EZEKIEL VISIONS BLOG

Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the  Lord!  This is what the Sovereign  Lord  says to these bones: I will make breath  enter you, and you will come to life.  I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the  Lord.’” – Ezekiel 37:4-5

Mending Nets
Life, Faith, Recovery, Trauma, Healing Erin Thomas Life, Faith, Recovery, Trauma, Healing Erin Thomas

Mending Nets

As a result of the accident, I was forced to take 6.5 months off of work, and largely life, to mend my nets. I don’t know if I have ever taken such a large break from anything before. In that process, there have been some really slow days, some really excruciating moments, and some really, really big holes. As the healing continues, and as I continue to find more knots and tangles and various holes, it is easy to get overwhelmed.

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Make Straight My Path
Life, Faith, Recovery, Trauma, Grief Erin Thomas Life, Faith, Recovery, Trauma, Grief Erin Thomas

Make Straight My Path

In my counseling sessions this month, my focus has revolved primarily around my desire for linear living. Problem is, life isn’t linear and, for a control freak like me, that is incredibly difficult to wrap my mind around. Healing isn’t linear. Grief isn’t linear. Learning isn’t linear. Love isn’t linear. You name it, I can’t control it.

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It matters.
Life, Faith, Loss, Sacraments, Catholic, Recovery, Grief, Trauma Erin Thomas Life, Faith, Loss, Sacraments, Catholic, Recovery, Grief, Trauma Erin Thomas

It matters.

Whether it was my baptism, the baptism of my children, the exchange of my marital vows on the altar, my anointing in a triage unit in the emergency room, or a funeral Mass, it was in those moments that He climbed down into my life and met me in my joy, in my grief, in my hope, in my loss, and in my humanness and He imparted on me more of Him, so I could have less of myself. And, thank God for that.

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the Gift of Receiving
Faith, Life, Recovery, Community, Trauma Erin Thomas Faith, Life, Recovery, Community, Trauma Erin Thomas

the Gift of Receiving

Finding myself in great need was the means to discovering what God wanted me to learn about myself. As the beautiful first chapter of James explains, every good and perfect gift comes from above. It became necessary that I learn to open my heart to the capacity to receive. Because our entire Sacramental life revolves around receiving Him, I believe it is necessary to know how.

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Part 3: the Blacksmith
Life, Recovery, Trauma, Faith Erin Thomas Life, Recovery, Trauma, Faith Erin Thomas

Part 3: the Blacksmith

Through high temperatures and under great force, we are forged into better beings. Through a wide variety of events in our lives, we are twisted, upset, flattened, tapered, and curved into beauty. We become malleable. And, sometimes it gets messy, dirty, and loud, but that is the art of blacksmithing – the change that inevitably occurs.

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Part 2 - the Weaver
Faith, Recovery, Trauma, Life Erin Thomas Faith, Recovery, Trauma, Life Erin Thomas

Part 2 - the Weaver

If the Supreme Weaver exists, it is true that the Supreme Unweaver also exists. And, life – our Great Tapestry – is made up of a myriad of beautiful, marvelous, and wonderful details. But, it also comes with many little imperfections – sin, struggle, death, devastation, traumatic experiences, loss, and disappointment. The Supreme Weaver, though not the creator of those imperfections, works to make the necessary adjustments on our behalf, to heal in our favor and to mend our mistakes.

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