- I think I do not share similar messages that my Letter Writer did on my own social media accounts because my faith is not strong enough to say those words. My family is Christian so I grew up in the Christian family, but my faith is not strong as my father and mother. They read Bible every day, but I do not read it anymore so that I can not tell how Jesus or lord great. My Letter writer is paul who was talking about how he comfort those sufferings such as lash him or put him into the jail. I did not have those sufferings so I could not tell. Maybe sometimes I have some like the argue with friends or family. After the argue, I will pray to the Lord and ask for the forgiveness. Becuase I am not catholic, I do not praise mary. Sometimes I tell God the things that just happened today even he knew.
What were some new things that you learned from the Marian Apparition projects (be specific)?
- I learned that Marian is caring about others, she is still loving people who do not believe in god. For example, the lady of our Akita, she appears in the different ways to show her faith which represented God. She told sister Sawagadai that pray for the people who do not believe in god because those people are also her daughters and sons. She appears in a different way to different people who is in different countries. Marian is the virgin, she did what God asked, god told her to born the son of him named Jesus. She is also brave and grateful. I learned a lot from her. I know how to care about people even though we so no have any relationship, but I will still love them because we are both daughters and sons of Jesus. She teaches me how to care and love others, how to be brave and great.
How did you see resilience at work within the Marian apparition that you researched?
-For my project Our lady of Akita. There is a person who named sister of Sawagadai who is a deaf for many years. However, She has a very strong faith of Mary, Mary appeared in front of her as a wooden state. Mary cured her because she has a very strong faith. She prays to mary every time. She does not feel bad and be disappointed about her deaf, but she prays to mary and asks her to pray for her to the Lord and want to cured by the lord. However, Mary listened to the Sawagadai, she appears in front of her and cured her.
Do you see yourself as being resilient? Why or why not?
- I think I am because sometimes I have some argue with my friends and family. I need a good temper and self-control. Then I pray to the lord and asks him help, he did not respond me for a long time, but he gave me a chance to be patient. He gave me something to train me to be patient. I feel so sad because my grandfather passed away, I feel so disappointed, but I pray to the lord and ask for help to let me calm down then there is a thinking that from my mind, which told me my grandfather is in heaven now and one day we will meet again. During the sadness, I pray to the lord, and lord finds my father and mother to let me calm down.
