Stay behind to meditate further upon your dream
From Create Your Own Story
The sun is now higher in the sky and its rays shine in through the intricate stained glass windows of the chapel, bathing you in warmth and soft light. You take this as a sign that you should remain, and once again you kneel down in humble prayer.
It occurs to you, not for the first time, that it would be wise to request saintly aid in interpreting your dream. But which saint might be of particular help to you?
As you pray and meditate upon your problems, you realize that none could sympathize more with your current plight than Mary herself, who received her own vision from an angel.
You take out your beads and pray a full Rosary, imploring your Blessed Mother to intercede on your behalf and lighten your burden.
As you finish your last decade, though you can't explain why, you feel somewhat let down. In recent months, when you've finished your prayers, you're sure you've felt a presence of some kind, both within you and around you. But now you feel starkly alone. It's so confusing! Why would God send you a vision you can't understand? You tremble slightly as you consider the alternative; that the dream is an apparition sent by the Devil. The idea frightens you, but deep down you know that God shields you against such terrors.
You make the Sign of the Cross and stow your beads in your cloak pocket. You move to stand up, but you find that suddenly your body won't obey you; your limbs seem frozen stiff. Automatically, your eyes swivel to the front of the chapel and you look into the eyes of Jesus on the crucifix; in that moment it hits you.
