September 23, 2014
Storm and Shipwreck
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 27, 6 – 12:
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship that was sailing to Italy and put us on board. For many days we made little headway, arriving at Cnidus only with difficulty, and because the wind would not permit us to continue our course we sailed for the sheltered side of Crete off Salmone. We sailed past it with difficulty and reached a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
Much time had now passed and sailing had become hazardous because the time of the fast had already gone by, so Paul warned them, “Men, I can see that this voyage will result in severe damage and heavy loss not only to the cargo and the ship, but also to our lives.” The centurion, however, paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. Since the habor was unfavorably situated for spending the winter, the majority planned to put out to sea from there in the hope of reaching Phoenix, a port in Crete facing west northwest, there to spend the winter.
A few years ago I had a healing Mass in the Province of Quebec and a man was present. He had a very sore foot and because of that he could hardly walk. He came to me and asked me to pray for him to cure his foot. I prayed and asked the Lord to take all the pain away from his foot so he could walk without difficulty. A few days later he phoned me to tell me that his foot was completely healed and he could walk and run without difficulty. Thank you Lord.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“Accept My message and follow it My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters who know Me and follow Me. If you do not follow what I tell you something terrible could happen to you. See when Saint Paul was on his way to Rome by ship. They had very bad weather and so Saint Paul had received a word from Me and he told the centurion that they should not continue by ship. If they do there would be a lot of damage and even some lives could be lost. The centurion refused to listen to him and they left. While on the sea a terrible storm came up just like a hurricane and great damage happened. They should have listened to Saint Paul and they would have saved the boat and its cargo.
I am always there to help you but so often you do not listen to My words. In that case you can expect something terrible. It is also very good when you go on a journey to pray for protection so that you can arrive at your destination without difficulty. I am always there to help you. I bless you all.”
Father Melvin
P.S. We had a lot of rain during the night but today it was mostly sunny and warm.