My arms and legs dropped lifeless to my side and then I passed out. Yet sitting the the driver’s seat I could see and sense myself in the car from the rear driver side by the gas cap. Doesn’t really bother me when some disbelieve, because I know what happened. The view simply was not from inside the car. The only other thing I remember is the paramedics radioing in once they had extracted me from the vehicle, that I appeared to be a "quad".
I had emergency neurosurgery C5-T1 and was kept in a drug induced coma for almost 48 hours. The next day, I got up and walked, and now have no neurological deficit. I don't so much feel lucky that I was able to live and remain miraculously unparalyzed, as I feel privileged and humbled that I am allowed to continue God's work.
I had emergency neurosurgery C5-T1 and was kept in a drug induced coma for almost 48 hours. The next day, I got up and walked, and now have no neurological deficit. I don't so much feel lucky that I was able to live and remain miraculously unparalyzed, as I feel privileged and humbled that I am allowed to continue God's work.
Absolutely! One of the first questions posed in the Children's Catechism of the Catholic Church is this: "Why did God make me?"
A few months ago, on a rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond , Ray's young daughter poses that question. Initially, Ray and his wife assume their daughter Allie is asking about how children are created. Ray is sent upstairs with books, posters, diagrams and prepped on proper pronunciation of the anatomical terms, by his wife. As he begins his dissertation, Allie cuts him off with "Daddy, I already know about sex. We learned that in health class" (btw - the child is no more than 8). She then clarifies her question, reposing it as "If we are all going to heaven, then why are we here?"
Ray emits a huge sigh of relief and then realizes that he does not have the answer to that question. He makes some flimsy excuse to go downstairs and promises to return shortly with the answer. If you have ever watched this program, then you already anticipate how it proceeds from there. The wife is clueless, the inlaws suggest the answer must be somewhere in the Bible and begin reading from Genesis. Finally, Ray picks up the phone and calls their pastor, Fr. Hubley. But Fr. Hubley is not home and Ray gets the answering machine. He leaves a message saying: "we have a simple question and hope you can answer it - why are we here?"
The answer is indeed quite simple and is taught to 1st graders. "Why did God make us?" Answer: He made us to know, love and serve Him in this world and be happy with Him forever in the next. Both you and freeper GregF have had an extraordinary experience, from which you have come away with responses that match that of the Baltimore Catechism. This must be a truly humbling experience for you both, to have the Lord of Lords, Creator of the Universe, reveal Himself to you. Listen to and adheed His directions. What a tremendous blessing! Think about the countless souls who go through life forever pondering that same question. Pray for them and always thank God for this tremendous gift He has bestowed on you.