tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post8079500432079121459..comments2024-03-28T04:14:49.276-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: Close encounter of the ghostly kindVictor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-17808792245034387752011-08-11T06:05:28.119-07:002011-08-11T06:05:28.119-07:00Yes Sue. It's so sad when people are deceived ...Yes Sue. It's so sad when people are deceived like this.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-64184681404344786962011-08-10T23:18:08.306-07:002011-08-10T23:18:08.306-07:00Hi Victor, great story as usual. Your stories lead...Hi Victor, great story as usual. Your stories lead to lots of discussion.<br /><br />A priest once told us that because we have no bodies after death but are pure spirits, it is impossible for anyone to return and have a conversation: no body, no voice. So anything heard at a seance is definitely a trick of the devil who takes advantage of the love of people for their departed relatives and friends. They want so much to believe but they are deceived. So sad.<br /><br />God bless!Sue Elvishttp://www.sueelviswrites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-19663449301833533122011-08-07T08:11:11.599-07:002011-08-07T08:11:11.599-07:00You're so right Sarah. People think ouija boar...You're so right Sarah. People think ouija boards are harmless games but they're not.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-6050644575201932362011-08-05T18:15:49.661-07:002011-08-05T18:15:49.661-07:00Like Karinann, I can relate. When I was in 3rd or ...Like Karinann, I can relate. When I was in 3rd or 4th grade, a friend brought out a ouija board when I spent the night at her house. I hadn't specifically been warned against such things, but I felt very uncomfortable with it; maybe it was the Holy Spirit. We did play with it, just the two of us, and asked it questions. When it correctly told me the name of my sister who had died before I was born, both of us became terrified. I told my mom about it and she warned me that the Bible tells us not to try to contact spirits or the dead. She didn't need to tell me that; I never went near a ouija board again.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091216096297798587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-53507045412487761532011-08-05T15:00:23.746-07:002011-08-05T15:00:23.746-07:00Hi Mary,
I'm glad you enjoyed my story. I'...Hi Mary,<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed my story. I'll try coughing next time I'm in trouble.<br /><br />Keep smiling.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-54934743524859916672011-08-05T14:32:24.391-07:002011-08-05T14:32:24.391-07:00Victor,
Sorry, I have to admit I laughed (a lot) ...Victor,<br /> Sorry, I have to admit I laughed (a lot) while reading this story. It was just so funny despite the serious nature of dabbling in the occult. A good word of advice for you, my friend:<br />Coughing works far better than sneezing when one is prone to laughing at inappropriate times - like the time a young man in baggy jeans accidentally "mooned" my family at Mass. I have the "church cough" down pat :) The young ladies behind me had to leave the church because they were not yet well versed in this important social propriety. The problem with the sneeze manuever is that people say "God bless you" which makes one laugh all the more. When you cough instead, folks rarely say anything at all. Sometimes they get you a cup of water though. <br /><br />Your "vivid imagination" got the best of me too. This story painted the funniest mental picture in my mind. I'm still giggling over the whole "cancan" thing! I'm serious, Victor, I can't stop laughing!! From defiant gurgling stomach to the dance in France, this story was hysterical!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-34290045841756636332011-08-05T10:28:22.613-07:002011-08-05T10:28:22.613-07:00Hello Karinann,
Spirits do exists; evil ones and ...Hello Karinann,<br /><br />Spirits do exists; evil ones and not so evil ones. And we're not meant to get in contact with them. Some say they are the souls of dead people, others say it's the devil playing tricks. Even in Christ's days people believed in spirits. When He rose from the dead He said to His disciples "It's me. I'm not a ghost." which makes one suspect that ghosts do exist and Christ Himself must have believed in them, otherwise He would not have spoken so to His followers.<br /><br />In my case, a ghost is cat shaped!<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-72058207367912064262011-08-05T05:57:57.514-07:002011-08-05T05:57:57.514-07:00Victor,
I can relate to this experience unfortunat...Victor,<br />I can relate to this experience unfortunately. Many years ago before my return to my faith, I was friends with a young woman with whom I taught in the same school. Her grandfather had been murdered about a year or two before this and the case was never solved. One night we got together, she had been somewhat desperate to find out who killed her grandfather. I knew she dabbled in the occult and I said anything but a ouija board or seance. Even back then I knew there was something sinister about these things. Well out came the ouija board despite my protests. This thing never told her who killed her grandfather, but on the ride home that night I felt an eerie tangible presence with me in the car. I don't know whether it was evil or not but the feeling I got was not good.<br />People often think the ouija board is a game. It is not and it opens portals to allow evil in. The same is true for seances. These are things we should never mess with. Unfortunately like the experience you encountered and the on I did, we find ourselves unable to escape. Thankfully God and our guardian angels protect us.<br />Thanks and God bless.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15124468084334204166noreply@blogger.com