It started that way ...

 

It all started back in 2007. I just had a thought whilst walking in our local park. I was thinking about the state of the world back then; with people becoming more self-centred and society becoming more secular. And Christianity seemed to be in retreat.

I wondered, what if I saw Jesus in this very park. What would I do then? Would I tell anyone about it? Would they believe me or would they think I was losing my mind? Would it be safer to keep quiet about it and not tell anyone?

I remembered the story of the vision of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes. Also at Fatima. Were those people believed back then? Would they be believed now? In 2007?

So I wrote my first book "VISIONS". It was my first attempt at writing. Sure I had written many business reports in my time working in London. But this was different. This was not a report based on research and facts and figures. This was a work of fiction hopefully drawing its readers to undergo an examination of conscience as to what they truly believed and why.

It took me about a year to write. It was difficult. Little did I guess that now, so many years later, I would have written 38 books.   

"VISIONS" tells the story of three children who see Jesus in the park on their way to church. He gives them a message for their priest. They eagerly rush to church to tell the priest and very soon the news spreads fast throughout town.

People react differently and not all in a positive way. Some people do not believe and accuse the children of lying to attract attention. They verbally abuse the children and their parents. Their parents' homes are pelted with eggs and slogans painted on them. The parents suffer prejudice at work. 

The congregation want a statement from the Church to explain the situation. The priest is unsure of what to say, especially since the Bishop wants the story hushed up so as not to attract attention to the Church.

The story develops with various people taking entrenched positions and believing what they want to believe and using various methods to get others to their points of view. Whilst the Church seems to lack leadership at a time its followers need it most.

And you, the reader, are challenged to ask yourself how you would react in such a situation. Would you believe your own children that they actually saw Jesus? Would you stop them talking about it, or would you stand by them against all criticism? How strong is your faith? As much as half a mustard seed?