to my mother who looked so, so beautiful. She put her arms around me and held me very close and whispered gently these words ' I am sorry that I did not have time to say goodbye to you' She then stood up and Jesus walked over and took her hand, as they were walking out the door my mother turned again and gave me a huge smile.
My eyes were fixed on the door when I suddenly noticed a bright radiance coming from near the locker beside my mother bed. I turned and there was the Blessed Mother standing there, she too was radiant and had a most loving smile. I had no idea what to say, so I could say nothing. After a little while looking at me with such a loving smile she gently said 'I'am your mother now'
I have never really shared this story because sometimes its not appropriate but tonight I really wanted to.
God Bless
Curious
When my mother died we held a wake in the house,which was custumary in Ireland at that time. I was one of the first to see her resting on the bed dead. Being only four I could not understand why she would not speak back to me when I spoke to her. Later when they placed her in the coffin I could see some men screwing down the lid. I knew I would never see my mother again but had no understanding of death.
In my later years after my own conversion as an adult, I was one day praying, when I felt a strange feeling just carrying me off. it was like I was witnessing a play. I found myself standing in the bedroom where my mother's body was resting after death. I could see the curtains on the window and the crucifix and candles beside her bed, I could even see the Holy water in a little bowel.
As I began to get nervous I turned and Jesus was there standing beside me, He looked down and smiled at me, reached out and held my hand in His. When I looked up my mother was no longer lying dead on the bed but the white starched sheet was rolled back and she was sitting at the end of the bed looking beautiful and radiant.
She smiled at me and motioned for me to come closer. Jesus released my hand and I walked over to my mother who looked so, so beautiful. She put her arms around me and held me very close and whispered gently these words ' I am sorry that I did not have time to say goodbye to you' She then stood up and Jesus walked over and took her hand, as they were walking out the door my mother turned again and gave me a huge smile.
My eyes were fixed on the door when I suddenly noticed a bright radiance coming from near the locker beside my mother bed. I turned and there was the Blessed Mother standing there, she too was radiant and had a most loving smile. I had no idea what to say, so I could say nothing. After a little while looking at me with such a loving smile she gently said 'I'am your mother now'
I have never really shared this story because sometimes its not appropriate but tonight I really wanted to.
God Bless
Curious
...It made me cry....I admit, I am such a cry baby 
