THE FINAL CHAPTER : A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Sept 2009 to Jan 2010)
At the Grotto of Our Immaculate Conception, in Lourdes
Daniel (14+ years old) (Sunday 27/9/2009)
Day 18 in Lourdes
NOVENA DAY 10
A Priest ...
That was far, far, far from your "What I'd like to be when I grow up" ambition.
The holy idea came about during a very desperate negotiation Mom had with God.
A plea, a deal, she had attempted to struck with God. What else could she do to entice God to see things her way?
Of course, she had ignored whatever little voice that appeared in her head, telling her that :
"We cannot tell God what to do. No one tells God what to do. We can only pray that our will is in accordance to God's will, because God's thoughts are not our thoughts. His ways are not our ways."
Still, that did not stop her determined efforts to pester and bug the Lord - continuously. She would do whatever it takes to persuade God to see things her way.
At times when she felt very alone, and could not feel God near at all, she would turn to and cry to Our Lady.
Your Son is being very unreasonable. What could Your Son possibly want with my son? What could my son possibly do for Your Son up there that he cannot do down here?
Please Mother Mary, I'm begging You, from a mother to a Mother, please talk to Your Son. Let my son be well and I promise You, my son will serve Your Son for the rest of his life.
He can be a priest if that's what it takes.
He can be a priest.
And that's how the priest idea came about.
