Daniel 2:1-23. Daniel and his friends are in exile in Babylon and have been become court favorites. They are considered very wise men. When Nebuchadnezzar is troubled by dreams, he first calls in his magicians, enchanters, the Chaldeans, etc., and, not fully trusting them, asks them to both tell him the dream he has been having and its meaning. They say that that is impossible. The king is furious and orders all of the wise men of Babylon to be killed, including Daniel and his companions. When Daniel learns what is going on, he goes to his friends and asks them to pray that God will reveal the dream to them so their lives will be spared. "Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night." Daniel then blesses God with a hymn of thanksgiving and praise.

This also was part of the Bible in a Year today, that usually means that it is important for me to pay attention. Three days ago I had a reading about Mordecai's dream and I wrote about how I have been having similar "dreams and visions." I had one this morning concerning my grandmother. It was so amazing and such a blessing! I have been praying for her and for all of my family, living and dead. One of the prayers I have been saying is the Precious Blood Prayer for Release from Ancestral Curses. Jesus promises that if anyone says this prayer for 144 days all family curses will be broken.

I said this prayer 144 days some time ago, and I continue to say it frequently. When I started saying it I remembered that my grandmother, who had a very hard life, sometimes used Ouija boards and read palms and tea leaves, so I focused on her and on that side of the family. This morning, while saying the Rosary, when I got to the Asumption in the Glorious Mysteries, my grandmother popped into my head. I smiled and started to praying that decade just for her. Then I saw Mary wrap her mantle around my grandmother and gather her up to Heaven!! It was so very amazing!

Sometimes I doubt these visions that I get. I try to explain them away or I think it was my imagination. But this reading and the other readings I sometimes get help reinforce to me that God does sometimes send us "visions in the night." I think some people may be more open to them than others, like Daniel. I did not used to be, I was very skeptical of things like this, so it has been a slow process getting me to where I am. But I have learned that I can trust God and I have learned what His messages feel like.