I am in morning prayer. At my request with my eyes open ... "as in heaven, so on earth" ... it flashes like a flash of light, without thunder. It touches me because it is really my wish to experience heaven on earth. It had flashed several times before, with eyes closed. Then more thunderbolts were added; a real thunderstorm (not foreseen by the weather forecast). The one silent flash remains impressive to me. There are various lightning references in the Bible.   Matthew 24:27 particularly appealed to me:   New American Standard Bible (NASB) For just as the lightning…

Today "my" promise of Reichenschwand (St. Johannis-Konvent, August 12, 1980) turns 31 years:   “If you trust in me and place your hand in mine and allow me to guide you, you will transcend the boundaries with me into a new land that you have never known and whose miracles are so great that the most beautiful thing you can imagine merely a shadow is in comparison. But make sure you do not get left behind when I want to go further with you”   I have the impression that I am about to fulfill the promise.   Lately, the…