Today’s reflection is written by Brian O’Neill
Monday, May 4
When I was asked to join in these May reflections, a part of me wanted to say no and, for that reason, I said yes. My hesitation was about the fear of another person’s opinion and the fear of doing something that is helpful to myself as well as to others. Faith is only a theory if it is not used to act. I have also learned that on the other side of fear is trust and, ultimately, my soul’s higher purpose to myself, my global family and God. As I write this my brain is playing a game of ego-gymnastics with questions of how much to say, how honest should I be, and what can I write to control the outcome? Fortunately, I prayed before sitting down to write and I know that I am not alone—I feel loved, supported, and free. The current global crisis of Covid-19 has moved me to set aside my fears and be open about my experiences in receiving three years of messages in prayer from God, Jesus, Mother Mary and Master Soul Guides. Yes, I know how that sounds and trust me, I have summoned every ounce of faith I have to write it.
I have a tendency to over explain, and I am resisting that urge right now. There is so much I could say about these profound spiritual experiences, and if it is God’s will that I should do that going forward, then I will oblige. To keep it simple, the early morning of January 1st, New Year’s Day, 2015, I was in prayer when a flood of colors; yellow, gold, silver-white washed over me and from inside me. This was a 360 degree external and internal experience of sound, emotion and power bursting in my heart that I could not avoid nor stop. Amidst the silence and stillness, I heard a voice from within that was clear, direct, and also familiar. God spoke to me and asked me to listen, get a pen and write what I was being given. I was told to rise early each day, do not drink coffee, do not turn on a phone, or computer, but to sit, breathe, pause, and write what was being poured into my heart. I was also asked to share these messages, teachings, and prayers and, in some ways, I have. Rev. Mary has used them in her homilies, and we have both shared them in our meditation series. This is the first time I have shared so honestly and in writing about the nature of these words and how they were received.
The following message was given by Mother Mary very early in the morning on December 9th 2015. I share this with you freely and willingly and invite you to feel the words as deeper message as well as read them. I invite you to receive this powerful message in your mind as well as your heart. There is great power in stillness, and these comforting words are an invitation to awaken our hearts to a Divine Mother that we were never told about, never permitted to embrace and to be held by. I can relate to the theme of this message as Mary describes herself in ways I’ve never thought of before. I know my true nature was hidden by the stories I was told about myself by others, or the scars and pain of past hurts. Mother Mary is directing us to look within for her embrace and her devotion to our lives and planet, and as we do we are asked to find our highest form of self within. Mary asks us to lower within to find her heart and to listen and tell another what you feel.
There is so much fear right now about the spread of a deadly virus through human interaction. Mother Mary’s message gives us all an opportunity to pause and find her in the stillness of our hearts and then to tell another what you feel. Love, acceptance, and compassion can also be spread globally as we pause, lower, listen and share with one another our true nature as children of God.
I suggest you read this message multiple times and pause frequently to allow your spirit the opportunity to guide your mind. I find that when I reread one of these messages I stop at a single word or phrase and breathe deeply to fully receive its power. I have learned that within the words are layers of teachings, truths, and a profound love that my human heart sometimes struggles to understand. It might also be helpful for you to write your feelings and experiences with this message over a few days to allow for a deeper participation with God’s love for you. -Brian O’Neill
15 Comments
Anne schrader
Thank you, rev Mary. I want to take every morsel into my heart. It will be a wonderful opportunity to enrich my quarantine retreat. I pray I’ll not let distractions stand between me and our mother’s warm love.
Questions: why did you say rev Mary and I used them in our homilies? Did you mean rev Myra?
Also, why is the message signed by someone called Brian?
Thank you sooo much for sharing. You mean so much to me. Anne Schrader (Beth, Dave, and James Kong’s Anne.patricia6mom and grandma)
Mary Ramerman Author
Dear Anne,
Thank you for your question! Today’s post is written by Brian O’Neill, and that is why his name is at the bottom of the post. He is joining me in writing these May Meditations. I met Brian five years ago when he began receiving these messages, and we have been friends ever since. Today he writes about his experience and how he received this beautiful message from Mother Mary and other messages that we will be including in our meditations. When he says Rev. Mary and I shared these messages in our meditations, he is referring to evening meditations we had offered to people at Spiritus in past years. At that time, we could all gather in one room; this time we are gathering online!
Jennie Chmielewski
Good morning Reverend Mary. Thanks so much for sharing that with us this morning, very powerful message and such beautiful thoughts to live by.❤️🙏❤️
Mary Ramerman Author
Dear Jennie, You are welcome! It is indeed a powerful message both from Brian and from Mother Mary.
Love, Rev. Mary
Gretchen
As always Brian your words are deeply felt, and an inspiration to go deeper. You are a gift
Colleen Fox-Salah
Thank you. This moved me to my core. I am grateful this is just the beginning of these messages. I have been invited to share, so hold on to your hats!
I was baptized Catholic as a fluke when I was 11 and belonged to a dysfunctional, non-spiritual, non-religious family. I attended Mercy for three years, but other than that, I am a ‘self taught’ Catholic and know little of the saints. Essentially, my understanding of Mary is that as the mother of our Lord and Savior, she is to be exalted above all women.
My mother left in the middle of night when I was 11 without warning or goodbye. When she came back into my life as a young adult, it was a tumultuous relationship. And then I had no contact with her for 16 years. She died a year ago February. She left no trace. There was no obituary, no service, no gravesite. There are no words to describe how much I love my mother and the depth of regret I have of all that went unsaid.
My first child was the result of a one night stand with the assistant manager of the pizza shop I delivered pizzas for as a full-time job. Only months before I had been released from a stay at a psychiatric hospital, had very little experience with children, no support from the father, no family on which I felt comfortable leaning on, and in my fifth month of pregnancy, I was told to quit my job and two months later put on bedrest.
Almost thirty years later, I have three children for whom I have been able to provide a loving, stable home. I am proud of each of them. They are unapologetically themselves.
It has become apparent that Mary has been instrumental in my life. There is no other explanation. I live with a mother-sized hole in my heart, and although I rarely had an image of Mary in my mind, I know she answered and still answers so many pleas, spoken and unspoken, formed and unformed.
As time has gone on, I have added to my council of mothers St. Monica (she gets challenging children!!!) and my grandmothers who suffered greatly in their lives and that I barely knew.
I thank my mother for her influence in making me the woman and the mother I am today. Her contribution to my life was essential, and I know she is actively loving me from the other side of the veil. Mary, though, is the mother who never abandoned me, who knows my heart, and has kindly and firmly led me through the dark as a lost daughter and a mother desperate to love her children well.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this opportunity to allow me to get to know our Mother.
Mary Ramerman Author
Dear Colleen,
Thank you for this powerful testimony to Mother Mary’s presence in your life and for your own mother’s influence in your life. Your words today are an inspiration to me.
Love, Rev. Mary
jeanneutter
Thank you for sharing this, I really appreciate the message. We are not alone, Mother Mary is always within us, no matter what, we didn’t need to earn her love. This encourages us to pause, look within ourselves and to listen to the message. I also appreciate Brian’s blog, and I want to thank him for being so vulnerable and sharing his experience with us. This also comes with love from Graydon.
Mary Ramerman Author
Dear Jeanne,
Those are such amazing words that Mother Mary is always within us and we don’t need to earn her love! Love to you and to Graydon.
Rev. Mary
Francene C McCarthy
Dear Brian and Rev. Mary,
While listening to and reading the meditation I could envision Mother Mary with her hands down and OPEN. I realize now that the openness is a symbol represented by so many artists that she wants to connect with us and is open to us and to our world. I love the part where like the wolf who howls to gather her young, she calls us, like the sheep who know the shepherd. We are all connected to each other and to the earth, sky, flowers, air. We are one bonded by God and the “invisible thread” that keeps us together.
I am so very grateful for these meditations and so very blessed to have you in my life.
Listening, lowering, loving,
Fran
Mary Ramerman Author
Dear Fran,
I love that part, too, where she calls like the wolf howling to her young. Your image of her openness also speaks to me.
Love, Rev. Mary
Brian O'Neill
Hi Gretchen, That is a beautiful and kind thing to say. Thank you. The invitation to go deeper is always available to each of us. I sometimes forget and go about my day relying on my own power, thoughts, ideas and suddenly find myself a bit overwhelmed. It is in these times that I realize I forgot to seek God’s power in all areas of my life. Peace, Brian
Mary Alice Moore
I read the meditation this morning. It has been a busy day so I just sat down and listened to the video as well. The audio is a real gift.
Marilu Aguilar
Beautiful. Thank you both. “…and place your hand upon your heart and know that I am within you.” And in today’s homily Fr. Jim said silence is the language of God. I feel I am being given some important messages.
Anne schrader
Thank you Brian and reverend Mary, reading the warm, loving words from our blessed mother Mary led me to spend time with her. She seemed to say to me “let go of all the past that holds you bound because we will be having so much fun together that none of that will matter “.
I resisted the urge to make this sound holier or not share it at all, but I loved the new joy in that message!
…..and this is just the beginning
Thanks to all of you for sharing.
Love from Anne
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