5 Inspiring Stories of Faith and Miracles to Lift Your Soul

In a world filled with challenges and despair, stories of faith and miracles shine as beacons of hope, illuminating the darkest corners of our lives and guiding us toward the path of salvation. These inspiring tales will take you on a journey through extraordinary events and life-changing moments.

Real Life Inspiring Stories of Faith And Miracles

1- The Picture of Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria

A Christian family in Alexandria gave someone a large picture of His Holiness Pope Cyril VI in order to have a suitable frame made for the picture. The man made the frame for the picture and brought it back to them, but he was surprised to find that no one was at home. As a result, he had to give the picture to the neighbors in the apartment next door. He said to the lady who opened the door: “Please give this picture to the woman who lives across from you.”

This neighbor was not Christian, but she was embarrassed to refuse the man and took the picture from him. After closing the door, she began to worry about how her fanatic husband would react if he saw the picture. Fearing her husband's reaction, the woman decided to put the picture under the bed.

This family had a paralyzed son who slept on the bed under which the picture of Pope Cyril VI was placed. At dawn, the father and mother were shocked when their son entered their room, walking normally, with no signs of paralysis.

The parents were astonished and asked their son, “What happened?” He replied, “A tall priest came, healed me, and said to me: ‘Get up, go to your father and mother, and tell them: Isn’t it wrong to put guests under the bed?’”

The father was amazed, and then the wife began to tell him the whole story and admitted what she had done to avoid his anger. They immediately retrieved the picture from under the bed.

The husband decided to keep the picture and hang it in their apartment. He shared this miraculous story with his Christian neighbors and offered to pay them the price of the picture. Since that time, his relationship with Christians greatly improved.

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2- Miracle Story in Real Life

Saint Mercurius (224-250)

This is a true story that happened in Egypt in 2002, narrated to us by Dr. Saad.

The doctor says: While I was sitting in my clinic, a woman entered the examination room with a beautiful baby girl who was no more than 5 months old. The mother said to me eagerly: "Please, Dr. Saad, reassure me; I feel that my daughter Martina has an abnormal eye. These may just be suspicions due to my anxiety. Please, doctor, examine her carefully and tell me if she needs glasses."

I told the mother: "I will reassure you immediately after the examination." After that, I tested her eyes and discovered that she had a cancerous tumor that affects the retina of the eye in children, which leads not only to loss of vision but may also extend to the brain through the optic nerve and may spread in the blood to the rest of the body. The matter is very dangerous and requires the removal of the eye as soon as possible.

I used to tell patients the truth of the matter, but here I felt that I was in a terrible dilemma. How could I inform a mother that her daughter's eye needed to be removed? In the end, I told her while I was in pain: "Your daughter needs an operation as soon as possible."

She said to me very eagerly: "Is this a guaranteed operation? Can my daughter see again?" I felt like my tongue was tied, and the words stuck in my throat. I said to her: "God does good."

Not many days passed until the mother came and said to me with great sorrow: "I went to several doctors and learned the whole truth. One of the doctors asked me for 3,000 pounds for the operation because it requires special skill so that no part of the tumor is left behind."

I said to her in sorrow: "We must comply with God’s will," but she said to me with amazing faith: "I trust in God’s love for me, and I will return to you soon to tell you about the outcome of what I have decided to do."

I told her: "Martina must undergo the operation quickly before the tumor spreads to the rest of the body."

That was on April 28, 2002, and after only two days, that is, on April 30, 2002, I found her in front of me holding her baby girl, saying: "Please, doctor, examine my daughter's eye for the last time."

I thought to myself: What is the importance of repeating the examination, and what will happen in two days? But of course, I couldn't refuse.

I examined the affected eye and found it completely normal!

My dear, you cannot imagine what happened to me. My tongue stopped speaking, and I couldn't believe what I saw, so much so that I suspected that this child was different from the one I examined previously.

I said to myself: Perhaps it was the other eye. So, I examined it and found it completely healthy. I looked at the lady’s face with great astonishment and found her laughing with great happiness. I said to her: "What happened?"

She answered me: Saint Philopater Mercurius. Then she began to tell her story, saying: "I collected 3,000 pounds with great difficulty, but I did not go to the doctor. Rather, I went to the church of Abu Seifein in Alexandria, and I told him while crying: ‘You are the one who will perform the operation on my daughter.’ I gave him the whole amount in advance, and I didn't think for a moment about what would happen next.

"I returned home feeling deep peace. In the morning, I felt that Martina had been healed, and I wanted you to examine her because you were the first doctor who examined her.

3- The Last Moment Story

The Egyptian Priest Beyman

One day, while Kamal Habib, a servant in the church in his thirties, was going home at 11 p.m., he passed by a bar.

At this time, a young man came out of the bar and said to Kamal, "Hey, Kamal, don’t you remember me? I am Rifaat, your friend." Kamal remembered his friend Rifaat. They were close friends in high school, but the years had separated them.

Rifaat said, "How are you, Kamal? I missed you. Do you remember when we were in high school, and you used to preach encouraging words to me? In those days, I was close to God, but now I am a miserable, broken person. As you know, I failed in high school, left school, and was expelled from home. Now, I do nothing in my life but sin—13 years of sin. What do you think about sitting together to talk? I miss you so much."

The friends sat and talked. Rifaat said to Kamal, "Do you know, Kamal, ten minutes ago I heard an inner voice saying to me, 'I love you, and I miss you.' Then I saw you passing in front of the bar. Is it possible that this voice is the voice of God? Will He accept me after everything I've done?"

Kamal replied, "Yes, my friend, He can accept you. You may think it is a coincidence that you saw me tonight, and I may think so too, but it is not a coincidence. Jesus longed for you, and He is the one who sent me to you today.

"I will remind you of a verse that I love very much: 'Who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.' Do you realize what this verse means? It means that God wants our salvation. He wishes for us to return to Him, even if we have gone very far."

The conversation continued throughout the night, and Rifaat regretted his sins and felt a desire to change. In the end, Rifaat said to Kamal, "I want to confess now."

It was half past five in the morning, and the timing was not ideal, but Rifaat insisted on confessing. Eventually, Kamal went with Rifaat to the church, and they met the priest at six o'clock in the morning.

Kamal told the priest Rifaat's story and asked him to accept Rifaat’s confession. The priest hesitated, not wanting to delay the Mass, but he resolved his hesitation and sat with Rifaat while Kamal waited outside for 30 minutes.

Rifaat came out from the confession with signs of comfort, satisfaction, and pleasure on his face. The Mass began after a half-hour delay, and Rifaat attended it.

After the Mass, Kamal gave Rifaat a piece of paper with his phone number and home address written on it so that he could contact him if he needed anything. The friends said goodbye, and Kamal went home to sleep.

At noon, Kamal woke up to the doorbell ringing. He opened the door and found a police officer asking him, "Are you Mr. Kamal Habib?"

Kamal replied, "Yes."

The officer asked, "Does this paper belong to you?"

It was the same paper that Kamal had given to Rifaat. Before Kamal could respond, the officer said, "We found it in the pocket of a young man who was hit by a speeding car, and we didn’t find any other information indicating his identity except for this paper."

Kamal felt fear for his friend and asked the officer, "What happened to him?"

The officer replied, "He is dead."

This is a true story told to us by the Egyptian priest Beyman (formerly Kamal Habib).

Rifaat repented at the last moment of his life, just as the right-hand thief did. However, Rifaat did not know that it was the last moment of his life. But why wait for this moment? How will we know when it is the last minute?

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4- Short Story on Faith in God

Mel Gibson

One night, a man was returning from his work in the circus. He was attacked by a group of thieves. He tried to resist them, but they beat him so severely that he fell to the ground. The thieves kicked him with their shoes until he lost consciousness. The thieves thought the man had died, so they left him and fled immediately.

After a while, the police noticed his presence and took him to the hospital. The man was rescued, but his face became severely disfigured.

All companies refused to hire him because of his disfigured face. He despaired of his life and attempted suicide. Once, while he was passing by a church, he entered it. The priest noticed his sadness, sat with him, encouraged him, and said to him: "If you believe in Jesus Christ, He can heal you and change your life." The man was moved by the priest's words, prayed to God with faith, and began to attend the church regularly.

The priest's friend was a skilled plastic surgeon, so the priest asked him to perform free plastic surgery for the man. Indeed, the man had the operation, and it was a great success. The man’s beauty was restored. His life changed; he became very happy, got married, and worked in the field of acting.

This man is the famous actor and director Mel Gibson, who presented his life in the movie The Man Without a Face and directed the movie The Passion of the Christ.

5- The Great Emperor Story

Franz Joseph I 

Franz Joseph I assumed the throne of Austria at the age of 18, inheriting a vast and sprawling empire. At that time, Austria was not a small country like it is now. It had expanded to include parts of Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and other regions.

The king owned many palaces, the most magnificent of which is currently Schönbrunn Palace, which surpasses the Palace of Versailles in France. It has a garden spanning 2 square kilometers, and everything in the palace is plated with 24-carat gold. The chandeliers were lit by candles, and 300 servants were tasked with lighting the candles before the advent of electricity.

Franz searched for greater happiness and married the most beautiful girl in the country, Empress Elizabeth, whose hair was a meter and a half long. She gave birth to a son and three daughters. He had everything in the world, wealth, magnificent palaces, a beautiful wife, and children, but despite all this, he did not feel happy.

Franz decided to leave his luxurious life and live like a young soldier in the army. He was content with only three rooms in the palace, which had 1,442 rooms. He painted the rooms gray and set up a place to pray in his bedroom.

He learned the craft of carpentry so that he could be like any ordinary person. He insisted on sleeping on an 80-cm iron bed with a thin mattress, like a young soldier in the army. He gave up the gold-encrusted bed, which was 260 cm wide, and opened the vast palace garden to the public for strolling.

Franz used to paste small pictures of saints on his wardrobe and insisted on meeting every person who had a problem and wanted to see him. He received people, talked to them, and solved their problems. He loved his people, and his people loved him.

God prolonged his life, allowing him to rule the empire for the longest period among the emperors of Europe. He ruled from the age of 18 to 86.

He found true happiness when he loved God and lived a simple, humble life.

Everyone who visited the palace was amazed by the huge difference between the three modest rooms of the Emperor and the luxurious, gold-studded rooms of his wife.

But who was happier?
The one who loved God, or the one who loved the world?

 

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