Motives – Proverbs 21:8
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Mixed motives twist life into tangles;
pure motives take you straight down the road.
Proverbs 21:8 (The Message)
The way of a guilty man is perverse;
But as for the pure, his work is right.
Proverbs 21:8 (New King James Version)
The guilty walk a crooked path;
the innocent travel a straight road.
Proverbs 21:8 (New Living Translation)
Sorry if this is off-topic, but I had a question I’d like some opinions on. For the past couple of years, there is a certain person who, having learned about her, I felt close to though I never even met her (she died about 9 years ago). Since then I seem to have “moments” or coincidences where I happen about something that reminds me of her at the right time. This leads me to ask…I know that even in Heaven, a person is a person, and God is God. But what is the Catholic view on a departed person “appearing” to someone like this?
It is my belief that a “bond of love” when it exists between two people, even in death is not broken. The following poem demonstrates that. I have earmarked this poem in my first book of poetry in giving it to those who have just lost a loved one to death. It seems to bring a “great peace to them” in the insight the poem renders.
Blessings,
John J. Rigo
http://www.johnrigotexaspoet.com
“If I Should Die Before You” copyright 2005 John J. Rigo “Roses Amidst Thorns”
If I should die before you.
I will await you on a silver beach,
with a golden sun.
If I should die before you,
time will not move,
until your steps are heard behind me.
I will know it is you.
I will hear your eternal breath,
your low laughter as you approach
to join me.
If I should die before you,
on the most perfect of days,
together, we will watch the waves,
the breakers making only the most
perfect of patterns
in a world that never has a bad day,
on a silver beach
with a golden sun,
in a special place,
for you and me.
Thank you John for responding. I’m not familiar with the Catholic point of view and did not know how to respond. Your poetry says a lot and I appreciate your input on this blog. Hopefully James this will give you some insight and comfort.