life in the darkness

This morning I received the forms to fill in for the lourdes pilgrimage later this year! I’m very excited to be able to fill them in with help and hopefully will be able to go. THE first time I went was amazing! The singing, the water experience, being anointed. Were just some of the brilliant experiences I had there. I also met some very lovely people and have kept in touch with a few of them! It’s so lovely to listen to the recordings of those beautiful memories. The vast huge interior of the basilica underdhround. That echo and the organ playing from above was something I can’t explain! A joy that went through you but lifted you out of the room! Almost like one was above everyone. Listening to it. I don’t know how many times I cried while over there, but if you don’t cry in lourdes, something is wrong! Everyone seemed to cry at different times, for different reasons. Because it takes everything away from you. All the anxieties of general life. The worries about things in general, work, assignments, health for some. You can all get on as one huge family unit! A few hours before we left, me and Lyndsay my friend, went up onto the terrace. What I was unaware of however, was that a storm was brewing! I had prayed for one all week, as the heat was becoming intolerable! 40 degree heat in the day, combined with 30 degrees at night, with almost 100% humidity! ALMOST impossible to sleep. SURE enough, when I reached the terrace, a huge rumble of thunder sounded from overhead! My prayer for a thunderstorm had been answered, although, sadly it wasn’t like the spectacular deluge that followed the next day, when we were already leaving. When it rains in Lourdes, it rains! I have yet to feel that. I have yet to experience many more joyous and wonderful experiences there. Here’s hoping this year I will make it.