In the year after our Lord \u2013 nineteen ninety & something<\/p>\n
My friend and I decided to go<\/p>\n
To London Town to get\u00a0 a glimpse of J-R<\/p>\n
We thought, ‘Let’s just get there and see how it goes’<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I\u2019d been introduced to MSIA, btw<\/p>\n
I\u2019d had a leaflet in the kitchen for several months<\/p>\n
I\u2019d more or less decided to give the Discourses a go<\/p>\n
But just hadn\u2019t got round to filling in the form or<\/p>\n
Getting the stamp (you know how it is …)<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We were a bit late and our journey wasn’t well planned<\/p>\n
But off to London went me and my friend<\/p>\n
Enjoying the buzz of spontaneity<\/p>\n
In the old camper van that was filled to the brim<\/p>\n
And unaware that the angels had started to sing \u2026<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
To be honest this is all a bit of a blur, but<\/p>\n
When we got there to see J-R arrive<\/p>\n
Another friend said, \u201cSee what I can do,<\/p>\n
Sit tight and if it\u2019s a yes, I\u2019ll get back to you.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We said, \u201cOK.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In about an hour or two it had been cleared and we learned<\/p>\n
That, not only were we on the tour the next day,<\/p>\n
But two seats held our names and were marked as reserved<\/p>\n
A place on J-R & John\u2019s coach somehow we\u2019d earned<\/p>\n
And I said, \u201cI beg your pardon?\u201d coz I thought I\u2019d misheard.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Anyhow it was true, but first we all needed to sleep<\/p>\n
And the old van doubled up as our own B&B<\/p>\n
We found a good spot on the Marylebone Road<\/p>\n
Quite near the lights I remember, and a large posh hotel.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As night came down I laughed aloud as my friend,<\/p>\n
With a bob in her hair and coins in her hand,<\/p>\n
Jumped off the van in her big fluffy slippers and<\/p>\n
I smoked a fag as\u00a0 she fed the meter.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Actually, my friend was pregnant and didn\u2019t like the smoke<\/p>\n
So I blew it all out of an air flap on the roof<\/p>\n
We didn\u2019t know then but the police saw it all \u2013<\/p>\n
We were under surveillance all night by the Law!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
All night I tossed and turned on the floor of that van<\/p>\n
And by morning it was clear I hadn\u2019t slept well<\/p>\n
But something felt poignant when I heard later that day<\/p>\n
We\u2019d been parked the whole night outside J-R’s hotel!<\/p>\n
(What with that and being on the police tv<\/p>\n
I felt we\u2019d been \u2018looked after\u2019 my friend and me).<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
So, I put on my clothes and I put on a face<\/p>\n
And we all met up in the car park,<\/p>\n
Hugged and embraced, and<\/p>\n
What with one thing and another there we were on the coach<\/p>\n
With J-R and John Morton sat up the front.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I was tired and squinting so I put on my shades<\/p>\n
But I was happy to be in the flow of the day<\/p>\n
And as I settled down and snuggled up a bit in my seat<\/p>\n
I looked up and John Morton was headed for me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cWe\u2019ve not seen you before\u201d and<\/p>\n
Took hold of my hand, and<\/p>\n
The carousel slowed and I was nearing dry land…<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And to this very day I do not know why<\/p>\n
But as I held hands with this stranger, this good looking guy,<\/p>\n
Words came tumbling out from I do not know where.<\/p>\n
I blurted out the reason I had changed my name<\/p>\n
And information he hadn\u2019t asked for I gave just the same!<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Holding his hand, I was touched by that moment<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s still very clear,<\/p>\n
It was a Blessed, stilled pause in my time<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know what it was that he shared, but<\/p>\n
My soul danced in the distance to show me it cared.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
So, on the tour we visited the Tower of London & St Paul\u2019s<\/p>\n
And we dined on the river and I just loved it all.<\/p>\n
In the room with J-R I was totally intrigued as<\/p>\n
They massaged and cared for his physical form, and<\/p>\n
From the River Thames landscape to the Mystery School,<\/p>\n
The reconnection began with God directing us all.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Another door opened and the Traveller beckoned us on<\/p>\n
And we jumped back in the van and sped across town<\/p>\n
Without knowing how or what or when or why, we were<\/p>\n
In a Q&A session with\u00a0 J-R and John, and I<\/p>\n
Sat\u00a0 Blessed, receiving and healing as the moments went by.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
With\u00a0 the desert behind me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
That weekend, let me tell you,<\/p>\n
Angels must have gathered around me and sang.<\/p>\n
I breathed in the harmony and<\/p>\n
I breathed in the Light<\/p>\n
I bathed in the peace of things just feeling right<\/p>\n
I listened to a song the Travellers sang<\/p>\n
Watched it cleanse, heal and transform wherever it ran<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Did I know then that I had found a way home?<\/p>\n
Maybe not, but my heart whispered I was no longer alone<\/p>\n
I’d gathered so many veils that were hiding the truth<\/p>\n
So I didn’t ‘get’ where I was but the Travellers knew…<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I’d found that which is lasting and that which is true.<\/p>\n
I had come in\u00a0 from the deserts and come in from the seas<\/p>\n
And\u00a0 found the Love and Light within you<\/p>\n
Sees\u00a0 the Love\u00a0 and Light within me<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And I can say to\u00a0 you that<\/p>\n
Through the\u00a0 Travellers I’ve found<\/p>\n
That Love is alive and<\/p>\n
It has lit who I am.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
If you ask me to define MSIA in a few words<\/p>\n
I would say that<\/p>\n
MSIA is about Loving, and well,<\/p>\n
God Is Love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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