Sunday, January 29, 2012

My Experience in a Holy Place.

 CS Lewis states Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, or God.   I believe with my whole heart and soul the latter and worship Him in what Catholics call adoration.   Adoration takes place in a tiny little chapel, with 5 pews. The Blessed Sacrament which we believe is the hidden Jesus, is exposed on the altar.  We go into this wee little room and worship Jesus.  It is an experience so mystical I can hardly describe it.  Every sense  is affected.  The chapel is still and quiet.  The silence is perfect,  I can talk and listen to Jesus.  But it is the feeling of the outpouring of love from my creator for my insignificant self that is so powerful it is  overwhelming. Sometimes I don't want to open my eyes because I can feel His presence so much I am afraid when I open them He will be standing right there and I will be just too overwhelmed with this reality.   I can feel  the holiness in this room.  I love everything about being there.  I have gone to this chapel when I first found out I was pregnant, praying for the baby growing inside me.  Then I have taken my babies there and nursed them in His presence and gave them to Him.  I could feel the rays of His love seeping into us.  When there is a stress in my life I go inside my mind and place myself in that chapel, before Him.   And  hand over the stress to Him.  The holiness in this tiny chapel, just like Jesus Himself a gift to the world.
Posted by Annmarie Pipa at 6:06 PM

41 comments:

  1. "Then I have taken my babies there and nursed them in His presence and gave them to Him." I love that so much!!

    My challenge has been to take that feeling and try to feel enveloped by it in my daily life. It's such a struggle! One I so often fail at!

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  2. God bless you. I think one of my biggest mistakes is not being quiet and just listening. It is a gift in, and of, itself..that gift of silence. xo Diana

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  3. Yes. We all must find that place of communion, a place to be still in His presence.

    By the way, thank you kindly for your visit to my blog. Blessings!

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  4. Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. I appreciate your encouragement! May the Lord bless you to overflowing!

    With Much Love,
    Beautiful Grace

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  5. I praise God for the experience He has blessed you with. My life has been a roller coaster ride of closeness and loneliness, not because of God but choices I have made. This day and time it is very hard to find any quiet time but I wish with all my being that I could have what you have found in that little chapel. My blog, The Simple Life, is structured on a desire to find a simpler, quieter place with less distractions. Think of Odie in your prayers please.

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    1. Hi Odie...I will say a little prayer for you today. You don't even need to be catholic to experience the blessings of an adoration chapel or church. Maybe there is a place close to you with a similar chapel you can go to sit and relax and pray with God. Here is a website I just googled that may help: www.therealpresence.org (click on: Leave the darkness and you will be taken to a directory by city and state of adoration times and places all over the US) Have a great day!

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  6. Hi there,

    Thanks for taking for following my blog. Wow! I can see you have been at this awhile. Your blog is awesome! I just started Nov 6 2011. I didn't know what a "URL" was either! Still learning but having a great time.

    Wow! 8 kids. I have 3, and I thought that was a lot.

    Thanks again, LeAnne

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  7. your words are brave, nspirational and humble. Love reading your blogs!!

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  8. I love spending quiet time with God. It is always so special and I come away feeling brand new and refreshed every time. I love this post, it really inspires me to spend more time with God.

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  9. I love those quiet moments of peace with God as well. What beautiful thoughts you have shared. Thanks for stopping by & following my blog. I have a hoeschool blog list that I would love to have you link your blog up to.
    Thanks!
    http://teachbesideme.blogspot.com

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  10. It is so important to spend special alone time with God! How wonderful you have experienced His presence in your life! I just don't know what I would do if I didn't have my relationship with Jesus in my life!
    Thanks so much for popping in to see me.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  11. What a beautiful and thought provoking post!Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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  12. We are so lucky! In my heart I long to start writing about my succes as a choral director, not so much through my Orff training but through prayer and asking guidance in prayer.
    The best answers I have ever received are in adoration.
    We are a small Church, but our little choir is 30 voices strong and growing.
    Our Motto is
    All For Jesus, Mom and Dad

    Have a super week,
    Pam

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  13. It is GREAT to meet you Mumto8, thanks for stopping by. Nice post here as well, our priest has First Friday Adoration for 24 hours, I am so looking forward to it this Friday.

    I have blogrolled you on my "pillars" blog...soon to be 5 years old!

    blessings!
    Ebeth

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  14. Finding your divinity and going back to it in times of need and gratitude is a wonderful thing!

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  15. What a wonderful post. Thank you.

    God bless.

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  16. Since it all part of our Heavenly Father's plan, it is perfectly understandable. Nonetheless, it still gets to me how so many can think of Christ Jesus as being the same as Mohammed, Vishnu and all of the others when He made it quite clear that no one comes to our Heavenly Father except through Him.

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  17. I'm a new follower and your blog is very real and I look up to any mom who has such a large family! you indeed are blessed!

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  18. Standing in the presence of our Father is one of the most incredible feelings this side of heaven. I'm not Catholic, but this sounds like an incredible experience!

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  19. Very beautiful! Thank you for sharing your experience.
    I appreciate your following my blog and commenting as well and am following you back.

    I look forward to your posts!
    Danielle

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  20. Reading this post has just given me a renewal of spirit. As a catholic myself I understand your experience. It is simply awakening, strengthening and re-assuring. I am looking forward to reading more of your post. To this post I will say glory to Jesus and honor to Mary!Thanks for sharing.

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  21. What a wonderful way to start my day, by reading your outpouring of your heaart and faith. Thank you!

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  22. Feeling the Spirit of God in our lives, either through worship, prayer, or sitting still before Him, is a blessing beyond description! I love that He loves us so much that He wants that relationship with us! Our God is so great!

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  23. Thanks for the comment on my blog! Nice to meet you! Following you back :)

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  24. Beautiful words, thank God for you

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  25. I loved reading about your experience in that chapel. I would LOVE to have a place like that close to my home, but I have my bedroom right here, which is where I go if i need to get away on an afternoon after home school.

    Thanks for visiting my blog. It's great to see yours. Nice to meet you!

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  26. Hi momto8,
    Just wanted to say thanks for stopping over at my blog and following. You sound like a very creative and busy mom! Your post here makes me yearn for spring to come soon. It's my favorite time of year because I can walk outside and talk to my Lord and feel closer to Him in His creation! It is wonderful to draw close to Him!

    In His Lo♥e, Ann

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  27. Hi mom28, thank you for visiting my blog and following me. I enjoyed reading your blog posts. I'm afraid I had to take you off the link up because it is for UK bloggers and it looks like you're USA - sorry about that. I'm glad you have a place you can go to, to really meet with God. I used to cycle out to a little place by the river and pray and that was the same kind of thing for me, somewhere where I was away from everything and could just concentrate on praying and talking to God. I think it's a bit like Jesus going up on the mountain - sometimes we have to get away!

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  28. This is a sweet thought--a blessed revelation. Thanks for sharing it.

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  29. I remember going to the Blessed Sacrament chapel a lot when I was in college. I also used to feel the strong presence of God whenever I prayed there. That was my sanctuary whenever I felt really low. I wish I had access to a Blessed Sacrament chapel these days.

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  30. There is something special about some places. Even though God is with us at all times, it's those places that remind us of that and make us feel closer to God.

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  31. A lovely place to be alone with Him, & what a grand idea to take your infants there to experience that from the start.

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  32. Shortly after I was saved, 11 years ago, we were traveling through a botanical garden. I had gotten agead of my family and spotted a tiny chapel, so I went in ws so overwhelmed by the sense of God's presence that I began singing "God is So Good!" Praise God for the indwelling Holy Spirit that indwells us and goes with us wherever we are!
    Thank you so much for following & commenting on Saved by Grace! I'm following you back! :-)
    Laurie Collett, Saved by Grace
    http://savedbygracebiblestudy.blogspot.com/

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  33. Following back! Thanks for visiting!

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  34. I really Love that you can find a nice quiet place to worship and talk to God. It is truly amazing to sense His presence in a quiet place. God bless you, Your sister in Christ Rashida

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  35. Beautiful. Powerful.
    Thank you for posting this.
    Jan (a SDG sister)

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  36. This is so beautiful and poignant! Thanks so much for following over at My Own Four Corners - I am your newest follower here and am enjoying your blog sooo much! Off to read some more of your lovely site! God Bless!

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  37. Very beautiful post! I will definitely be following your blog.

    http://www.facebook.com/RetroFlirt

    http://retroflirt-retroflirt.blogspot.com/

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  38. It is such a rarity to find another Catholic mom blogger! Such a beautiful post!!

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  39. My new friend :) No,I'm not a catholic,I'm a 4square girl.Born and raised in our family church.My children were the 8th generation to be raised in the 4 square church.Sadly My grandchildren have not been raised there.I can identify with this post though.Your speaking of our sweet Holy Spirit touching you and being aware of Him.So glad He crosses the barriers of denomination.In Christ, Denise

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