My dear Friends,
It was Memorial Day since my last posting. I am now resuming the posts after this summer hiatus.
The intensity of my inner and outer experiences over the summer has been quite something. The Baptism of Fire hinted at by Jesus is an internal conflagration of vast proportions. For some entering the Mystical Crucifixion this baptism of fire is of relatively short duration. But in certain cases, Divine Will uses this fire to help purify not only His devotee, but for the greater good as well. Therefore this fire may extend over many years, or even the span of a life in rare cases.
This fire may or may not create heat in the physical body, but it definitely rages through the subtle body. I have lived with this Baptism of Fire for nearly forty years now. In the beginning the purpose was more to do with this body and the karma associated with it. Then it gradually began to be of help to others, and in this third stage it has to do with being of service to this world. So, the notion of suffering in eternal fire has a certain ring of familiarity to it for me!
It has not been all fire, there is also the settling into the new house. Coinciding with moving in was having Kriya Initiation in our lovely Meditation Hall on the lower floor. Even days before the Initiation Classes were to start a powerful charge began to build in the house; the Masters were gathering. What wonderful souls gathered, each one beginning a new life of spiritual exploration.
We are continuing to settle in, organizing storage mostly. Every day brings new adventure in the Divine. A realization that comes again and again is how vast this search really is. There are some areas where seeing how much there is to know can be disheartening, but not with God. With spiritual realization there is only awe and inspiration to know that infinite reach is a promise of more Light, more bliss, and more revelations of deeper Truth! It is inspiring beyond all words.
And with that Journey of journeys wide open before us, with simply the will to explore needed to do so, I stand with you, hand-in-hand, to begin ever-new the great adventure in God.
New Kriyabans!–Reverend Jill helping with the Classes.