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⚜️ JD ⚜️'s avatar

Correction: "the Holy Spirit exists, ..."

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⚜️ JD ⚜️'s avatar

I have died, in a hospital setting, more than once. God exists, Jesus exists, the Holy Spirit exiats, Mary exists.

Heaven exists, Purgatory exist, Hell exist.

They are all there according to your choosing, your deeds, your obedience to God's precepts out your love for Him.

We are spirits first, living temporarily within a flesh. We return to our Maker once we're done here.

Yes, Sacraments are necessary, particularly confession and the Eucharist.

Free will consists in choosing God, loving Him, over our natural enemies, the fallen angels (their offerings/distractions.) Remember, when you love someone, you want to do good for them and by them; much more so with God.

Read Thomas Aquinas, you will learn much from him; and don't be afraid, God is merciful, and yes, you can feel His love within you. Is the most wonderful, happiest experience.

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Teresa Parmenter's avatar

True this! God is good all of the time 🙏🏻

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Liz LaSorte's avatar

I’ve been studying life after death for 20 years and the idea of life after death leads to the idea of reincarnation and helps understand why people in third world counties act the way they do: https://open.substack.com/pub/lizlasorte/p/do-you-want-to-live-in-the-happiest?r=76q58&utm_medium=ios

Furthermore, Original of Alexandria- one of the greatest of Christians believed in reincarnation: https://open.substack.com/pub/lizlasorte/p/why-was-origen-of-alexandria-canceled?r=76q58&utm_medium=ios

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Jane Tapia's avatar

Thank you. Knowledge is power.

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Cygnus X-1's avatar

It's an interesting subject. More interesting the older I get.

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Jane Tapia's avatar

Romantic…nothing’s impossible🙏

Also…”moisturized”? (the pix?)🙂

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Teresa Parmenter's avatar

Wow! This essay is awesome and I thank you Cygnus for sharing this. Makes me think passing may not be as scary as I once thought. Unless, of course, dying from violence or violent episodes may be a topic for another day! Peace and love for today and always! 🙏🏻♥️🇺🇸

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Cygnus X-1's avatar

No one knows the hour or the day

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Cygnus X-1's avatar

It's a bridge we all must cross

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⚜️ JD ⚜️'s avatar

Whether you die on your bed, or in an explosion, very much depends on your need for time to face death, and whether your loved ones can take your absence immediately or need time to absorb it.

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