A Note from Heaven

In a blog dating back to April 15, 2019, I wrote about my Mexican sister, Ana Isabel Lopez Borquez. In 2012, her battle with cancer came to an end y ahora ella está en el Cielo.  The reason for today’s blog has to do with a Holy Spirit moment I had today. It brought me much joy, so I want to share it with you.

Back in 2010, as my mission group was boarding the bus bringing us back to the United States from our final Lasallian mission together, Ana handed me a book entitled Oraciones (prayers). I put the book in my bag and didn’t give it much thought. I wish I would have known that would be the last time that I would see my Mexican sister.

When I arrived home, I added that book to a box of books for future reading and never really thought about it again. That box of books has made it through four different moves without me even looking at the books inside. The box is currently in my laundry room under another box.  As I was doing laundry today, that book was sticking out of the top of the box, which was very strange. With a laundry basket in one hand, I reached down and grabbed it. When I put down the basket, I opened the book and found a beautiful note from Ana, a note from heaven. Since I had never opened the book, I had never seen her note. As you can see in the picture, her note is in Spanish.

 

The question that came to mind was why. Why was that book sticking out even though there was another box on top of it? Why was I just now seeing this for the first time? 

Even though I am fluent in Portuguese, and the languages are similar, I’m not fluent in Spanish. Because I want to become fluent in Spanish, I’m on day 969 of Duolingo. Back in 2010, if I would have opened the book, I would have had a hard time reading her note and the prayers. And her note to me would not have had the same meaning as it does today. Today, I was able to read her note with ease and started reading the prayers in the book as well. Plus, my faith has greatly increased in the fifteen years since Ana gave me this book. This makes so much sense to me now because of the increase in faith and wouldn’t have made as much sense back then.

 

The Holy Spirit waited until time was right for me to appreciate Ana’s gift. Coincidence? Oh no! Definitely not! A coincidence is God working anonymously in your life. I have no doubt that it is the work of the Holy Spirit, and I could not be more thankful for this gift today. This is a gift fifteen years in the making, all in God’s time. I have a feeling Ana knew that I would read her note from heaven when the time was right.

 

I wish everyone many Holy Spirit moments.  Holy Spirit moments really feel good. When those moments occur, accept them with joy and be thankful. “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” – Romans 8:14

 

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in us the fire of your love.

Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created,
and you shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.

O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,

instructs the hearts of the faithful,
grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise
and ever rejoice in his consolation.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

God bless you,

Didier