4 - Because of faith
Because of faith present within us we were able to respond to the invitation to travel to Washington, DC and attend a gathering at the 4H Conference Center located 12 miles from the Reagan International Airport. A few people drove vehicles; one took the train, but most came by airplane. One came from as far away as Australia; one came from Ireland, and another came from Namibia (Africa) via England. Several (around 10) traveled from Western Canada, and all the others from different parts of the USA (including three from Hawaii).
Faith resides in us as the result of receiving some measure of the Divine Love. Quite a few individuals in our gathering have been experiencing the Divine Love for over 40 years; some 30 years, and others different number of years. Individual ages ranged from the early 80s to the early 40s. Sadly, there were no younger people in attendance. This will change soon.
Though we gathered to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the awareness of the existence of the Divine Love, we are a rather new to the human scene. Consider this, it required a Centennial Anniversary to bring us together. Never before has there been such a large gathering. As far as we know, the Canadians that came are the only ones that gather regularly to experience the Divine Love in a group setting. But faith drew a larger group together in September of 2014, and I am confident it will become a regular experience, and that the numbers will grow.
Faith drew us together. And because each person who attended this gathering experienced some new measure of the Divine Love, the reality of faith grew in each one of us.
Elizabeth, the leader of the organization (FCNB) that hosted this event, said this when she returned home:
“I have come home changed. I come home more sure about the presence of our Father’s Love with me, and with each of you. And I come home more deeply sure of the availability of our Father’s Love for me, whenever I’ve lost sight of It. That makes me know that it’s also available to everyone around me, when we reach out for it. This comes from my direct experience and not simply from remembered words. Now – more than ever – I can be here, in my home, with my daughters, in the midst of the daily moments in our lives, with this great knowing, stronger than it was last Wednesday.”
To be continued …
– Joseph