Comments on: Vision

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:34:15 +0000

Dreams and visions have been documented as a reason for a good number of muslim conversions to Christianity in recent decades. Frequently it is a vision or dream of Jesus filled with light. This contradicts the doctrine that there is a generic underlying spiritual experience among all faiths that is expressed in the imagery of one’s culture and religion when encountered. Many of these converts face serious persecution in their native cultures or here in the west from their families. Saint Paul’s Damascus road conversion experience of the risen Christ continues. Note these links – http://www.christiantoday.com/article/release.warns.of.persecution.threat.against.british.muslim.converts/20233.htm

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/october/42.80.html

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:05:11 +0000

My next door neighbor, an elderly Jewish woman, grand daughter of an Orthodox rabbi became a Christian after a vision of Jesus, I can also recount other genuine visions among friends and relatives, even myself. None of them were sought or cultivated – out of the blue so to speak, but only once or twice, the most I’m aware was three times among the people I know -my son with three visions of christ as a young child. It’s more common that people realize among the most ordinary people who are not Julian of Norwich types.

By: Gary Snead

Gary Snead — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:16:12 +0000

I see, so at least I know my visual processing centers work, truly we can’t assume much more. John of the C gives cautions that bring to mind Paul’s admonitions about a different sensory experience -verbal/auditory – in regard to speaking in tongues. The end, the purpose, of sensory connections with God is glorification of God. Processing, experiencing those sensory events with the core context of love I think would guarantee that result. we just aren’t very good about staying centered there and that’s where others’ vision, tongue, stigmata, inspiration can edify us about how, when, where, why, through whom God can sensationally, sensorially reach us. That’s what I see, hear, feel in today’s page.

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By: Carl McColman

Carl McColman — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:31:53 +0000

Oops, that’s what I get for gathering my liturgical information from Wikipedia! I’ve corrected the blog entry to reflect today as the feast of Juan Diego, the visionary to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared.

By: Molly Roach

Molly Roach — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:23:54 +0000

Just in a matter of data: Dec. 12 is the feast of OL of Guadalupe. Regarding the question of visions, I agree with you and John of the C—to easy to get lost in. As a catechist, I tell my young students that visions come from within, so the call is to pay attention to what is there and ask God’s help with it. Kindness is everything.