June 1, 2005
Yesterday: Terri Schiavo
(very slow and
direct) I had to die to find out what my heart was doing.
Just now, 0254
The Pope appeared to me. He was young, like in the ninteen eighties. Jean-Paul II.
He asked me “What are you doing here?” mischieviously. (He saw my soul and 'popped in' to visit like my friend K W did when he passed.)
I nervously said, “I am up late (to care for my baby)”
I felt joy to be with him.
He lightly touched
my arm and said, “what is right?”
I thought about it hard. "The ten commandments?"
"No", he replied. "Think about where I come from/am."
“The pope is infallible.” I said.
“Am I? Am I?” he said. Then I thought of his
body in a wheelchair on his balcony, tracheostomy tube in place, trying to speak and still raising his hand in blessing for everyone.
“You don’t know what you are doing.” I said.
“Neither do you” he gestured towards my chair, the baby,
the late night. “Yet somehow everything works out for the best.” I realized I
was in an intensely physically demanding a situation as he has been; I needed to be easy
on myself about missing Mass.
“What about communion? I miss it so.” I confided. It had been weeks.
He gave me communion. Bread. And two sips of wine. I
felt so happy/fulfilled.
He shared, I would be happy. He had to go.
