John of God and Group in Brazil
December, 2011
Testimonials(Updated 1/18/12 - included here are testimonials we received about experiences with John of God in December ...)
"I thought Rev D did an excellent job and I loved her message. I was telling Matt and Heather at work that I was happily surprised how little emphasis was put on relationships - and how refreshing that was for the Sunday before Valentine's Day. I like celebrating the awareness of love all around and inside each individual, instead of a focus on couples. It was touching and heart-opening to see this holiday with a different perspective - a prayerful consciousness - one of kindness and mindfulness and gratitude.
Also, I was so surprised by the Shakespearian Hip-Hop (!) and the Sunday in the Park with George selection!" - J
"I am speechless!
Humbled and honored. I had the most wonderful experiences tonight at the
prayer and healing service--- pure peace and
love. It was without a doubt one
of the most beautiful prayer and healing
services I have ever attended at Unity.
When I read my daily meditation and prayer
from a Unity church in Michigan (they do a daily inspirational email that is
very uplifting), it was about faith and believing! Then I got in the car to go to
work, turned on the radio, and Josh Groben was singing "If You Just
Believe." Do you think I got
the message yet?? :)" - With love, P
"I AM doing better with my legs, I actually got to wear a pair of pants
on Friday for the first time in almost two years!!!!!!! I went to my pain
management Dr. that day too and she was shocked!!!! Me too-actually its been
cold here - did you know that? - like 53 54, burrrrrrr. Anyway I told her what you
were doing and that you were with John of God, she had never heard of him so
she is going to look it up, but we were BOTH surprised that I could have
anything touch my leg!!!!!! What progress
THANK YOU & THANK GOD SOOOOOOO MUCH!! Its a great beginning of my healing-I
am not as tired so that is good-I know it was from the work over there---I am
not being so good food wise, and now its too cold to swim, but I will think of
something else, C and I have
been walking the malls for exercise-and shopping HAHA- I will be better-I am
missing my B and so I am eating bad-but no more!! Starting right
now-thanks for the reminder- blessed water-do I bless or ask God to do ???? I
will get C to show me how to email a pic too, no I am not that far. We both can't wait till the class in Jan and we are spreading the word----take
care THANKS AGAIN!!" - S
"Thank you so much for all you are
doing for me and for others.
I had an interesting
experience. I slept through the
surgery, maybe better that way, and for several hours afterward. Later in the day, as I was lying down,
I felt some movement in my pelvic area and around my breasts, and a few other
places that I don’t specifically recall.
It was hard to lie around and do nothing and my back became sore from
lying down for so long. However, I
did fairly well and feel pretty good today, maybe a little spacey earlier. As I notice changes, I’ll let you
know. I was hoping that my skin
itching would magically disappear, but that is not the case. I believe that sometimes healing is
instantaneous, and sometimes it takes a while to work through the body. I know that when I‘m in the flow, it’s
better. 'Notice everything and expect
nothing.'
Bless you and happy anniversary!" (added the next day ...
I noticed today that my heart
feels more open and less guarded........hurray! I’ve been shielding it for soooo long.) - K
"Okay so how do I explain the day I
had? I first saw the sun bright as can be, perhaps to your rainbow? Then I just
had vision after vision. Some I needed clarification, when I asked, I was told
to rest, when I was rested I then saw things more clearly and went on to the
next. Amazing, the beginning, the visions were covered with clouds, then they
got clearer and clearer. It was amazing, So much clarification now in my
life. I wish I can remember it all
now. I wanted to write it, or draw the visions, but I rested as instructed. I’m
sure I will start remembering it more as the day progresses. My head feels
amazingly clear this morning. Not the usual heaviness I am accustomed to.
So how DO I explain a day in bed
with God?? LOL
Love light and hugs!" -
C
"This was extraordinary and beyond
phenomenal.
I sometimes hear sounds unusual or
other worldly, and last night I heard two sounds in the Ether.
After the first I knew that a
doorway had opened. Even before that I had begun to feel the vibrations in my
body, and was present, looking, aware.
Then as I settled in to observe a
second sound. Have you ever experienced sound that feels like the most gentle
breeze? A vibrational breeze that causes the hair and skin to sense it? I have
before and again last night. Any doubt I may have had about the time, space
dimension, was gone.
Once while I was sleeping in the
sacred pathway, between the sacred fire and the sweat lodge, I was woken by the
sounds and feelings of a hummingbird putting its bill in my ear. Incredible
experience and they kept coming back.
This sound last night was amazing.
It also reminded me of the sound a hummingbird's wings make, at that high rate
of 90 times a second.
My sensations changed immediately.
My thoughts took a back seat.
Then I felt lots of little arm and
hand movments. Fluttering movements, like their wings or arms deeper and deeper
through my abdomen. Then a soft whoosh and done.
I stayed with feeling, sensing and
floating with this experience, and thanking God, Life, and the Entities for
this experience.
Then recalling the sound that came
right near my ear and face. Laughter erupted and stayed for awhile. Such
delightful awareness and state of being.
Preparing to leave for class."
- Much love, A
"Thank you for holding my loved
ones in sacred
meditation.
I will meditate as well on Wednesday morning.
I'm praying for and giving thanks this evening to God for your open hearted
goodness that is ever present and
deeply understanding. I see you and Chris hand
in hand on
a path bathed in white light, joyful in purpose and promise." - L.A.
"Wow. Thank you so much Diane. I
appreciate you and Chris for doing such a wonderful service for us. I feel so much better about my
situation already. I could just feel the healing energies from the Casa while reading
the e-mail today. I'm looking
forward to this Wednesday and will join in the prayer and meditation as well as
time allows.
Love the rainbow picture!!!!
Blessings and thank you again!!!!" - TB
"I enjoyed the meditation this
morning - glad I had the Pray Attention CD!
The sunrise was beautiful,
life-giving.
Beyond words ..." - EO
"Just a note of gratitude for the
chaplaincy training and for the enlightening sermon about your significant
other's experience abroad sharing the story of his personal growth through the
challenges of many unexpected twists and turns, and his consequent (and
continuing) enlightenment. I
admired how you were supportive, present, and empathic while remaining grounded
in your own Christ-centeredness.
What prompted this email was
suddenly thinking of you while reading this passage in an unlikely source,
TRAUMA AND RECOVERY, by Judith Herman, M.D.:
'Participation in organized,
demanding social efforts calls upon the survivor's most mature and adaptive
coping strategies of patience, anticipation, altruism, and humor. It brings out the best in her; in
return, the survivor gains the sense of connection with the best in other
people. In this sense of reciprocal connection, the survivor can transcend the
boundaries of her particular time and place. At times the survivor may even attain a feeling of
participation in an order of creation that transcends ordinary reality.'
(p.207).
"Survivor" could equally
apply to "chaplain, reverend, believer" as well as other titles. The
"coping strategies" match just some of your personality traits.
Traits I see strengthening in me as I continue to live my faith." - BH
"Yes Yes Yes, I can feel "the
spiritual busy-ness around me" thank you. I appreciate your support on the
journey and your delightful humor along the way. I feel myself relaxing more in
allowing myself to look with the Divine and release that which is no longer
useful, to bring the shadows to the light.
Blessings of peace and Divine
guidance to you and Chris." - SS
"What can we say but.....WOW! I just spoke with W. He is overwhelmed.
A man of science, he is
struggling to comprehend what happened to him today.
He doesn't understand it, but
without a doubt had an incredibly profound
experience. I think it truly shook him up, right to
the core of his being.
He is very weak now, but intends later to write to you
to describe what
happened to him.
There is no doubt that God was powerfully present
today.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for serving as surrogates!!!
Love and blessings ..." - P
"I want you to know that S's
bone marrow test, cerebral fluid test and MRD (minimal residual disease) test
all came back negative for leukemia cells after only one of the four rounds of
chemo called for in her treatment protocol. Her appetite and energy are
returning and her blood counts rising.
We even got clearance to leave the hospital for a few hours
yesterday. It was so great to see
her sparkle return. We know that she is a perfect child of God and, therefore, does not inherit illness. We continue to hold strong to her truth
of health and vitality and many friends, family and strangers have joined us in
holding her in loving light and seeing her highest truth.
I am in awe of the power of God
expressed in all of you who have so compassionately joined in the miraculous
healing of S. Thank you so
much for doing what you did and for your significant role in this healing which
is continuing each day. We stand
in gratitude for all who are holding prayer and intention for her health and
well-being, and for the knowledge, expertise and compassion of all of the
doctors and nurses who are lovingly administering her care. We see and affirm
all manner of good appearing for each of you in rich, appropriate form under
divine timing." - RT
"Feeling very new & shiny &
healed today! I forgot to tell you because I
just remembered that I did look at the clock when I woke up in the middle of
the night before surgery - it was 3:33 -
how could I have forgotten that???
And I don't know if I also
mentioned that I was on fire - an internal heat burning away so much the entire
24 hours. The other thing was feeling
it when they worked on my thyroid.
There was so much & it is coming back to me now. My neck is absolutely amazing without
the scar tissue - they were big bumps ... Now gone. I hear choruses of Alleluia!!
Love you! It was a full day but I feel rested. I will get a good night's sleep &
continue drinking the blessed water.
The owners of the house where I am
house sitting this weekend were each at John of God this year as well &
had surgery while there. They keep
the blessed water going!
How perfect." -KB
"I am engineer.
I have tried to approach this with
an open mind – and no expectations.
I will relate to you what I
perceived, and if anyone has any explanations, comments, or inputs – I’m all
ears.
I arose at 7:30 AM (Eastern)
Friday morning, donned my white bathrobe, drank some blessed water, and
reclined on the sofa in the living room to await what I thought would be the
magic hour of 8:00 AM. I relaxed, closed my eyes, did my best to clear my mind
of useless chatter, and entered, as best I could, into a meditative state. The
sun had not yet risen over the tree-line, and my blinds were closed.
At about a quarter till 8:00, I
felt an uncomfortable sensation in my right-eye as if the intra-ocular pressure
were high. I have not had this problem in my right eye. The discomfort was
noticeable, but not unbearable.
The discomfort in the right eye
eased a bit, and I felt a sensation of warmth and love descending upon the
upper-left side of my face. It was warm & familiar, quite pleasant. This
new, warm, pleasant sensation then subsided quickly.
My telephone rang, startling and
rousing me – it was T checking that I was awake, prepared & ready. We
had one minute to go until 8:00 AM. I told her I was indeed ready, and
we hung-up the phone. I returned to the sofa, again
clearing my mind of chatter, and attained a restive meditation state in a few
minutes.
The discomfort in my right-eye
returned, first feeling like my eye was under internal pressure (blowing up
like a balloon).
I don’t know how to explain what I
felt next except to say that it felt for all the world as if someone pushed
their fingers and thumb through my right temple and rolled my right-eyeball
around as if it were a grape between their fingers. This sensation was
moderately uncomfortable, but again not intolerable. This new sensation subsided about
8:40-ish AM and I returned to my bedroom, as sunlight was now cascading between
the vertical blinds.
I crawled back into bed and tried
to go back to sleep – dozing in & out most of the morning. The discomfort
in my right eye returned with the sensation of internal pressure, and of having
my right-eyeball rolled around between invisible fingers.
Then I felt as if something else
entered through the top of my head, center-forward, and snaked it’s way to my
right eye (through or around my brain ?). This continued for a few (?) minutes
with two distinctly different sensations inside of my head (one from above, one
from the right temple).
The discomfort now spread to both
my left & right eyeballs, although not as intense in my left eye. The
discomfort subsided in my left eye within, say 30 minutes.
My right eye remained
uncomfortable for the remainder of the day.
I ate some breakfast around 1:00
PM, drank some more blessed water, took some ibuprofen, and returned to bed. I
felt weak and had a headache did not subside that afternoon.
I continued to doze Friday
afternoon until about 5:00 PM, whereupon I felt compelled to get out of bed. I
drank some more blessed water. My headache had subsided, but my right eye was
still uncomfortable and I felt wrung out.
I had dinner, watched a little bit
of TV, and spoke with T by phone.
I then returned to bed about 10:00
PM and slept pretty well, for someone who had been in bed and slept all day.
Saturday, my right eye felt much
better – still a tad tender. I noticed no pain in my left eye on Saturday.
Today my right eye feels even
better – only slightly tender.
The vision in my right eye appears
as yet unchanged (blurry).
If anyone can tell me what I just
went through, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you all & God bless." - WR
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