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    <title>Angels and Miracles of Faith - LenarPoetry&apos;s Blog - Bakersfield.com</title>
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        <title>Miracle of the Sun: A Gift and Testimony of a Spiritual Phenomenon</title>
        <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LenarPoetry/20911</link>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 130%&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;Miracle of the Sun&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; is a personal revelation that I&#039;m releasing publicly with testimony of a supernatural and spiritual phenomenon that I, (Loci B. Lenar) witnessed during 1991 in northern New Jersey while traveling through the town of Dover into Wharton. Prior to the divine encounter, my faith as a Christian and Catholic could be best described as lukewarm. However, the spiritual experience became life changing and transformed me into a faithful believer of Jesus Christ and the Bible. The following is conveyed in &lt;strong&gt;John, Chapter 4, Verse 48&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;Jesus said, &amp;ldquo;Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders, you will never believe.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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With those words in mind, the sun appeared in a vivid hue of Orange-Red, while visually increasing in size to the extent that it&#039;s difficult to explain with logical terms. While the sun was expanding in magnitude, it slowly descended and encompassed the earth with its sheer vastness and colors. The visual phenomenon lasted for only about three minutes. Interestingly, my eyes were not affected by looking directly at the solar event. Furthermore, through discernment, the Spirit of the Lord was present and overwhelmed me with an almost indescribable blissful peace of heaven; however, the spiritual after effect lasted for nearly three hours. During the spiritual visitation, the Lord also imparted me with a vision of our world gifted and Blessed in Peace. In addition, the Lord conveyed a message for me to present to the World Apostolate of Fatima. I put the communication into writing and shortly after delivered its contents via certified mail to several members of the clergy, including Sister Mary Celeste of the Holy House Convent, located at the Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Washington, New Jersey. Prior to the miracle, I visited the shrine on several occasions and conversed with Sister Mary Celeste, an editor of the Catholic youth magazine, Hearts Aflame. My article &lt;em&gt;Reaching for Eternity with God&#039;s Love&lt;/em&gt; is published in the Summer 1992 issue of the magazine. Her thoughtful support during my spiritual conversion with an open-minded approach to faith must be commended.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Providence is a catalyst for the miraculous events that followed: The contents of the message are unfolding. In a recent locution, the Lord conveyed the following: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Now is the time to move forward, release the truth and prophesy your story with scripture.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; Moreover, one may refer to the spiritual event as a Miracle of the Son (Jesus). For information that correlates to my story, please read &lt;strong&gt;Miraculous Signs of Angels.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Bible conveys the following in &lt;strong&gt;Acts, Chapter 2, Verse 17-18&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;God says, &#039;It will come to pass in the last days that I will pour out a portion of my spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. Indeed, upon my servants and my handmaids, I will pour out a portion of my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy.&#039; &amp;quot; &lt;/em&gt;The Lord is not indicating the end of our world, but rather the end of old ways, and the beginning of change with a new era. Through discernment, the Lord is preparing our Mellennium for a great era of peace and prosperity with an outpouring of the Holy Spirit for salvation and healing. The following is noted in &lt;strong&gt;Jeremiah 8, Verse 23&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;This rather is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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God the Father indeed works in mysterious ways through His divine Son, Jesus Christ for the conversion and salvation of humanity. Whatever the rationale, the event was awe-inspiring and changed me spiritually as I&#039;ve noted in my poem. Please read the poetry by visiting the following link: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenarpoetry/268955406/&quot;&gt;http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenarpoetry/268955406/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Through the blessings and grace of God, the heavenly event also lead me to physical and spiritual healing. I was healed of a heart arrhythmia known as Atrial Fibrillation. The medical condition is treated with Lanoxin, a cardiac medicine. However, I&#039;ve not used the medication for over ten years. Additionally, I was healed from years of suffering painful headaches after countless visits to physicians with treatments that went to no avail. With the intercession of the Blessed Mother and prayer, I was healed by the power of God through the Anointing of the Sick. The healing sacrament is administered through the church. In &lt;strong&gt;James 5, Verse 14-15&lt;/strong&gt; the following is noted: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.&amp;quot; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I believe it&#039;s the appropriate time to release my story, and God&#039;s Will is to provide hope to humankind, especially during difficult times. I give praise and glory to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as well as thanks to the Blessed Mother for all the gifts and spiritual wonders. My witnessing the Miracle of the Sun was conveyed in the 1990s to my spiritual advisor - Father Richard Tartaglia of Saint Mary&#039;s Church, Denville, NJ (USA) - for his prudent and faith related assessment.&lt;br /&gt;
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I was also spiritually inspired by Our Lord to write a &lt;strong&gt;Millennium Prayer&lt;/strong&gt; for world peace as a result of witnessing several spiritual wonders. In &lt;strong&gt;Psalm 37, Verse 4-6&lt;/strong&gt;, the following is noted: &lt;em&gt;&amp;quot;Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart&#039;s desire. Commit your way to the Lord; trust that God will act and make your integrity shine like the dawn, your vindication like noonday.&amp;quot;&lt;/em&gt; Please visit the following link and read the prayer daily for an era of peace: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lenarpoetry.com/MillenniumPrayer.html&quot;&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;#445566&quot;&gt;http://www.lenarpoetry.com/MillenniumPrayer.html&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Copyright 2008 Loci B. Lenar&lt;/p&gt;</description>  

              
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        <title>Blessings - Rainbows from Heaven (Free Download)</title>
        <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LenarPoetry/20883</link>
        <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Blessings&lt;/b&gt; is a reflection of Christian tradition designed into a contemporary and colorful art print. The image and poetry is ideal for presenting as a gift to anyone in need of encouraging words. Download Free and print with your computer software by visiting the following link:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/lenarpoetry/432926743/&quot;&gt;http://flickr.com/photos/lenarpoetry/432926743/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Personal use only - not for resale unless permission is granted.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Copyright 2008 Loci B. Lenar&lt;/p&gt;</description>  

              
        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:06:51 PST</pubDate>
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        <title>Miraculous Signs of Angels</title>
        <link>http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LenarPoetry/20838</link>
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&lt;p&gt;On several occasions during 2005, a luminous cross with an outline of a shield appeared on our backyard fence.&amp;nbsp; Again in 2006, the same miraculous cross was visible on Palm Sunday.&amp;nbsp; On September 3, 2007, the bright cross again appeared on our property.&amp;nbsp; Through discernment, it&#039;s a miraculous sign of God&#039;s angelic shield of protection through the intercession of Saint Michael the Archangel.&amp;nbsp; I attribute the sign sent from heaven as a result of my Prayer to Saint Michael for assistance during&amp;nbsp;spiritual warfare.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My wife Teresa and daughter Lauren checked windows and rooms for reflections and found none. The interesting point is that the sun was rising behind the fence in the east, while the image appears on the front, as if the sun is shining onto the fence from the west!&amp;nbsp; However, the luminous cross appeared brighter than the sun.&amp;nbsp; When the image first manifested, our family had been encountering adversity and some difficulty with our son.&amp;nbsp; However, the issues have since mitigated through God&#039;s spiritual presence.&amp;nbsp; When encountering obstacles, prayer can have amazing and powerful results!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Indeed, nothing is impossible through Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a problematic world of derision, our faith in prayer is necessary for God&#039;s divine intervention and protection.&amp;nbsp; God&#039;s plan is designed to help validate His existence to humanity, especially at times when circumstances appear to be hopeless.&amp;nbsp; The Bible conveys the following in &lt;b&gt;John, Chapter 4, Verse 48:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;Jesus said, &amp;ldquo;Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders, you will never believe.&amp;rdquo; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shortly after the manifestation of the luminous cross from September 3, 2007, the Lord conveyed through a spiritual locution/impartation, His Will of fulfilling biblical prophecy by &#039;restoring stability&#039; and affirmed &lt;b&gt;Revelation, Chapter 20, Verse 1-3&lt;/b&gt;:&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;Then I saw an angel come down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a heavy chain.&amp;nbsp; He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent ... and tied it up for a thousand years and threw it into the abyss, which he locked over it and sealed, so that it could no longer lead the nations astray until the thousand years are completed ...&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt; Through discernment, the miraculous cross is a sign to humanity of God&#039;s Will to usher in an era of peace during our millennium through the power of Jesus Christ and shield of Saint Michael the Archangel.&amp;nbsp; However, we must prepare by joining in prayer for God&#039;s divine protection and remain patient, in order for Jesus to set the stage and timing for signs and miracles to unfold in the world.&amp;nbsp; The circumstances behind the event&amp;nbsp;are a result of&amp;nbsp;the Lord&amp;nbsp;imparting me with a vision of our world Blessed in Peace during a spiritual visitation.&amp;nbsp; Please visit the following link to read my story:&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://lenarpoetry.com/MiracleoftheSun.html&quot;&gt;http://lenarpoetry.com/MiracleoftheSun.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I supplied several prints of the image to Father Richard Tartaglia of Saint Mary&#039;s Church, Denville, New Jersey (USA) - for his prudent and faith related assessment.&amp;nbsp; He has Blessed the photograph at my request.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Father Richard&amp;nbsp;is also my&amp;nbsp;spiritual advisor for over twelve years.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He&amp;nbsp;is a source for imparting testimonial on my behalf&amp;nbsp;(&lt;b&gt;Loci B.&amp;nbsp;Lenar&lt;/b&gt;) in connection to the spiritual events arising from the Lord.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I give praise and glory to God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as well as thanks for all the gifts and spiritual wonders&amp;nbsp;unfolding in&amp;nbsp;the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(The phenomenon was photographed with my HP PhotoSmart 945 digital camera in Mine Hill, NJ, USA)&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The photo is also included on the website of Catholic Apparitions and Miracles at the following link:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.squidoo.com/apparitions&quot;&gt;http://www.squidoo.com/apparitions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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For background information about Loci Lenar, please visit the following links: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://lenarpoetry.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;http://lenarpoetry.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.LenarPoetry.com&quot;&gt;http://www.LenarPoetry.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/people/lenarpoetry&quot;&gt;http://flickr.com/people/lenarpoetry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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(Photo Copyright 2005 Loci B. Lenar with Registration Number:&amp;nbsp; VAU687-513)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;copy; 2008 Loci B. Lenar&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:20:22 PST</pubDate>
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