Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Religion
Life and labor in the spirit world: Being a description of localities, employments, surroundings, and conditions in the spheres.
Longley, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Spirit writings; Spirits
The physician smiled at what he considered the fancy of a sick brain;
but the patient did recover his health and strength. From the day when
he first heard the spiritual music, and listened to Flora’s singing, he
began to grow better, until he was pronounced well by the doctors. But
he was a long time regaining his strength, and every time he fell into
slumber Flora’s harp would strike upon his hearing, and very often he
would hear the sound of her voice in song. These moments always gave him
power, rested him, brought him new strength, and thus his spirit was
enabled to overcome the weakness and pain of the body. He recovered his
health, and became also a firm believer in the power of angels to
relieve the sickness and sufferings of mortals.
In the same hospital where the sick man was cured of his fever, through
the power of Flora and her harp, many other suffering persons also have
been blessed and aided in various ways by the same ministering power. I
will now tell you about a young woman who lay there wasting away with
consumption. This patient could not be restored to bodily health, either
by mortals or spirits; nor was it desirable that she should be, for life
had been hard for her. The world had been very cruel, and she had
suffered much. The only hope for her happiness would be in passing away
to the bright Summer-land, where she would find friends, kindness, and
home. But she did not know about these things as we do, dear children,
and she did not want to “die;” she did not want to leave the body, for
she dreaded the Beyond.
Well, this woman—I will call her Lizzie—suffered agony of mind in
thinking of death, and little Flora felt great compassion for her. She
sought in every way to influence the mind of Lizzie with bright and
happy thoughts. She would sing to her, place her harp where its music
might possibly be heard, and in many ways endeavor to bring comfort to
the weary girl. At length, when Lizzie had become so weak and pallid
that it seemed as though the soul must part with the body, her inner
hearing was opened, and the music of the tiny harp fell upon it. She
listened,—listened, oh, so intently. Soon a smile lighted up her wan
features; it was, indeed, heavenly music to her. In a little while she
heard a voice in sweet, childish tones singing these words:—
“We are coming, we are coming,
With our spirits filled with love,
To guide thy weary footsteps
To our Father’s home above;
We are coming, we are coming,
And the night will quickly fly,
There is rest and hope and comfort,
Life and Peace are drawing nigh.”
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