August 8, 2014
Paul and Barnabas at Lystra
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 14, 8 – 20:
At Lystra there was a crippled man, lame from birth, who had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking, who looked intently at him, saw that he had the faith to be healed, and called out in a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet.” He jumped up an began to walk about. When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they cried out in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in human form.” They called Barnabas “Zeus” and Paul “Hermes,” because he was the chief speaker. And the priest of Zeus, whose temple was at the entrance to the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, for he together with the people intended to offer sacrifices.
The Apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their garments when they heard this and rushed out in the crowd, shouting, “Men, why are you doing this? We are of the same nature as you, human beings. We proclaim to you good news that you should turn from these idols to the living God, ‘who made heaven and earth and sea and all that is in them.’ In past generations he allowed all Gentiles to go their own ways; yet, in bestowing his goodness, he did not leave himself without witness, for he gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons; and filled you with nourishment and gladness for your hearts.” Even with these words, they scarcely restrained the crowds from offering sacrifice to them.
A man from the Province of Quebec came to see me in the past because he had sore knees. He had difficulty in walking and he could not sleep much at night because of the pain. He came to the chapel of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island and I prayed with him and he was completely healed. Now he is in good health and he does not have any more pain. Thank you Lord.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I call you My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters to believe that I have the power of healing and I healed many people when I was on earth. I gave this power to many people and through them I heal people all the time. In the reading of today, you see the healing accomplished by Saint Paul. He told a man crippled from birth to get up and walked and immediately he got up and began to walk. The people when they saw this they thought that Saint Paul and Barnabas were gods and they wanted to sacrifice animals to them. Saint Paul told the people that he was human like them but it took time to stop the people to offer sacrifice to them. I am the one who healed this man because he believe what Saint Paul was teaching. In time the people will believe in Me and follow Me.
My brother Melvin, you have seen many miracles happened when you prayed with people. Hundreds and hundreds of people have been healed through your prayers. This shows that we are united together and I work together with you. I bless you all and I want you all to open your hearts to receive all the gifts I have for you.”
Father Melvin
P.S. We had a beautiful sunny day although there was a bit of rain in the morning. Thank you Lord for you do for us.