When I was 14 after my mom passed away from leukemia I wanted some sort of evidence that the afterlife exists so I know I would see my mom again. Late at night, in the countryside full of stars in the sky, I prayed to my mom with my head down asking her to send me some sign that the afterlife exists and that she is still alive in another dimension. As soon as I put my head up a large shooting star shot across the length of the sky. Do you think this was a sign from my mom in the afterlife/a miracle or a coincidence? Shooting stars don't happen very often to begin with and what's the chances of it happening right after I prayed?
2006-12-29 06:38:55 · 29 answers · asked by Citygirl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Listen Sasha,
Don't pay any attention to all these other fools. You believe what you want to believe. If you think it was a miracle, then it was a miracle. The Lord works in mysterious ways.
Mike
2006-12-29 06:56:20 · answer #1 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Weather The shooting star you saw was a coincidence or caused by someone more powerful than us, I don't really know. But, I do know that you can have a chance to see your mother again. The Bible promises us this at John 5:28-29. If you want to be there for her when she is resurrected, you just need to learn what God requires of you.
2006-12-29 06:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by mufasa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honestly, my hunch is that is was just a coincidence. But...I do not claim to have all the answers. Who knows? Maybe that really WAS a sign from your mother. It could have been a sign that she is at peace now...and not necessarily that she is in an afterlife.
Personally, I tend to think it was just a coincidence, like I said. But...you never know. There are a lot of mysteries in the universe.
EDIT: Oh, and you're going to get a lot of rude answers to this (more than likely). Just try to ignore them = )
2006-12-29 06:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by I'm Still Here 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unless the supernatural is the only possible explanation, it is coincidence.
Since shooting stars are a somewhat common phenomenon, especially in country areas where pollution doesn't block out most the stars, Ockham's Razor would declare this event a coincidence. Wishful thinking on your part.
2006-12-29 06:46:33 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Coincidence if it happened at all, more likely you saw what you wanted to see.
If Mom can make a shooting star, surely appearing in front of you and speaking with you for a bit would have been an easy trick, so why didn't she just do that?
2006-12-29 06:43:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi Sacha, I dont know if the meteorite was a message from your mom but I woudnt think so. I am sure that there is an afterlife be cause Jesus said there is for those who believe in Him
2006-12-29 06:50:36 · answer #6 · answered by grinder4him 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coincidence.
2006-12-29 06:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Coincidence. You were looking for a "sign", so you would have taken anything that happened after that, as one.
"Right as I lifted my head, a cat walked by - it's a sign!"
"Right as I lifted my head, a ladybug landed on my knee- it's a sign!"
"Right as I lifted my head, 3 leaves dropped from a tree! My Mom's favorite number was 3! It's a sign!"
"Right as I lifted my head, I got a tingling sensation in my stomach ... it's a sign!"
What wouldn't have been a sign, at that point?
2006-12-29 06:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by Lirrain 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
During a particularly heavy meteor shower, you can see them as often as every twenty seconds. Average is more like every ten minutes or so, but meteor showers are fairly common, with about 14 expected in the coming year.
2006-12-29 06:48:05 · answer #9 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For you, maybe it was a sign for the rest of us I'm sorry to say this, it was probably space junk.
Maybe the universe was giving you a wink? If you took comfort from it at the time thats all that matters!
2006-12-29 06:42:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋