This Saturday I had gone for a Night Vigil to Tabor Ashram, Kalyan. Now I stay near V.T. which is the starting place for all trains down Central Line and Kalyan is a station around one and a half hour journey away.
So as usual when I go for the Night Vigil sometimes I always take the 8.38pm fast which is the last fast train to Kalyan via Kasara. Now I always try and make sure as to which compartment I take because there are lots of office goers who return home. And as what is normally observed at this time. Many of them take out their bhajans book and other prayer worship items and the whole train becomes a mini temple. So I always peep to see which compartment is gonna be the quiter compartment and then I board. hehe I found one such compartment which was comparatively small as it was a part of a first class compartment. I thought perfect. I am going to sit here and there will be no noise. Nobody bhajooing.. and nobody shouting to their gods. Okies. 8.38. the train starts. the train is packed. Which is normal.so anyways people are busy talking.. I think kewl. now I can say my rosary in peace. All of I sudden I hear a "ting". then another . "ting". I look around.. Aaargghhh the guy on my left had taken out a metal clapper from his bag. But where did the other "ting" come from.. aaaargghhh the other guy on my right had taken out a metal clapper from his bag. Hehe. I was like.. "buddy boy.. me a goner now". to add more mirchi to my fears. both these bretheren of mine.. stood up.. One metal clapper was going to play next to one ear of mine. The other metal clapper next to my other ear. I had just started my rosary when I felt that something within telling me to start praising continuously. So I started and step by step I really felt the lord guiding me to his presence. In the meantime my bretheren in the whole compartment started singing bhajans to their Gods. Imagine the whole compartment singing and the rest all joining in. At first I felt real scared being the lone person and that too sitting at the core place of it all. So first I had to submit my fear. All of a sudden when I looked up I felt that some of them were looking at me as I was the only one not joining them. I felt that anytime they would throw me out. So then I had to place my full trust in the lord. That no matter what happened it would all be his will. After this, what happened was really amazing. My Bretheren of other faiths started going into a frenzy with the bhajans they were singing. They started going at higher pitches. In the meanwhile the metal claspers at my ears were clapped at a faster and faster pace. My ears started to ring when all of a sudden I felt nothing. I felt as though someone has taken a remote and turned the volume down. All seemed so muffled. Their voices sounded soft. Their claspers which first seemed like vibrations in my head were now sounded like tinkle bells. hehe.. I could hear myself clearly praising god.. All of a sudden I could feel that they were shouting and their voices had increased. It was then that it happened. My praises to the lord increased. My voice became loud. I couldn't believe it. I still cant. In the middle of the whole compartment. Here I was shouting and saying. Praise you Jesus... Alleluia. And there my bretheren were lost in their prayers and singing. They could see my face. They could see my mouth move. Yet they didn't know what I was saying. Now when the train passed Thane.. which is like a little more than half way of the journey. It is a common practise that those sitting from the start of the journey.. give their seats to those who are standing. So I got up and offered my seat to someone. Now I was actually standing in the middle of these bretheren who were still in the frenzy of their prayers. I pretended to catch the bar above for support. But I was actually raising both my hands and I was really praising aloud again. Soon the journey was coming to an end and so was their prayers and singing. And I found my own self going into a peaceful reflection in the lord. Someone removed a whole jar of 'prasad'. And passed it around the compartment. Since I am aware of the teaching on prasad and Josun Jose experience I was prepared to decline. But that prasad box never reached me. Praise God whenever that prasad box was passed near me. it was either passed in front of me to someone . or behind me. but no one actually. offered me... i wasnt even tempted. When my journey was over. I got out from the compartment. I felt as though someone has just removed cotton from my ears as i had felt fresh air hit my ears. I knew the touch of the Lord. I couldn't help praising again.. though quietly. I Praise the Lord. he started my Night Vigil even before I reached the place. urs in faith Jason "REMEMBER TO 'SAY HI' TO THE ONE WHO IS HIGH" **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. 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