"Urim" and "Thummim"--Perhaps the Albanian language has the answer to the meaning of these words?

By Merita B.McCormack
Washington DC 
January 31-st 2013

On "Urim" and "Thummim" I am going to have a pure speculation but read me carefully and those who are familiar with Scripture correct me if I am wrong or perhaps have a better  explanation.

Reading the book of Leviticus 8:1-10. It is about the ordination of Aaron and his sons. As we all know  of the Old Testament conceals the New Testament , which on the other side  reveals the Old (Testament)..

Okay, now.....when you read  the words "Urim and Thummim " in Albanian language immediately you know what these words mean. They have some great  meaning. "Urim" in Albanian  means a "Blessing" and "Thummim" (Thumbim)" means a "Piercing"(by a thorn especially).. 

Now for those Albanians who are familiar with the Scripture and the subject,please don't tell me that these words don't strike right home...My God, they do, and furthermore , in both Leviticus 8 and Exodus 28 (where these words are used) , in the notes it says that the meaning of these (Hebrew) words and the exact  nature of the objects so designated are uncertain. tehy were apparently lots of some kind which were drawn or cast by the priest to ascertain God's decision in doubtful matters. hence the burse in which they are kept was called the "breastpiece  of decision" .

 "in this breastpiece of decision you shall put the urim and Thummim that they may be over Aaron 's heart whenever he enters the presence of the Lord" (Ex 28 :30)..

and this was to be done for every ordained priest.....these lots are put over the breatpiece over the heart of the priest....I am jumping up and down...I didn't make any new discovery I am sure..... but I may have some sort of an  answer for the scholars.....well at least so I desire :-) ...

regardless of what the relation could be,  it is so very true the Albanian language has the meaning of these words   as "Blessing" and "Piercing" ...and the object to be covered with these lots  in this case is the Heart...Perhaps is a concealed reference to the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

Albanian Linguists , scholars, Doctors of Divinity where are you?!
Perhaps if we could properly read the bible  we could learn something and nourish our souls....but one never knows what treaures could be hidden there :-) 
 Oh well,  my friend, James Wm. Pandeli knows what I mean in this case !!

Mother Teresa, pray for us!

I had an interesting occurrence, which I would like to share with you. Few weeks  ago, somewhere in  cyberspace, an Albanian (of West) friend of mine, whose academic work I greatly respect and for whose soul I greatly care,  purported some  of Blessed Mother Teresa's words. She did so by providing an out of context sentence in Albanian, without citing the author on  a social issue, hence providing  a confusing  e-feed for many, stipulating that Mother Teresa was a sadist.

The majority of  my friend’s readers, as I have come to know, are not familiar at all with the Catechism or the  teachings of the Catholic  Church on certain issues, especially on human suffering and its meaning. These are important elements of knowledge, as many know, for one to grasp and comprehend that, when some one states something like: "be happy and  accept the state of life you are in,  as that is for your good and for the world’s greater good"-  is a good thing, that person (in this case Mother Teresa)  has some sound reason behind it.  She knows something we don’t know. In such cases we  should research and find out where it springs from, and not just jump into conclusions.

As I entered the e-conversation, I left soon, when I noticed that a couple of people, including the post's author,  which I believe  to be very well educated in certain fields of Liberal Arts/Science, all publicly declared Atheists, were belittling and mocking me  personally. So, figuring that the conversation was really about a stipulation and gossip, not real substance, I  stayed away from that particular conversation, seeing no point  in continuing or arguing, as the conversation about the mountain(mother Teresa), was becoming a conversation about a grain of sand(personal egos ).

But when I noticed that they were making sure  to twist  Mother Teresa’s statements on poverty and discredit her, mock her and insult her , that was hurting me to the core as it was based on false premises. 

Since then, I have been praying what to do about it. I prayed for the conversion of hearts, such as those of the respected human persons  involved in the mockery.  I also  prayed about peace in my heart and to be able to forgive. I wanted to have and keep my  peace but also to keep my "ducks in a row ", when one part of me felt insulted by the men of quite an age and I felt tempted to be angry. I asked for God 's Mercy and Grace.  Then, Padre Pio reminded me when a soul is in temptation (and resists it) , it  is pleasing to the Lord....and hence I received the necessary Sacraments, thank God!

I have also been asking Mother Teresa's intercession to pray for these men and women who insult her words and deeds often,  and as it appears, she is smiling down from Heaven. Low and behold, four times today, within  a ten minutes of time frame, I either received a message, or heard on the national radio  marvelous quotes from Mother Teresa or someone describing  her miraculous deeds and how the nations sang her praises!  Our  Blessed Mother Teresa keeps smiling when people mock her  up there(in heaven) from down here (earth). The praising of Mother Teresa (in my 10 minutes of this story ) came from NON-ALBANIANS. Many  of the people who spoke highly of her, are  lay people, only one is a religious leader of a certain Apostolate/Ministry, all spreading the Gospel and helping people throughout the world, making a real good change, following in Mother Teresa’s  foot-steps. What  do (some )Albanians do? They mock her! I’m sure many have the answer and know why. So, friends, I kindly  ask to please pray for my Atheists friends’ soul, especially for  my Albanian Atheists friends living now in the West,  as not only a nation's unity (Albanian nation) is at stake, but some souls' eternity is also in jeopardy. Many of us (Albanians) are not only a victim of  Communism at home, but sadly  also have been taken advantage of by the Secularism and Moral Relativism in the West. The cracks are wider for such  souls to fall in these circumstances ... There is a double favorable environment for the vice to thrive and there is a double risk of loosing for eternity such vulnerable souls... God bless you and thank you!