The Time Had Come
Rev. Claudette Clementi Nelson
No more could my Self be silenced. She had screamed at me for so long, interrupted my incomplete dreams, pounded on the shaky door of my heart – “Listen to me! Listen to me!”
I had placed hands to cover my ears, had doped my mind with platitudes, had made cold my heart with innuendo. Still I could not avoid Her calls – “Listen! You Must! It is up to you!”
Finally, there was nothing left for me to do but to succumb. After all, it is what I had wanted to do – “It is up to you if no one else will! Plan it! Believe it! See it!”
Quietly, from the melted puddle I had become, I began to rise and grow. She had given me Her Knowledge and Her Understanding, Her Guidance and Her Courage. She had joined my Awareness with Her Power and my Soul sang at its eventual Freedom. And I heard the whisper, “Do it!”
And the Calm of Peace came finally upon me as the Three were united in Grace – my tenuous humanness, my fiery Spirit, and my steadfast Self – again in harmony as of olden ways.
There was much to speak about and more to tell, much to share and more to sell! I could feel the horizon closer now, within my presence, as I took to the road. And my excitement grew as I pronounced the first steps of the journey I had waited so long to set out upon …
Then, from behind me, I heard them call my bluff! Overpowering, it was the roar of the errant locomotive gaining speed. There was no way to avoid the impact. They were not content to let me go on unmarked. They must make an example. Else all the sham that they had created would be destroyed.
They had placed me in the chair and flooded my face with the overly-bright light, believing they could hinder me through fear. They had bound my hands, believing they could obliterate my creations. They had gagged my mouth, believing they could silence my words of understanding. They had tangled my mind, believing they could oppress my clarity.
Yet, gaining strength from their very actions, my resolve grew. In my Heart, the bell began to ring louder than it had ever done before. It’s resonance was deafening. And then, above it all, I again heard the soft whisper, “Do it!”
And I stepped out again onto the Path. Slowly, at first, and then with quickening accuracy, my feet carried me. Then, as if expected, there was no more ground beneath! I felt the wind of endless possibility carrying me on – unstoppable now! And then, only the Peace of Light defined my existence. And my Self answered the question before I asked – “It is Love”.
Rev. Claudette Clementi Nelson
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The above is an “inspirational reflection” which will be included in my upcoming volume, The Healer’s Manual. The Manual is meant to serve as a handbook and inspirational guide for any who are working toward the diffusion of the vibration of Love and Peace in the world. It will include poems, prayers, reflections, incantations, health tips which have helped me to understand my imperative more deeply and which may be helpful to others traveling along the Path of the Healer.
This particular “reflection” came upon me recently, as the result of a very difficult time I had been experiencing over the last two years. At the end of 2013, I was fired from employment – for the very first time in my life! And why? Because I was not able (in my Heart) to comply with the newly-implemented mandate that all employees of the corporation for whom I worked receive a flu shot. I had worked for the Program assisting developmentally disabled children and their families for 20 years here in Florida and 15 years before that in California. Still, due to my deeply-held belief that I am self-healing, as a “perfect” creation of God and that any medicine of man cannot be a “protection” for my body as is God or God’s provisions, I had to be true to my Heart. I was cast out of employment, the only person in my department and only one of 19 in the 3000-employee corporation, amid an atmosphere of pressure (“Why don’t you just be compliant get the shot?”), fear (“You know we’ll take everything from you and ruin your life if you don’t get the shot!”), and derision (“You’re inconsiderate and selfish for not wanting to protect others by getting the shot!”). Yet, something inside of me urged me to continue being true to myself.
This all happened at a crucial time in my life. I was 66 years of age – not ready to “retire”. I knew that the job market was tighter than I had ever experienced in the 50 years over which I had worked. I knew that finding new employment would be difficult if not impossible. My husband’s health had been “shaky” -- and there went our insurances and retirement benefits that I had so loyally worked for over the years! What else could I possibly dump into this scenario to make the situation more unbearable for us? It was difficult for me to find any light behind the dark looming clouds once my decision had been made.
The bright spot on the horizon was that I had almost completed my studies and was about to be ordained as a Minister (with ADL) – something I had wanted for many years! If it had not been for losing my job, I might have postponed my progression again, as I had done many times in the past. But I heard my Inner Voice telling me “no more dilly dallying”. My Self picked me up by the scruff of the neck and dragged me on my heels to continue on the road! “The time has come,” I had heard the calm but firm voice whispering. And now, looking back, I know that all that took place could have happened in no other way!
We, as Light Workers in this Earthly dimension, are at times plagued with misgivings about the Path we have chosen – the path of awakening Man to the gifts of Beauty and Love and Self-power we have been given from which to partake in this world around us. We may lose our footing, and sometimes it is difficult to go forth. It is a path frequently filled with large and crudely-shaped stones. It is not a facile journey. But it is a journey we, each one of us, have chosen to follow – some of us in the present, some of us eventually, some of us with a “name”, some of us without configuration. It is a coat of Hope we have donned to protect the Love we carry in our Hearts to channel and share amongst all of Us!
Ah, yes, we are often faced with the “naysayers” who believe it is their duty to protect the status quo. They proudly carry the flag of the “illusion world” we have all chosen to enter at this juncture in order to learn. They are the “stones” along the Path which we must learn to anticipate and negotiate. For they have different lessons than we. And we respect this. Their directive may be to usher the masses along with them, through words and manipulations, in the tide of this narrow and “physical” reality. We watch the world as they go forth on their missions. And to us this becomes a lesson.
We are programmed to believe only in the “dimension of the moment” -- and the moment is only “physical”. (We correlate this to “time” in the physical world.) It is a moment of scarcity and envy, taught to us as the belief that there is never enough for all of us. It is a moment of anger and hatred and jealousy, taught to us as the belief of apartheid and that we are all different. It is a moment of self-righteousness and sanctioned murder (war, manmade vaccinations/medications), taught to us as the belief that we can have control over the “greater good”. It is a moment of powerlessness, taught to us as the belief in perpetual need to choose others to guide us and define us. It is a moment of poverty, taught to us as the belief that we can never be “as good as expected”.
What if the “moment” is greater and more expansive – not with just two-dimensions and “flat”, but with unlimited and permeating essence? What if there is always enough for all of us – where “always” and “enough” have no substantiation in the limitlessness of infinity? What if we are all the same – without separateness, blending into each other and embracing unlimited potential together? What if God and Nature, in their infinite wisdom, are in control – constantly and deliberately healing and repairing and loving without question or Man’s Earthly intervention? What if we are nothing but Good? What if we are nothing but God? What if Unlimited Power through the Vibration of Love is the true “privilege” of men together on Earth?
What if all there could be is Love and Peace?
Yours in Infinite Spirit,
Rev. Claudette
BlueFlameLove Ministry, Cedar Key, Florida
An Affiliate of Alliance of Divine Love, Inc.
I had placed hands to cover my ears, had doped my mind with platitudes, had made cold my heart with innuendo. Still I could not avoid Her calls – “Listen! You Must! It is up to you!”
Finally, there was nothing left for me to do but to succumb. After all, it is what I had wanted to do – “It is up to you if no one else will! Plan it! Believe it! See it!”
Quietly, from the melted puddle I had become, I began to rise and grow. She had given me Her Knowledge and Her Understanding, Her Guidance and Her Courage. She had joined my Awareness with Her Power and my Soul sang at its eventual Freedom. And I heard the whisper, “Do it!”
And the Calm of Peace came finally upon me as the Three were united in Grace – my tenuous humanness, my fiery Spirit, and my steadfast Self – again in harmony as of olden ways.
There was much to speak about and more to tell, much to share and more to sell! I could feel the horizon closer now, within my presence, as I took to the road. And my excitement grew as I pronounced the first steps of the journey I had waited so long to set out upon …
Then, from behind me, I heard them call my bluff! Overpowering, it was the roar of the errant locomotive gaining speed. There was no way to avoid the impact. They were not content to let me go on unmarked. They must make an example. Else all the sham that they had created would be destroyed.
They had placed me in the chair and flooded my face with the overly-bright light, believing they could hinder me through fear. They had bound my hands, believing they could obliterate my creations. They had gagged my mouth, believing they could silence my words of understanding. They had tangled my mind, believing they could oppress my clarity.
Yet, gaining strength from their very actions, my resolve grew. In my Heart, the bell began to ring louder than it had ever done before. It’s resonance was deafening. And then, above it all, I again heard the soft whisper, “Do it!”
And I stepped out again onto the Path. Slowly, at first, and then with quickening accuracy, my feet carried me. Then, as if expected, there was no more ground beneath! I felt the wind of endless possibility carrying me on – unstoppable now! And then, only the Peace of Light defined my existence. And my Self answered the question before I asked – “It is Love”.
Rev. Claudette Clementi Nelson
*************************************************************************************
The above is an “inspirational reflection” which will be included in my upcoming volume, The Healer’s Manual. The Manual is meant to serve as a handbook and inspirational guide for any who are working toward the diffusion of the vibration of Love and Peace in the world. It will include poems, prayers, reflections, incantations, health tips which have helped me to understand my imperative more deeply and which may be helpful to others traveling along the Path of the Healer.
This particular “reflection” came upon me recently, as the result of a very difficult time I had been experiencing over the last two years. At the end of 2013, I was fired from employment – for the very first time in my life! And why? Because I was not able (in my Heart) to comply with the newly-implemented mandate that all employees of the corporation for whom I worked receive a flu shot. I had worked for the Program assisting developmentally disabled children and their families for 20 years here in Florida and 15 years before that in California. Still, due to my deeply-held belief that I am self-healing, as a “perfect” creation of God and that any medicine of man cannot be a “protection” for my body as is God or God’s provisions, I had to be true to my Heart. I was cast out of employment, the only person in my department and only one of 19 in the 3000-employee corporation, amid an atmosphere of pressure (“Why don’t you just be compliant get the shot?”), fear (“You know we’ll take everything from you and ruin your life if you don’t get the shot!”), and derision (“You’re inconsiderate and selfish for not wanting to protect others by getting the shot!”). Yet, something inside of me urged me to continue being true to myself.
This all happened at a crucial time in my life. I was 66 years of age – not ready to “retire”. I knew that the job market was tighter than I had ever experienced in the 50 years over which I had worked. I knew that finding new employment would be difficult if not impossible. My husband’s health had been “shaky” -- and there went our insurances and retirement benefits that I had so loyally worked for over the years! What else could I possibly dump into this scenario to make the situation more unbearable for us? It was difficult for me to find any light behind the dark looming clouds once my decision had been made.
The bright spot on the horizon was that I had almost completed my studies and was about to be ordained as a Minister (with ADL) – something I had wanted for many years! If it had not been for losing my job, I might have postponed my progression again, as I had done many times in the past. But I heard my Inner Voice telling me “no more dilly dallying”. My Self picked me up by the scruff of the neck and dragged me on my heels to continue on the road! “The time has come,” I had heard the calm but firm voice whispering. And now, looking back, I know that all that took place could have happened in no other way!
We, as Light Workers in this Earthly dimension, are at times plagued with misgivings about the Path we have chosen – the path of awakening Man to the gifts of Beauty and Love and Self-power we have been given from which to partake in this world around us. We may lose our footing, and sometimes it is difficult to go forth. It is a path frequently filled with large and crudely-shaped stones. It is not a facile journey. But it is a journey we, each one of us, have chosen to follow – some of us in the present, some of us eventually, some of us with a “name”, some of us without configuration. It is a coat of Hope we have donned to protect the Love we carry in our Hearts to channel and share amongst all of Us!
Ah, yes, we are often faced with the “naysayers” who believe it is their duty to protect the status quo. They proudly carry the flag of the “illusion world” we have all chosen to enter at this juncture in order to learn. They are the “stones” along the Path which we must learn to anticipate and negotiate. For they have different lessons than we. And we respect this. Their directive may be to usher the masses along with them, through words and manipulations, in the tide of this narrow and “physical” reality. We watch the world as they go forth on their missions. And to us this becomes a lesson.
We are programmed to believe only in the “dimension of the moment” -- and the moment is only “physical”. (We correlate this to “time” in the physical world.) It is a moment of scarcity and envy, taught to us as the belief that there is never enough for all of us. It is a moment of anger and hatred and jealousy, taught to us as the belief of apartheid and that we are all different. It is a moment of self-righteousness and sanctioned murder (war, manmade vaccinations/medications), taught to us as the belief that we can have control over the “greater good”. It is a moment of powerlessness, taught to us as the belief in perpetual need to choose others to guide us and define us. It is a moment of poverty, taught to us as the belief that we can never be “as good as expected”.
What if the “moment” is greater and more expansive – not with just two-dimensions and “flat”, but with unlimited and permeating essence? What if there is always enough for all of us – where “always” and “enough” have no substantiation in the limitlessness of infinity? What if we are all the same – without separateness, blending into each other and embracing unlimited potential together? What if God and Nature, in their infinite wisdom, are in control – constantly and deliberately healing and repairing and loving without question or Man’s Earthly intervention? What if we are nothing but Good? What if we are nothing but God? What if Unlimited Power through the Vibration of Love is the true “privilege” of men together on Earth?
What if all there could be is Love and Peace?
Yours in Infinite Spirit,
Rev. Claudette
BlueFlameLove Ministry, Cedar Key, Florida
An Affiliate of Alliance of Divine Love, Inc.
