Comments on: I Need Angels! http://www.vocationquest.org/cenaclearchives/2005/05/i-need-angels/ Cenacle Journal Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cybernun http://www.vocationquest.org/cenaclearchives/2005/05/i-need-angels/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 Cybernun Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:58:04 +0000 http://www.vocationquest.org/cenaclearchives/?p=90#comment-1090 Your story touched my heart, and I hope that you are indeed crying out for help – to God first, of course, but also to others whom God might use as instruments in this time of stress and suffering. If you haven’t already done this, please talk to your doctor and also to someone who could advise you financially. Do you have a pastor or another person you trust in spiritual matters? I assume since you lost a house in Hurricane Ivan that you live in the Southeast. If you are within reasonable driving distance of New Orleans, you might consider making an appointment with one of our Sisters at the Cenacle in Metairie: http://www.cenaclesisters.org/metairie.htm. They are not only experienced in spiritual direction, but they know what it is like to be affected by a hurricane. (You could ask to talk to one of the Sisters who was living there when Katrina hit.) God does not desire suffering for us, but when we do suffer, God not only weeps with us, but uses it for good. “Your Pain Is Not Wasted” is another reflection on this site: http://www.vocationquest.org/cenaclearchives/?p=19 With my prayer, Sister Rose Your story touched my heart, and I hope that you are indeed crying out for help – to God first, of course, but also to others whom God might use as instruments in this time of stress and suffering. If you haven’t already done this, please talk to your doctor and also to someone who could advise you financially. Do you have a pastor or another person you trust in spiritual matters? I assume since you lost a house in Hurricane Ivan that you live in the Southeast. If you are within reasonable driving distance of New Orleans, you might consider making an appointment with one of our Sisters at the Cenacle in Metairie: http://www.cenaclesisters.org/metairie.htm. They are not only experienced in spiritual direction, but they know what it is like to be affected by a hurricane. (You could ask to talk to one of the Sisters who was living there when Katrina hit.)

God does not desire suffering for us, but when we do suffer, God not only weeps with us, but uses it for good. “Your Pain Is Not Wasted” is another reflection on this site: http://www.vocationquest.org/cenaclearchives/?p=19

With my prayer, Sister Rose

]]> By: Ashamed http://www.vocationquest.org/cenaclearchives/2005/05/i-need-angels/comment-page-1/#comment-1089 Ashamed Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:02:17 +0000 http://www.vocationquest.org/cenaclearchives/?p=90#comment-1089 It is the words, "Lord, I need an angel" that I typed in the web search that led me to this site. I am tired, but at that age between pre-retirement and retirement. I started a lucrative business 21 years ago. I lost it this year. I am losing my home and my car. I have used up my 401-k; I have no savings in the bank, and I have no income nor any promise of future income. I am divorced with a daughter in college. I am well-educated, well-spoken, well-groomed, well-mannered, well-respected, and well-taught in the Word of God. I know I must be pressed, and I know that this suffering will not last, but Lord, I need an angel. My ex-husband's crime and greed put him in jail and my business in jeopardy, but through the Grace I God, there were angels who helped me to rebuild my business and to function in the throes of a nervous breakdown. Those angels gave up all to work for the business, but now, by virtue of the fight to re-grow the business after the deathblow dealt by my ex-husband, and after the heartless broken promises of Big Business that was once a mentor, my angels who gave up all for me are left with nothing. Tragedy follows all segments of my life ~ I lost a house in Hurricane Ivan ~ I lost everything and started over only now to lose it again. I dread going outside; I dread meeting people; I start new projects that I cannot complete. God gave me talents to speak and to write. I can talk before hundreds of people; I have written poems that grab the heart and fill the understanding with truth and empathy. All this is bundled in fear and shame inside me. I cannot focus. I am filled with stress, worry, anxiety, fear, doubt, and guilt. My body looks normal on the outside, but it is shattered inside. Even my house looks normal on the outside ~ not like one going into foreclosure ~ but inside, the plumbing needs repair. And last night, as I lay quietly ~ unmoving in my bed ~ it broke and fell to the floor. A natural reminder to a soul, who has no earthly place to rest, on the verge of collapse without warning. Who would hire me on a normal 9-5 job at my age, after decades of working for myself? Yet, life and business have taught me to work hard, and yes, I will work for money. But right now, Lord, I need an angel. It is the words, “Lord, I need an angel” that I typed in the web search that led me to this site. I am tired, but at that age between pre-retirement and retirement. I started a lucrative business 21 years ago. I lost it this year. I am losing my home and my car. I have used up my 401-k; I have no savings in the bank, and I have no income nor any promise of future income. I am divorced with a daughter in college. I am well-educated, well-spoken, well-groomed, well-mannered, well-respected, and well-taught in the Word of God. I know I must be pressed, and I know that this suffering will not last, but Lord, I need an angel.
My ex-husband’s crime and greed put him in jail and my business in jeopardy, but through the Grace I God, there were angels who helped me to rebuild my business and to function in the throes of a nervous breakdown. Those angels gave up all to work for the business, but now, by virtue of the fight to re-grow the business after the deathblow dealt by my ex-husband, and after the heartless broken promises of Big Business that was once a mentor, my angels who gave up all for me are left with nothing. Tragedy follows all segments of my life ~ I lost a house in Hurricane Ivan ~ I lost everything and started over only now to lose it again. I dread going outside; I dread meeting people; I start new projects that I cannot complete. God gave me talents to speak and to write. I can talk before hundreds of people; I have written poems that grab the heart and fill the understanding with truth and empathy. All this is bundled in fear and shame inside me. I cannot focus. I am filled with stress, worry, anxiety, fear, doubt, and guilt. My body looks normal on the outside, but it is shattered inside. Even my house looks normal on the outside ~ not like one going into foreclosure ~ but inside, the plumbing needs repair. And last night, as I lay quietly ~ unmoving in my bed ~ it broke and fell to the floor. A natural reminder to a soul, who has no earthly place to rest, on the verge of collapse without warning. Who would hire me on a normal 9-5 job at my age, after decades of working for myself? Yet, life and business have taught me to work hard, and yes, I will work for money. But right now, Lord, I need an angel.

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