What can I ask?
- JM Kraemer
- Apr 8
- 4 min read
As you dive into the internet and learn more about who I am. You will know that I’m the guy who builds giant churches out of LEGO and have been doing this for a very long time. Another thing that you will learn is that I have a very strong and personal devotion to Blessed Solanus Casey. His life and his legacy has truly touched my own heart in so many ways over the years.
In some respects Fr. Solanus is a kindred spirit as I face my own challenges and struggles in this life. He had a really hard time with learning. Something that I also struggle with. Fr. Solanus was also very humble and completely trusted God’s will for his life. This is a model of living that I try to follow as much as I am able. What I also admire about Fr. Solanus is his complete and total trust in God in all things. His love for Christ and the church. He also had a very strong focus on the importance of the Mass. Given what I focus on with my work this also something I truly believe in. Fr. Solanus has played a role in my own walk with Christ the older I get.
I recently had the chance to visit the Fr. Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, Michigan. A pilgrimage that was put on by St. Dominic parish in Saginaw. I am very thankful that I was invited to take part. I learned a lot during this visit and I will still be praying and reflecting on things for sometime.
What really struck me as I visited Fr. Solanus tomb was this overwhelming sense of peace and the Holy Spirit present around me. As a Charismatic I have felt the Holy Spirit many times in my life. Yet this felt much more different. A calming hand on the shoulder of a riled up man. I knew at this moment I could ask Fr. Solanus for anything in this world.
In this case I spent time asking Fr. Solanus for his help with my mom and her various health issues. I felt a strong sense of peace. Knowing that things will be taken care of. I also took the time to pray for a member of the Mt. Zion community that my parents belong to. A woman who is under going treatments for cancer. Out of the many people I pray for. Her and my mom were the ones I felt that were most needed.
Then came the question of what could I ask of Fr. Solanus for myself. Healing for the various challenges that I face? Cures for my own anxieties and worries? Ease of the balance issues caused by the cerebral palsy? More so as my balance is becoming more unstable the older I get. The visual snow and the tinnitus can be difficult to content with even on a good day. Wouldn’t it be nice to ask Fr. Solanus for healing from these issues?
No. I didn’t ask for cures for the challenges I face. They are my own crosses that I need to carry. They are reminders of why I remain humble before the Lord. Even with the difficulties that I have to content with. Being humble before the Lord is not always easy. More so when the challenges fire up at once. Yet they are issues that I can live with and have made peace. I can navigate them to a degree that I am able to live my life.
Spending time at the tomb of Fr. Solanus gave me a lot to pray and reflect on. It also gave me the chance to ask for his intercession on my greatest desire in this life. Which is to serve the Lord using the talents that the Lord has given me. That I may be able to share those talents with those around me and not keep them hidden from view. To share my passion for the faith and a desire for all to return to the Mass. That I can take my work on the road and that help can be found to make it happen since I can’t do this on my own.
The reason I asked for this intention is because while the disabilities play havoc with me. At times becoming difficult. It is something that I can work around. I can live with it and work though it. By serving the Lord I can use that as an active prayer for the intentions that I keep in my heart. The help I need is with The Project and my ability to serve the Lord since it does rely on others for assistance and that help is not easily found. Since everything I do is tied into prayer. It is only fitting that this is what I ask.
I still have a lot to reflect on during this visit. A lot of prayer to see where the Lord is leading me. May Blessed Solanus Casey intercede for me this day. -
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