I know that we all are entitled to our opinions, so let me get that out there first of all. In following I`d just like to say that my faith is personal, it`s precious and it`s mine, nobody can ever take it away from me no matter how much it`s debated. I am aware of the flooding images being published of Mary or Jesus coming to life on a tree or the side of a buiding or in a doorway etc etc and it used to bother me, until I really thought about it, and tried to make some sense of it.... and I have....these image sitings shouldn`t bother us, instead it should comfort us somewhat to know that even if these images are not authentic, ( and who are we to say they`re not?) people all over the world are showing their faith more and more everyday by just hoping that they are. They have him in their hearts, and they want so much to have him make himself known physically to them, even in the form of a vague and foggy image....I think it`s uplifting, especially in this world we now live in. When I watch the news these days, I can`t help but cringe...war, murder, rape, guns, drugs...and it`s all so difficult to watch or read about...but when I read about or see on the news a story of another image being discovered somewhere in the world ....I am not gullible enough to sell everything I own and travel there just to be close to a place where HE chose to show himself...but I can`t help but feel a kind of comfort, because there are worse things people could be doing.
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