Amazing Visitation Story

Posted by Dennis Chitwood Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:23:20 GMT

VisitationWe said good bye to mom, Anne Weiss; age 97, before leaving for a gifted trip of a lifetime to Munich and Italy on 10-31-11. She had Congestive Heart Failure and we had said our good byes four times already this year. She had donated her body to SLU Hospital years ago. We were at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy on Fri.11-4-11 at 11:55 AM and were to meet our friends John & Michele Hopkins at noon. Our private guide Hildrun said we had time to see one more room. As we entered room #25 a painting of The Visitation by Albertinelli, 1503, caught my eye and I teared up and said 'Dennis isn't this beautiful?' I began crying and then sobbing. He held me facing the painting and said 'It reminds me of a mother and daughter – like mom and Patti (my beloved sister who died suddenly 12-25-10 of an aneurism).' He didn't realize at the time this painting was The Visitation of Mary greeting her cousin Elizabeth from Luke 1: 39-45. Walking to meet John and Michele I experienced deep heavy sighs (a sign of grief) and didn't begin to understand the significance. I was relating to them my reaction to the painting when John's phone rang; it was our daughter Jeana calling from St. Louis, MO. She told me grandma is now resting in Jesus' arms. This was 5:55 AM St. Louis time, the exact same time I saw this painting. A few moments before mom died, Jeana said: 'Grandma, it's okay to go. Please pray for us and we will pray for you. Patti is waiting for you'. Mom, a holy woman and precious Child of God, had been Anointed and died peacefully. God stories happen all the time. Let us be open to the Holy Spirit, courageous and ready to share them with each other to help build our faith.

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