By Sister Initiate Mary Agi, Costa Rica (Originally in Spanish)

Throughout my life before initiation, I was always grateful for God’s blessings: a loving family, good friends, a house, a job, enough money to meet life’s needs, and most of all, an enduring belief in God. However, for years I also had a feeling that something of vital importance was missing - a feeling that filled my heart when I opened my eyes to begin the day, when I went about my daily activities, and when I closed my eyes to receive the night.

It seemed I had lost something very important or there was something I had to remember, but I did not know what it was or how to go about finding it. Often I prayed until I became weary, to see if God would respond to my yearning. Other times, I went to sleep crying, trying to understand why I felt out of place in the world.

I thought that something was wrong with me. How could I ask for more than what had been given to me? I owned and enjoyed more than others could only dream of, especially a husband who loved me very much. Even so, in the deepest part of my being, I still felt like something was missing. In all the literature that I read, all the religious organizations that I had visited, and all the conversations that I had, I could not get the answer I was searching for. So with great sincerity, I began to ask God to send me someone who could guide me and quench the thirst that had been with me since childhood.

Then one day, I saw one of Master’s video lectures on television, and my life changed dramatically. Without understanding why, from that day on, I have been a vegetarian, even though Master never mentioned the subject of vegetarianism in that lecture. The following day, without knowing why I had the urge to learn more about “Supreme Master Ching Hai,” and called the number that appeared at the end of the lecture. All I knew was that Her eyes deeply penetrated my being, and Her words sounded like music to my ears. There was something about Her that seemed very familiar. It was as if I already knew Her. But how was that possible? It was the first time that I had seen Her and heard Her Name. However, subsequently, after reading Master’s magazines and books and watching Her taped lectures at the local center, I began to feel intoxicated by Her loving gaze and voice. Her lectures far surpassed what I had expected. She answered all of my questions, and made me feel closer to God with each passing second. I felt that She had given me the peace that I had so yearned for all my life.

When I was initiated three months later, Master not only taught me how to have true communication with God, but also took me by the hand, step by step, to help me return Home. With Her by my side, I am not afraid of the obstacles in my way. Her love envelops me each second of the day, and is so strong that I can feel it even while I am asleep. She has connected me with my inner Master and taught me that the Master power accompanies me 24 hours a day. Now I know that God has sent Her to show me the way Home, a place where I belong, a place that I had longed for since childhood.

Thank You, Master, for accepting the challenge of bringing us God’s message and for helping us remember that we are the children of God. I know that Your work is the most difficult of all since You have to deal with our ignorance and endure solitude, sadness and anguish. Many times on behalf of God, You knock at our door, and we do not respond. Many times You call out our names, but we do not listen. When we fall, You are the first one by our side to console us, motivate us, and give us enough strength to persevere. You encourage us to continue until we reach our final destination, where You know that God will be waiting for us with open arms. Thanks to You, God, and thanks to You, my Master. Mere language cannot express to You how much I love You and how much You mean to me.

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