2 Jan 09 - Saint Anthony

went shopping for my sis' bf's bday present (it kinda weird cos she's so excited while i've no interest) ..then we met up with my mum for dinner..it was then that i realised I LOST MY WALLET!!

i distinctively remembered taking it out to pay for the FOX belt (yes, bro - it is THAT purple belt) yet now the whole wallet is not in my bag!! from good mood of shopping to super high tension! what a total roller-coaster ride! being very logical, i pulled my sis into this whirlpool and get her to call the FOX outlet.. but no receipt, no number! next image in my mind is : ok J, what can you afford to lose besides the newly withdrawn cash, (afterall 30mins had passed and money can be earned back)..my prayer cards!! my prayer cards and my prayer booklet which RCIA had blessed me!! Immediately i was reminded how St Anthony helped me in my lost-and-found previously.. I IMMEDIATELY TURN TO ST ANTHONY FOR HELP! (trust me - if anyone can help me to recover my lost wallet, i'd just do that! I'm that DESPERATE!)

despite my total panick+tension+trying to be rationale mind, my mum kept telling me 'it's gone, no need to find already.. someone must have taken it by now'.. i tell you, if you ever encounter such case and have nothing consoling to say, then SHUT UP! (that is actually what i snapped at my mum.. i know it's totally unfilial but I was really under tremendous STRESS!) how could i be so careless! my heart was trying so hard to focus on a prayer for help. while my sis' called the directory hotline to get the store's number (how resourceful)..

the whole panick search took about 5mins.. before i finally called the store and had this 'yes, we've got it here' reply! it's like a totally heavy boulder finally put down! it was then my tone is much 'calmer' and explained to my mum for my harsh tone.. of course, not to forget the Divine Protection, how i give thanks in my heart!!

after some hard effort to relax and to have a 'relaxing quick' walk around the shops, i dashed back to FOX store to retrieve my wallet.. what a relief to see my wallet again, with everything in-tact somemore! .. believe it or not, the store assistant told me another person was just about to take it away when she found it (dun ask me how but she seemed to recognise it belongs to me).. you cant imagine how I really thank God for that!! just imagine if she didn't 'recognise' it, my wallet will be totally 'sayonara!'

.. remembering what Father Yim always say - for every physical action, there is a spiritual realm. it's like a 'covering' over everything on earth. you may not believe it, but time and again, my prayers are answered.. nothing and no one could have done that, except the power of spiritual realm. i really believe my God is watching and protecting me all these while, even right now!
Praise to You, my Heavenly Father! Thank You so much for Your love and protection!!


Jere 33:3
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.