This is Father Steven Scheier and his judgment experience. Father Steven, priest of Kansas, had car accident in 1985. He says, “I saw me before the Judgment seat of Jesus. Our Lord went through my whole life. I could only answer, “Yes, Lord.” Jesus said, “What you merit for all eternity is the hell.” But then I heard a woman’s voice pleading to spare his soul. Jesus said, “Mother, he has been a priest for 12 years for himself and not for me. Let him reap the punishment he deserves.” Our Lady responded, “But Son, what if we give him special graces and strengths and then see if he bears fruit? If not, your will be done.” Jesus replied, “Mother, he’s yours.” Father Steven says:
"I was ordained in 1973. My priesthood was not serving the people of God, only in how people thought about me. I never went to another priest with some spiritual problem. I knew it was not the priest who was to be. I could fix sins and errors in the parish and I did not correct to not displease people. I talked about what they wanted to hear and not what God wanted. I worried about money and how to get more money to the parish. After the accident, my own priority has to be saving my soul and helping others to save themselves. This is what a priest should be in every way. Before, I wanted happiness of this world. What mattered to me was what they thought of me and the prestige of the priesthood. The Eucharist was not important so much to me. Jesus never promised that we will be popular as his followers. He only promised crosses. But He is with us. His Blessed Mother is here to help us. I always was to the Sacrament of the Confession. But I had a selfish regret. I knew that if I died in sin, my soul would be punished. We can not repent only for this reason. This is not true repentance. We need a perfect Act of Contrition. On October 18, 1985, I was in a small parish in Kansas, called Sacred Heart. In the afternoon, on road, my car had a clash with a truck. Thank God, I did not die. I was thrown off my vehicle. My brain was cut and many cells were removed. The ambulance came and they took me to the hospital. A nurse's religious Kansas saw me and she prayed a Hail Mary. The doctors gave 15% of life expectancy. The Eucharistic minister spent the whole night in prayer for me. People in my parish prayed the Rosary. I recovered on December 2, 1985. I experienced the infinite mercy of the Lord and the intercession of his Blessed Mother."
