Around 8:30 PM or so, I finished praying for the third time today. It was a normal prayer - The Our Father, a few Jesus Prayers, and then my personal requests to God, followed by thanksgiving to God and affirmation of my beliefs in God. Shortly after the prayer, I did hear a very small voice, quieter than a whisper, but I did feel it's influence on me. I believe it was the Holy Spirit, and if not then my Guardian Angel. What I did tend to get from this voice was a deep and profound focus on the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, specifically the part when he was crucified.

Now in the Holy Rosary, we meditate on the Life of Jesus Christ, and for every episode of Christ's Life that we meditate on, we also meditate on a specific virtue that is pleasing to God. For the Crucifixion, that virtue that we meditate on is Final Perseverance, because Christ on the Cross never gave up, but still kept persevering for the salvation of the human race. He was in his final hours of completing what needed to be done to ensure our salvation, and he needed the most perseverance and character to accomplish that, hence Final Perseverance. So with this being said, when the voice really quietly spoke to me, all my thoughts were immediately focused on this specific virtue, Final Perseverance. So I kept focus on it, for the Holy Spirit commanded me to keep focus on the mystery of the Crucifixion, and especially the virtue of Final Perseverance. 

So, with this being done, I went to work on homework. My family was watching The Chosen at the time, so I dipped in and out to watch for a couple minutes here and there. By the time the Chosen ended, I completed my English homework, and had to complete my Biology homework, which I did not start (thanks laziness and procrastination 🙄).

It took about an hour to finish it, but then, literally out of nowhere, all my progress was wiped out. Like completely WIPED out! BRUH! So it was 10:30 PM, it was already getting late, and now my hard work was completely gone. All of it. I was super disappointed :(

However, I still kept in my mind the Crucifixion scene, and the specific virtue of Final Perseverance. So despite me being really disappointed over all my lost work, by the Grace of the Holy Spirit, I decided to simply persevere and keep going. I thought it was gonna take another whole hour. It didn't, it only took thirty minutes, so I actually got more time than I expected! I completed my AP Biology homework sooner than expected, and with a good effort, despite literally having all my progress wiped out. I was at the bottom, but then came back by the Grace of the Holy Spirit granting me Final Perseverance, literally Christ-Like perseverance at the time. I was really disappointed and felt like just going to bed. But I didn't, and decided to imitate Jesus Christ in his Passion by persevering and accomplishing the Lord's Work.

So then what can we learn from this experience? Well, 1) imitate Jesus Christ always, because if you do, you will be able to handle the worries and hurdles of life far easier than if you don't imitate or have Christ. 2) meditating on the Holy Passion can really bring a lot of good and perfection to one's life, 3) prayer is extremely important, so do not neglect it, for in prayer the Lord strengthens you, as in my own experience with God here and as in Luke 22:43, when an angel appear to strengthen Christ before his Passion, and also in prayer be open to God and really focus on Him with holy and undefiled hands (Saint Clement of Rome), and finally 4) persevering, just as Jesus Christ our God persevered, will make us more like God, more gentle and calm like God, and more persevering like God has been throughout the ages, and this is very good for our salvation! Also a bonus thing that we can learn, the Rosary is very powerful when prayed right, so remember to pray the Rosary! Prayer like the Rosary will heal you and make you whole!

Alright, that's all. Please share this with someone who needs it. I hope you all have a very blessed day from our God and Lord, Jesus Christ.

May the Peace of the Holy Trinity be with you always. Amen.