Literally in the past few minutes...sitting here with my kid as they’re watching some movie and I take a deep breath and suddenly I have no care in the world about all that’s going on.
All week I’ve been stressed, looking at planes, tweets, videos, news reports and getting anxious. Literally in one breath it went away. I’ve never felt this way before and I’m not overly religious in any way to attribute it to that.
I just had to share. This isn’t like me. I’m always thinking of something but nope, not anymore. Just peace.
I haven't slept worth anything this entire past week--and to be fair, I don't know if I will tonight--but like you said, it's almost like today something's just different. I'm happy, I'm content, I know that no matter how things go over the next few days that all will be well. It's not that I've not been able to sleep because I'm worried, but more like I am when I'm in the middle of a really great book or a really good video game. I just want to see what happens :)
I've honestly struggled with my faith for a few years. And to say that all of a sudden I've returned to the point of faith I was at a few years back wouldn't be right, but I've found almost a sort of...I don't know, catharsis? I've found myself just talking to God more like I would to a friend. More spontaneous prayer too. I don't know what going to happen, but I just have a feeling that I can't explain that it will all be alright.
For any Christian folks out there, have a listen to this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN__bMWzXEg
It's a modern setting to a prayer that showed up 700 years ago, but no one knows who originally wrote it. It's honestly one of the most beautiful prayers I can think of. Let's all make sure to keep praying in these times :)
The Anima Christi is a beautiful prayer. We pray it during Adoration. Thank you for the video. God bless us, every one.