Death is not something many people want to talk about, let alone experience. But at least eight million Americans claim they have had near-death experiences.
Mary Jo Rapini is addicted to running. She has run marathons, even a 100-mile race. But four years ago the running stopped. This wife and mother of two nearly died. She was living in Lubbock, lifting weights in the gym, when she heard something pop in her head. “It just hurt so bad,” Rapini said. “You know I gave birth, I ran a hundred miles, I’ve suffered pain. I never had anything like this.”
Rapini had had an aneurysm. An artery in her brain had burst. Doctors said she had a 50-50 chance of survival. The operation lasted eight hours, and she lived to talk about it. But she believes the real miracle happened the night before surgery. Drifting in and out of consciousness, she says she suddenly saw a light that surrounded her and gave her a feeling of warmth. “It was so loving; it was so loving,” she said. She was having a near-death experience. “Then I came out and there was this incredible room, and it was brilliant and light, and something was holding me,” Rapini said.
She says the light was a shade of pink, and she believes she was being held by God, and he talked to her. “He said, ‘Let me ask you a question, have you ever loved anyone the way you have been loved here in the hospital?’” Rapini said. “’No, have you ever loved anyone the way you have been loved in this place?’” She was so moved, she decided to put in into words. She put it in a book called, “Is God Pink? Dying to Heal.” “Was this a religious encounter? No, I am not religious,” she said. “This was an encounter with my God.” It is obvious these experiences are real, but there is an ongoing debate over why they happen. Is it truly spiritual, as Rapini believes, or is there a scientific explanation?
by www.thesupernaturalworld.co.uk
Mary Jo Rapini is addicted to running. She has run marathons, even a 100-mile race. But four years ago the running stopped. This wife and mother of two nearly died. She was living in Lubbock, lifting weights in the gym, when she heard something pop in her head. “It just hurt so bad,” Rapini said. “You know I gave birth, I ran a hundred miles, I’ve suffered pain. I never had anything like this.”
Rapini had had an aneurysm. An artery in her brain had burst. Doctors said she had a 50-50 chance of survival. The operation lasted eight hours, and she lived to talk about it. But she believes the real miracle happened the night before surgery. Drifting in and out of consciousness, she says she suddenly saw a light that surrounded her and gave her a feeling of warmth. “It was so loving; it was so loving,” she said. She was having a near-death experience. “Then I came out and there was this incredible room, and it was brilliant and light, and something was holding me,” Rapini said.
She says the light was a shade of pink, and she believes she was being held by God, and he talked to her. “He said, ‘Let me ask you a question, have you ever loved anyone the way you have been loved here in the hospital?’” Rapini said. “’No, have you ever loved anyone the way you have been loved in this place?’” She was so moved, she decided to put in into words. She put it in a book called, “Is God Pink? Dying to Heal.” “Was this a religious encounter? No, I am not religious,” she said. “This was an encounter with my God.” It is obvious these experiences are real, but there is an ongoing debate over why they happen. Is it truly spiritual, as Rapini believes, or is there a scientific explanation?
by www.thesupernaturalworld.co.uk
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