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God is the Almighty behind miracles. It’s enough to think about the act of
the creation which constitutes the first miracle known to man.
In the Old Testament, the event of the Exodus out of the land of slavery
into the land of promise shone as a miracle that the scriptures constantly
mention to prove the intervention of God, the Saviour, in the history of
Man.In the New Testament, the Gospels tell us of the miracles of Jesus, the
Son of God, who walked on our land and abundantly gave love to mankind. The
«Acts of the Apostles» has quoted how Jesus’ disciples performed similar
miracles: they healed the sick and the lame and raised the dead. All this
was achieved in the name of Jesus.
Since its beginning, the Church has acknowledged the miracle, many of which
it has confirmed. It has depended on the research of the most well known
doctors and the latest techniques to prove that what has happened can’t be
explained by science, implying that the miracle is the work of God.
God
gives the grace to people who accept it. Therefore, they become saints. And
through their intercession is the miracle performed. One of the saints is St
Charbel. Can anyone ignore the miracles that have taken place through St
Charbel, and which have been witnessed by many? Isn’t the miracle of Madam
Nohad El Shami’s cure still bewildering the most prominent specialists? The
contemporaneous know how she was and how she has become overnight.
The Church has confirmed two miracles for the beatification of St Charbel,
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Moreover, we’ve expounded Mrs Nohad El Shami’s miracle, which is a well
known contemporary miracle. News and information about the graces and
miracles of St Charbel are still flowing to St Maron’s Monastery, Annaya,
where his tomb lies. Most of this information deserves attention, especially
because those who convey it are known for their sobriety and meticulousness.
And sometimes, this information is confirmed. However, to name what’s heard
as miracles, we have to obtain their confirmation from the Church. But we
present it here after the approval of those concerned, for the visitor of
the website to know that St Charbel is a great intercessor who knows no
obstacle between him and those asking his intercession, and who develops a
true relationship with them, which, many times, leads to a miracle through
God’s will.To restate a little…
A miracle is generally a blessing for healing and the like. How many tears
have been shed next to St Charbel’s statue and tomb, at his church or
hermitage? These are affecting scenes that touch the inner depths of those
who see them. Of the many, few are the people who obtain a tangible miracle
external to them and to others. Some would ask, “Why did this person obtain
the miracle and the other didn’t?” “Why is it Nohad El-Shami and not other
women, who suffer the same ailment?”
In the right answer to those questions did man rejoice. There is a natural
path to keep matters running, and for sure, God doesn’t always phenomenally
intervene in this natural path. But, at times, a miracle takes place. God
changes the way things go if a saint intercedes, if something no one
understands happens or if there is an oppression or a warning for repentance
and so on. So man is to say that he is unable to understand God’s
performance and wisdom. What we do understand is to head for God saying :
Thy will be done. This proves the deep understanding of man’s existence
before God and not a negative surrender of one’s self. Therefore, imposing a
miracle on God is a test that the Holy Book, in its Old and New Testaments,
warned of. Doesn’t the attempter say by trying to impose the miracle on
Jesus, “Jump down this mountain and the angels will carry you?” Doesn’t
Jesus answer him, “Don’t try your God”? Then, we should direct our hearts to
God to know that he loves seeing us pray before those glorified - his
saints. Let’s allow him the choice of the miracle. If we accept this logic,
a miracle will surely happen. This miracle will convert us internally and
offer peaceful living, which no one and nothing can take away from us. This
is because it is peace coming from God.
We go back to St Charbel and his miracles. We read about them and learn that
he is immensely loving in friendship towards all those who resort to him.
How many friends in this world have we resorted to, asking their advice even
if we have known that they can’t change our affairs? Charbel is surely a
friend whom everyone would take as a shoulder to cry on. We can’t tell the
time of the miracle, but his being close to us is enough. Charbel is the
great and the friend. He is the miracle in itself. His life as well as his
death is a miracle. His attraction to people is a miracle. The frequency of
people’s visits to Annaya is a miracle.
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miracles are miracles. |
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His life: On May 8,1828 in a mountain village of Beka'kafra, the
highest village in the near-east, Charbel was born to a poor
Maronite family...
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Miracles: The Church has confirmed two miracles for the canonization
of St-Charbel..
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