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Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part I, THE BEGINNING
It
seems to me that I first came across the Church of the
Celestine Light in November, 2006. I often surfed the web
to check out different spiritual/metaphysical chat lines and
websites. I was interested in what was happening in the
areas of religion, spirituality, metaphysical, and if people
were coming together to share what they had in common rather
than focusing on their differences and being right. Also, I
was going to be moving and leaving my spiritual teachers
behind. So, I had been praying for sometime that God would
lead me to my next step in spiritual development. I believe
that the answer to that prayer was in motion and was
answered when I found the Church of the Celestine Light and
the Revelation Bible. Immediately I was drawn to it. I had
only read two or three pages when I felt a strong urging in
the area of my heart. I have felt drawn to many things in
life and have always received benefit. I have known when I
prayed about something and it showed up that God had
responded to my prayers. However, I have never experienced
this “urging” before. It was as if my heart was expanding.
I was a bit stunned by this and yet, I felt peaceful about
it. I was captivated by what I was reading. The simplicity,
beauty and feeling of truth convinced me immediately that I
was reading truth. I felt warmth and peace flowing through
the pages and I knew my prayers were answered. Paraphrased,
the Bible tells us that the fruits of the spirit are peace,
love and joy. And so it was and is. However, off-line fears
and doubts began to enter in and I had to pray and ask God
to protect me spiritually and to reveal to me if this is the
truth. Elohim answered my prayers. I am so grateful that I
did not let fear determine my actions but turned to God and
asked my heavenly father and mother for the truth. Each time
I’d read a few pages of the Revelation Bible, the urging in
my heart grew stronger. Each time I read, I was moved to
tears. From the beginning, I felt like I had been searching
and waiting to find this all of my life.
In the
past, I had experienced thinking that I had finally found
“it.” After awhile, I would feel that something was
missing. NOW, I know what was missing. It was a total mind,
body, feeling, and complete spiritual knowing.
I
started reading the Revelation Bible in La Puente, Ca. It
was only a few readings before I contacted Pastor Jesse
Love. We began to correspond.
It was
a very short time before I knew I was called to be part of
this church.
I
felt aligned with the Revelation Bible and the Basic
Doctrines. I wrote Jesse to ask if I could be baptized. He
provided me with the instructions I needed to follow prior
to baptism. The feelings I had prior to this request were
phenomenal. Every time I read the Revelation Bible, I felt
an urging in my heart. The urging became stronger every
time I read it and then that urging became so powerful that
it filled every part of my being until I felt as if it would
explode. This was the guiding light that called me to be
baptized. Once I asked for baptism, I was flooded with
peace. Still the urging did not cease.
I
moved to Vallejo, California the end of January 2007. It
took a while to get my computer up and running. I felt
really deprived at not being able to read the Revelation
Bible. I was overjoyed when I was able to get back on line
and read the new chapters as they were being revelated.
What a privilege to be receiving a complete truth about
Yeshua, the apostles and Miriam. I did not know where or
when, but it became clear as the urging was present that I
needed to be baptized as soon as possible. I soon knew that
I needed to go to Sequim, Washington. God had plans in mind
for me; every part of that plan was to reveal a Glory of
Elohim, the love that Elohim has for us, the healing we can
find and create with Elohim, the relationship of all things
in life and to show me that this is only the beginning of
what God has in store for me and my brothers and sisters.
Everyone is my brother and sister. I hope that whoever
reads this will tune in to the next part of this Baptism
Record to read the story of what happened as I entered the
process with God in preparation for an incredibly beautiful
and spiritually powerful baptism.
Part II, BAPTISM
PREPARATION
I am grateful for the ease
with which I made changes in my life to prepare for baptism.
I began changing my diet and started juicing 10-15 fruits
and vegetables a day. I was eating fish, chicken and turkey.
I stopped eating chicken and turkey. Having been ill for
many years I knew that this was a healthier diet. So I now
only cook a very small portion of my food. I eat fresh wild
caught salmon, and other wild caught fish and some
vegetarian foods. I am more than happy to have changed my
diet for I believe that to be healthy spiritually we need to
have healthy bodies. And in a very short period of time, I
have seen changes in energy. My daughter tells me I am
looking better every day.
I confess that I would never
have gotten to the point that I am now without having read
the Revelation Bible. I want so much to be a part of this
great work that has come to us. So it is not a sacrifice. As
I have stated previously, the joy I receive through the
Revelation Bible, through the personal experience that I
feel I am having with Yeshua, Miriam and the Apostles is
worth anything I can do. Gone are the myths and incomplete
stories about them. I want to say here, without criticizing
my brothers and sisters of the Christian Church (which has
been the dominant theme in my religious experience), I have
never felt the fullness of Yeshua in the biblical scriptures
of the Christian Bible. When I use the term feeling, I am
referring to a knowing that could not be denied and which I
could not prove. I also trusted God completely with their
purpose in allowing this. The Revelation Bible addressed my
issues to my satisfaction. The excitement and challenge for
growth is infinite.
I then began to pray and ask
for guidance as to whom I needed to forgive and whom I
needed to ask forgiveness from. I felt a holy presence with
me during this process. I continued to do this until I felt
that I had done all that I could do. I made the necessary
phone calls to people I had hurt or offended whenever
possible. Also, during this process, the Adversary within
surfaced with great force and wanted to intervene with this
holy event. Poisonous thought would enter my mind; clear
thoughts attacking me for moving in this direction; thought
saying "why would you want to do this? You know you don't
want to do this." This battle continued. It was vivid and
real. However, the moment I went to the pages of the
Revelation Bible, the questions would still. And finally no
more questions. There was peace. This process was important
and essential to me and I believe to Elohim as well.
Everything that I have experienced to this point and beyond
is priceless. Each part of this baptism journey was as it
should be.
Part
III,
JOURNEY TO SEQUIM - ADVERSITY, PERSEVERANCE, SUCCESS AND
REWARD
It seemed like forever that I
waited for the day when I would arrive in Sequim and meet
Sumara, Jesse, and Angel Love. Wednesday night, April 26,
two days before I was to leave, I dreamed of huge dark
clouds forming on the horizon. Then they broke up into
smaller clouds. Thursday morning, the first thing I did was
check my computer to see if I had received my e-tickets. No
tickets. Hmmmm! I called the airline. The first time I
called, the person on the line was not able to help me. I
tried another number and it rang continuously with no pick
up. Finally, I got a hold of somebody and was referred to a
number where I could get my reservation information. I spoke
with someone in India and received ticket identification.
Ahhhh! I relaxed. Thereafter, the day was uneventful and I
went to bed early but couldn’t sleep. I was too excited. I
drifted off about 3 a.m.
My alarm was set for 5:30 A.M. I didn’t wake up until 8:00
a.m.! My flight was scheduled to leave San Francisco at
l0:50 a.m. I dressed hurriedly and a neighbor took me to the
bus stop a few blocks away. I thought I might just catch the
train on time. When the bus didn’t show up, I went into the
building next to the bus stop and learned that the last bus
left at 6:30 a.m. I had to go to another bus stop to catch a
bus that would take me to the train station. I was running
to catch the bus when I saw the bus driver get on the bus. I
prayed, “Don’t let that bus leave without me.” It left two
minutes after I boarded.
Upon arrival at the train
station, I asked directions for the train going to San
Francisco. I was mistakenly given directions to the train
going to Sacramento. I didn’t see the signs so I ended up
heading in the wrong direction and once I realized, I had to
get off the train and turn around and head back towards San
Francisco.
I had missed the plane. I felt discouraged. I went to the
service counter and was able to get another ticket on a
later flight. Jesse and his family had gone out of their way
to make certain I had a place to stay. I didn’t know when I
would have the opportunity to go again. So it had to be now.
I called Jesse to let him know that I had missed the plane
and gave him the new departure and arrival times. Finally, I
was on the plane and on my way. La de dah!
I arrived at the Seattle airport and went to the baggage
claim area. I retrieved my bag and then realized I had left
my coat on the plane. I had to retrieve it so I went to
Customer Service and they contacted the plane crew, and they
in turn left it for me at a pickup site. I went to check the
time the airport transporter would be leaving and found out
that I had just missed it. I retrieved my jacket and
returned to wait for the next airport transporter. While I
was experiencing delays, Jesse’s vehicle broke down and he
had to repair it. I had been worried about arriving so late
and inconveniencing my spiritual family. He said it all
worked out because if I had arrived earlier he wouldn’t have
been able to pick me up on time. Ha! I chuckle as I realize
how useless it is to worry. I am so grateful for his
cheerful demeanor and warm welcome. He made me feel at ease
right away and I was glowing inside with the joy of this
meeting.
We arrived home. (It felt like home to me.) I hardly stepped
in the door when Sumara entered the room. Sumara greeted me
with a smile. What a beautiful sight! An inner glow and her
smile lit up the room and there was a feeling of
goldenness…I don’t know how else to describe it. Sumara is
feminine, intuitive, kind, accomplished, intelligent and
graceful and so much more than I could see with my eyes. She
is tall and slender with long blond hair and gorgeous eyes.
I felt an energy flow from her that I wasn’t familiar with.
At first, it seemed like peace but it wasn’t exactly that. I
later told them about this and that I could not identify it
exactly. Sumara said, “what about harmony”? That was it! I
had not experienced harmony except in music. I wish to
experience it more.
Angel was also there to greet me. Her mother introduced us.
Angel is a beautiful child. She looks like a Dresden doll in
some ways. She has a delicate beauty, but she is not
delicate. She runs and plays with the best of them. She is a
precious child. She is sweet, intelligent, and imaginative.
We played together a little during my stay. We listened to
the grass talk together. She showed me a few special places
where she plays with friends. Angel likes dolphins. She
doesn’t like it when her father or mother tells her no. I
loved to hear Angel call Jesse, Papa.
Jesse is a “real” man. He is charming, strong, gentle, and
loving. He is protective of his family. He is warm and
affectionate with Sumara and Angel. He gets up from the
kitchen table and clears the table as does Angel. He
apologized to me for something he thought he did, which I
didn’t even notice. He said he had this behavior that he
works on. He is brilliant and creative as you already know.
Both Jesse and Sumara are passionate about their work with
Yeshua. They live everyday working together 24-7 and that is
inspiring. Frankly, I forgot about all of the spiritual
revelating and power that I felt in both of them when we
first met. They are so down to earth. Oh yes! Jesse has lots
of hair that he wears on the wild side. He is short,
muscular and walks really fast. He has a ruddy complexion
with sparkling eyes.
With all the glowing and truthful statements I have made
about the Love family, I never felt intimidated by the scope
and beauty of their spirituality. I felt gratitude to be
with them. It was the closest experience to Yeshua that I
have ever had.
Their home is simply furnished. It is comfortable and homey.
Live plants create beauty and a soothing energy. Beautiful
works of glass art that Jesse and Sumara made were mounted
on the walls as well as other lovely art works.
Sumara had prepared a wonderful meal to celebrate this
joyful meeting. She made “live” pizza, and a chocolate
mousse pie (made with avocado) with raw whipped cream. As is
said, “it was to die for,” and all from raw food. The pie
was phenomenal! I could not believe it contained avocados.
We each gave our thanks to Elohim. I felt as if I had come
home. We ate, chatted and headed for the home I would be
staying in.
It was past midnight when we arrived. It was a beautiful
place with a beautiful view. I am grateful to my benefactors
for opening their home to a stranger. Two homes had become
available to me. However, the home where I would be baptized
was having an open house and I felt more comfortable
sleeping in the other home. Elohim arranged this. The fact
that two homes were available was amazing and both were
beautiful with incredible views.
Jesse and Sumara came together the next morning to pick me
up. Sumara showed me the Contemplative Movements (with Jesse
coaching on the sideline) and we did them together. Jesse
was also the camera man. It was wonderful to be doing this
for the first time. We then went to the other house so I
could see where I was to be baptized. The view was heavenly
and it seemed right for me. I could see a valley below with
views of changing beauty as my eyes surveyed the thick green
forest that disappeared into a bluish-greenish band of trees
toward the top of the mountain beyond where I could see the
waters of the Puget Sound. After that we went to Jesse and
Sumara’s.
Sumara prepared a cereal made with raw sprouted grains,
mashed bananas, walnuts, raisins and a touch of vanilla. She
also made some kind of fresh mango drink. It was all
scrumptious. She is a superb “non-cook.” I don’t know if you
have ever experienced the difference in food that has been
prepared with love of God, love of self, and love for your
brothers and sisters. It is alive with its own essence and
alive with the love shared. I treasure the time we had
together at the dining table. Just being in their family
presence was healing.
I have not experienced a lot of real love in life until a
few years ago but I certainly know it when I experience it.
I did feel a little nervous about meeting Jesse and Sumara.
It dissipated immediately. I wish I could convey the wonder
of their enthusiasm and excitement about life, the
Revelation Bible and all that they are doing. It is full but
not loud.
That afternoon they treated me to a visit to Port Townsend
and showed me some of the sites. I saw beautiful terrain and
ocean on the way. The views are incredible in Washington!
Port Townsend is a lovely Victorian seaport. It is quite
charming.
I saw beautiful Victorian homes that are now bed and
breakfast inns. We strolled down the center of town taking
in the sites. We visited a lovely old hotel whose residents
used to be “ladies of the evening.” Each room or suite had
the occupant’s name on the door. Everything was attractively
and authentically furnished. There is a charming lobby.
Today, it is a hotel/bed and breakfast inn. The town is
beautiful with gorgeous views of the mountains and the
water.
We then went to the Food Co Op and made some purchases and
headed home. We arrived and I took a brief nap. Later, I
spent some time with Angel. She showed me some of her
favorite places and I felt really special to be shown them.
I met some of her friends and we took a walk and were almost
late for dinner. Sumara prepared a delicious smoked salmon
salad for dinner and Jesse made some fresh vegetable juice
with carrots, beets, spinach, ginger and cucumbers. For
dessert we had raw apple pie. It was all luscious.
That evening Jesse and I prepared for my baptism on Sunday.
I had been baptized before and it certainly wasn’t like
this. This was a serious and focused time in which Jesse
asked me questions to confirm that I had complied with
church instructions and completed the requirements. There
was stillness in the room and a witness there, invisible but
present. I knew that what was happening was heavenly
designed and heavenly profound. Jesse asked me several
questions including whether or not I had completed the
forgive-ness process as outlined in the requirements for
baptism. To the best of my conscious knowledge I had. I
called those to whom I wanted to admit my errors and asked
for forgiveness. Suddenly, I remembered something from my
childhood that I had hung onto. I was in tears as I fought
within to let go and forgive. I believe that it was Elohim
who brought that memory to a conscious level and allowed me
that opportunity to forgive. It was difficult and I had to
ask Elohim to help me. I relearned that there is no
forgiveness without remorse. I also remembered that to be
happy it is necessary to forgive everything. We finished the
pre-baptism process and I was taken back to my weekend home.
This process is sacred and it was perfect. “Jesse” faded
away and “I” faded away as we entered into this process. We
were two souls in the presence of Elohim and we were
following the steps that Yeshua has asked us to do. It is
Elohim’s perfection. In those moments we were of one mind
and one heart with Elohim.
When we were finished Jesse took me back to my weekend
residence.
Part
VI, THE BAPTISM
The night before my baptism,
I could not sleep. I was not feeling “in the light.” I
arose early and I felt as though I was in a bubble. Nothing
around me seemed real. I was greeting this most precious
day in a somber mood. My thoughts were full of
weirdness, just feeling out of sorts. I had been filled
with gladness and I wondered what was going on. When Jesse,
Sumara and Angel arrived, it lifted and I was in the folds
of love that flow through them all. I have learned the
value of friends who love and give unconditionally of their
good. I am grateful for this experience and do not need to
know why I experienced the feelings that I did. For me, it
was the power of love to heal and transform anything if I
am willing to receive it. Looking back on the experience I
see power and love working in harmony quietly and I now
know that it is necessary to be watchful of these kinds of
experiences for we can experience divinity, a gift that is
priceless and cannot be bought by anyone.
I have always loved the
mountain top experiences but I found a more solid beauty in
this experience and now am learning to be quiet throughout
the day for a few moments in hopes that I will experience
that again. We went to the baptism house to complete this
commitment to the joining of heart, mind and soul with
Elohim, to be in agreement with Yeshua, my brother, most
precious brother of all and to be united in our will.
I see now that my baptism was
much more than the simple ordinance of being baptized. It
opened many doors to new experiences and love and a
closeness to God that I had not even imagined before.
We arrived at the "baptism
house" and Jesse checked the hot tub. The wind was blowing
and it was cold. I looked at the surrounding scenery and
felt the awe of its beauty and its divinity. I could never
have had a more special place to be baptized than there. I
did not have any family there to witness this sacred event
and I had briefly felt sad about that but now I know better.
At the time I was not seeing the bigger picture which I now
see.
Jesse and I stepped into the
hot tub. He supported me and completely immersed me in the
water. As I remember this, I feel a stillness within. I
was changed by this baptism and I will never be the same
again. This is the most significant marker of my life. I
was blessed at this time to see four ethereal figures in
cloaks permeated with light. The light was every where.
When I came up out of the water I saw them and the light
around Jesse was brilliant, full of colors and absolutely
glorious. I was privileged to have seen what I saw and
give glory to Elohim. The message is that baptism is sacred
and only the beginning of the wonder.
Following the baptism, we
rushed in out of the cold and changed our clothes then went
to the “Love House” and shortly thereafter Angel entertained
us with a puppet show with puppets she had made.
When all was settled Sumara
blessed me with the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands to
ever abide with me as long as I stay true to the light, and
filling me with the promise of things to come.
Then we had a special meal
prepared by Sumara. I don’t remember what we ate. I was not
in this world. I was still so much in the light, in bliss.
After dinner I was in
pain from long-term infirmities so Jesse and Sumara did some
energy healing using crystals, vivid rainbow lightning and
healing touch. This helped.
Too soon it was time to leave
and go to sleep again. It was the last time to see Sumara
and Angel. I still feel sad because I can’t see them.
Jesse picked me up and took me to the bus stop. It was hard
to say “so long.” My journey home was uneventful and I was
in “some other place.” The blessings I received are so great
and continue in my life.
This baptism did not quit with
the physical ending of the process. I still feel
changes that are ongoing and are the direct result of this
baptism. However, there is still a race horse inside of me
that wants to “get with it” and do things that are not
necessarily what Elohim desires, but as long as I persist in
having faith and live the higher laws of Elohim, I know I
will continue to grow and expand in my light.
Thank you all for reading
this. It has been a wonderful opportunity to share with my
brothers and sisters everywhere an experience that was very
difficult to contain and just needed to be shared. I hope
all of you someday have the opportunity to have a similar
experience with your baptism where ever you live. In my
heart and mind, I am sending you Love and Light. I pray in
the name of Yeshua for your well being, spiritual strength
and protection. So Be It!
Elle
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