When God Talks

Last Sunday, there was a flyer in the program at church for a talk by Dadi Janki, the spiritual leader of the Brahma Kumaris organization, a worldwide movement for enlightenment. I took the flyer out and placed it in my bag. On Monday morning, while packing for my trip to St. Lucia and Trinidad, for some reason unknown to me, I put the flyer in my travel bag. And so I travelled the week with the flyer. On Thursday, I glimpsed an article in the Trinidad newspaper that Dadi Janki would be giving an address on Saturday night in Trinidad. This meant, I quickly surmised, that Dadi would be on the flight to Jamaica with me.

Sure enough, upon my arrival at Piarco airport in Trinidad yesterday, there were Dadi’s followers awaiting her arrival. I got to talking with one of them and he said “You will know her when you see her”. I did not need him to point her out when she arrived. For I knew her instantly.

I boarded the plane, seat 14A. A beautiful Rastafarian woman, Sheba, is seated in 14B. Who appears and sits in 14C, but Dadi Janki’s interpreter, Jaymini. We connect, I immediately show her the flyer and we begin a conversation rooted in a recognition of our connectedness. She takes me to meet Dadi Janki. I feel the light of this beautiful soul. I know that I am on a blessed flight.

And as I recall this chain of events, it occurs to me how God talks to us. It is clear to me that God is sending me a message about my path. For Dadi’s interpreter handed me a brochure on meditation, which is in alignment with my recent commitment to a daily meditative practice. God is talking to me and supporting me in my new commitment. God is saying to me “Marguerite, I love you. Marguerite, I support you in whatever you desire. Marguerite, I am providing you with everything you need.” It is a wondrous thing to recognise when God is talking directly to you. When you know that a series of events are not just random, but carefully designed and orchestrated for your good.

It further occurs to me that God is always talking to me. The real issue is – am I listening? I am so grateful that I am listening to God. I feel a sense of joy, peace and happiness as I tune into the message from a place of my higher self. It is a place of oneness with all – with Dadi Janki, with Jaymini and Sheba, with everyone. It is a place of oneness with my Self.

I recognise that when I am in this place of oneness, I am open to listening to God. And that all that God has to say to me is good.

Sheba, Jaymini and Marguerite – we ended the flight, clutching each other’s hands, acknowledging with joy that we are all one. God talked, and we listened.