The Healing Nun

I haven't written in the last few days, number one because I haven't had much energy.  Number two because I was is somewhat of a funk.  Well that all went sideways yesterday!

I went to Baton Rouge to meet with Sister Dulci, the "healing nun".  Yesterday, was a get to know you session.  For her to find out the history of "my stuff" and for me to find out from her who Poppa (her name for God) says I am!  At least, that's what it turned out to be.

First of all, any of you that know me well, know that the butterfly is very significant to me.  For me it represents my journey from scared, damaged child to fearless, blessed adult.  From lowly caterpillar to butterfly with wings to fly.  Well, Sister wears colorful printed aprons over her habit and yesterday it was covered with butterflies in all different colors.  When I told her that I loved her apron and that the butterfly had much significance for me, she said that it was a gift from Poppa.  It was confirmation for me that I was supposed to be there.

There are many things that Sister told me that I am not ready to share here, still processing, but she did tell me that Poppa is preparing me for something new.  Perhaps a new ministry?  We will see.  She told me that I should look at how Poppa has worked in my life and how far He has taken me.  That is not lost on me, but I will be going over my life story to reflect on and document all of the times that I am aware of His hand in my life.

She gave me reasons for some of the hard things that happened in my life that hadn't occurred to me and that she said Poppa wanted me to know.  She even knew that I was born during a hurricane and how even that had purpose in my life.

At the end of the session, she told me to have her staff schedule me to come back to see her within a week.  She said there probably wouldn't be an opening but to tell them to schedule me on her lunch hour if necessary because she had to see me within a week.  There weren't any openings, so I am scheduled to see her next week on her lunch break.  This session will be an actual healing session in which she says Poppa, through her, will perform an "inner healing" which is standing in my way for whatever it is "new" that He has prepared for me.  I am excited to see what that is like.

Have you looked lately at how Poppa has moved in your life?  Is He wanting to heal you in some way?  Are there obstacles in your path to serving Him in some new way?  With lent quickly approaching, I think these are questions that we all can ask and reflect on as we prepare for the new life of Easter!

God Bless!