The peace that passes all understanding
I feel very peaceful this morning. Which might be surprising given the night we had last night. It started out well. Wednesday is RCIA night and Fr. Leo was giving a talk on the Eucharist but instead of staying for the talk I decided to go up to the church and spend time with Jesus alone. The Church is of course generally locked so I was all alone with Our Lord. I spent an hour just praying and truly felt a wonderful sense of peace and joy when I left.
Later, as dh and oldest son Timothy and I were at home sitting in the living room talking, everything changed when we heard two gun shots and a man crying for help! Not even thinking about their safety, my dh and son both immediately ran outside to help. I ran to the phone and called 911 while watching from the doorway and praying fervently that the gunman was gone (he was!). The police and ambulances were here within minutes and the man who was shot was not mortally wounded but shot twice in the leg. Of course by that time the entire neighborhood was out and the police spent the next several hours interviewing us and investigating.
We have never has something like that happen here and having it happen a mere 500 feet from my house was pretty unnerving - though not as unnerving at the tense moments when I feared for my husband and son. Still, although I was shaking and even crying a bit last night I must say I did sleep well and I did wake up this morning feeling peaceful. I can only attribute that to our Lord. He knew what I needed last night - time with Him. And I know that whatever happens He is in control. I found out this morning that there were 3 other such shootings in the city last night and that is indeed disturbing. But the peace and calm are still here and I am so very grateful for that.
As an aside, I walked outside this morning to have a look around and ended up being interviewed for the news. It’s a lesson in humility because I had no make-up on and my hair was just pulled up into a hair clip. Oh well!
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Nov 30, 2006 - 04:11:43Oh, no! That’s just too scary.
Makes country living even more inviting, huh?
Glad you are all okay. God bless!
What a beautiful witness of faith, Michele, and a moving tribute to our Lord, Whose peace can conquer all of our fears. I will keep you and your family in my prayers, especially as you await the blessed arrival of your little one.
I’m sure you looked as gorgeous as always on the news—His peace shines through you!
Oh, Michele, what a harrowing experience for you, especially now.
Your time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament definitely prepared you!
I’m so glad all of you are ok. What a terrible experience. And what a blessing that you had that little bit of time with Our Lord before it happened.
I echo what everyone else has said already! What a scary experience (shudder)!
I’m relieved that you are ALL OK and pray that the gunman will be found.
Wow!