A Hat Full of Miracles

Our God is a God of miracles. There are very few Christians that would disagree with that statement. I have been the recipient of several of those miracles: let me tell you about just one. It was 1986 and we were living about 100 miles from Calgary. My daughter and I had heard there was to be a "spirit filled" conference in Calgary with Father Robert DeGrandis as the facilitator. We were very excited and registered for the whole thing. It was decided to take my granddaughter along: she was twelve years old at the time. I remember during the Saturday session that Father Bob asked how many in the group wanted to receive the gift of tongues; there were so many people that put their hands up that he decided to have a workshop right there and then. He had the people line up and come to him one at a time. As he prayed for each individual he asked the rest of the congregation to pray as well. The result was wonderful to see as each person return to their seat speaking in a different language. All weekend I had been praying, asking God to heal me. I had a frozen shoulder and for those of you who don't know what they are; every movement just freezes up and you have no mobility or range of motion in your shoulder. At that time I had been going to therapy at the hospital for nine months with only a slight improvement in my condition. I could just raise my hand up about waist high. We were just finishing Mass and worshiping God in the last hymn and I remember thinking, "Well I guess this isn't the right time for my healing", being the impatient person I am I was surprised at how accepting I was of the fact. As I went to lift my hands up in praise, the tears started to pour down my face and my hands went up and up and up; until they were way above my head! God is always full of surprises!!! Although my shoulder aches at times I have never had any restriction in my movements from that time to now; twenty three years later. PRAISE AND THANKS BE TO GOD!! Margaret