Von wrote:
Most of the time when you're all alone stuck in a closet the force comes to you.
It does not necessarily come to you in the huge temples and chuches.
I don't consider myself a Christian as such and as weird as this may sound Saint Bernadette does visit me.... Life can be stranger than fiction.
I'm not a catholic, but I do light a candle for Saint Bernadette now and then just to show her respect. Also maybe play the song Ava Maria in the back ground just for her. She always comes.
I was alone each time the spirt touched me deeply but I have been with others and they have been brushed by it as it reached me...it was seen and known by them as it moved us to prayer. I have been touched in churches twice in my youth.
If we define Christian as one who believes in the Christ Spirit, many are Christians. If one "must" believe that it manifested here as Jesus, there are still a lot more Christians than there are people in churches.
I believe in the Christ Spirit and believe that is what and who I was communicating with. No name was given but that is the impression I carry in my heart.
I am not, by blood, an American Indian, either, but I have had some strange things going on in my life that have led me to research some of their beliefs. It is educating my spirit and keeping my mind open to the possible.
If each of us is on our own path, then our way of respecting and demonstrating belief in the Divine Love will also be unique to each person. We do not need to have other believe "our way". We just need to walk our paths true to ourselves.
I know that saying you see saints must be hard. You know others may think you are just insane or on too much medication.

But I believe you.
I want this to be a place people can talk about their spiritual experiences. We can all learn from each other. I ask that each person's words be treated as truth to them and responded to with curiousity and kindness, not disbelief and clinical science. There are other places on the net for "research".
I don't care if your experiences can be measured or caught on tape or seen in the activity of your brains. I only care how it has changed your life and your heart and how those changes affect your life and the way you care for others. I have provided a place I will try to keep safe for you to share them.
And life is stranger than fiction. We will find that out more as others join us in posting here.