How cool is that Coral.... some peace you found in our free-flowing expressions of faith. At may well be that we were given such poetry of word just to minister to you at these very moments in time to awaken your own spirit to new understandings within. I'm happy to hear some of your fear having subsided.

Next.... full emersion baptism with the gifts of tongues manisfesting itself the moment you come out of the water!! What a sight that would be for you.... Hope you don't mind my making some humour with this one. Just recalling your hesitation around baptism. Your concerns about being ready or worthy. It may be a religious ritual with all kinds of interpretations of its significance but it is also an amazing personal experience all on its own.

Let me tell you my experience now that I opened up the subject here.... I was baptised in water in the River Jordon in Israel just days after my 33th birthday that hit Easter Sunday that year. I went to the sunrise service (5am) at the Garden Tomb, the place where Christian's believe Jesus was placed and from where he rose 3 days later. There I was with a bunch of friends I'd been traveling with in the Garden Tomb on my 33rd birthday. I'd been a Christian for 3 years. I'd thought about the fact that I became a Christian at the age Jesus was when he started his journey and here I was now the same age as he was when he went to the cross. Here I was 33 in the Garden Tomb remember him when he was 33 and in this very same place. According to the stories passed down at least. Of course I'm not trying to 'humanize Jesus' or anything. lol.

All eyes were on me as the first ray of sun shone on my face alone for a few fleating seconds. I had no idea until my friends told me what had happened. I wondered why everyone was looking at me the way that they did. It was pretty surreal.

A couple of days later I was being baptised in the River Jordan and I did in fact come out of the water babbling away in this crazy new language, weeping with so much joy, jumping around with so much passion and excitement... I thought I was going to rise up and fly I was so off the charts. As I spoke in the language pouring from my lips and wept will wails of emotion, others began to interpret and others began to cry and soon we were all singing and dancing and praising God with every breath. It was some life altering experience that I will never ever forget.