Can You See God

Photograph of Jesus arisen from the tomb, third day after His death.  Photograph taken at Church of St Anthony of Padua in the year April 2010.  

Can You See God?

A small boy once approached his slightly older sister with a question about God. "Susie, can anybody ever really see God?" he asked. 

Busy with other things, Susie curtly replied,  "No, of course not silly. God is so far up in heaven that nobody can see him." 

Time passed, but his question still lingered. So he approached his mom, "Mom, can anybody ever really see God?" 

"No, not really," she gently said. "God is a spirit and he dwells in our hearts, but we can never really see Him." 

Somewhat satisfied but still wondering, the youngster went on his way.  Not long afterwards, his saintly old grandfather took the little boy on a fishing trip. They were having a great time together. The sun was beginning to set with unusual splendor and the grandfather stared silently at the exquisite beauty unfolding before them.  On seeing the face of his grandfather reflecting such deep peace and contentment, the little boy thought for a moment and finally spoke hesitatingly, "Granddad, I--I-- wasn't going to ask anybody else, but I wonder if you can tell me the answer to something I've been wondering about a long time. Can anybody - can anybody ever really see God?"

The old man did not even turn his head.  A long moment slipped by before he finally answered. "Son," he quietly said. 

"It's getting so I can't see anything else."

                           Saul falls to the ground as he sees a bright light and hears a voice.

About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.  I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?  (Acts 22:6,7)

Just like what Saul had encountered Jesus in the bible as a bright light, I too have encounter God in the same way one night in the year of 2008.  I was lying on bed and I was transcended.  My eyes were closed, but I could see very bright light and it flashes three times, as though taking photographs.  After that I hear sound, various sound like that of the wolves, and so on.  This continue until the early morning and the whole night I never sleep at all.  In the morning, I heard the sound of trumpet.  And it was the sound of victory over sins...