There are many threads devoted on the forum about Apparitions and locutions of our Lord and our Lady. I believe God speaks to all of us. But the way God speaks is different with each individual. God loves every human being created in His image and He speaks to all, whether that is through the beauty of His creation, the feelings of love or awe that He places in our hearts etc. Sometimes He speaks more profoundly or personally to us. At times He will speak to the innocent child/children or adult and give a message that He wants transmitted to the world. False apparitions and locutions do occur however God always makes things simple for us. The problem of discernment lies with us. We must always test the spirit. That means that we must hold the word up to the law of love and to the truth of the faith. As a mother I speak to my children differently according to their age, their understanding and their needs at a particular given time. My word to that child may be to give courage, to warn or give tools for their life or their future and it is all done out of Love. The way my children interpret my words are also different with each child. Many times I’ve found that just by holding my child, speaks more profoundly than any words I could have spoken, and sometimes a touch or a look speaks volumes. If that child tried to interpret my hug or look, to another person, he or she may say ”well mum said she loves me and wants me to love my brother more, or mum said she didn’t like the way I spoke to the teacher” Did I say that? No! But the child interpreted that. Communication is more than words and some things are so deep that words cannot explain them. We all try to put into words the feelings, the gut knowledge and the deep communication that is given to us, but we fall short, due to the fact that the listener will not fully understand the true meaning of what we experienced and we cannot fully explain what we are trying to convey. Our Lord and Our Lady may say something to a seer and then the seer may repeat the words given and then try to repeat the words that were not said but were communicated in an unspoken way. When we judge a certain locution we should ponder them in our hearts and not be distressed. Take the words and the message to prayer and look to the fruits of the apparition or locution. God will not disappoint or abandon us. He is the most loving of Fathers. You are Loved so deeply by the Blessed Trinity and your Blessed mother, have no fear. God Bless
