Confirmation is a Catholic Sacrament to confirm one’s faith, usually as a teenager. It is by choice unlike baptism which is usually done when you are a baby. When I was in the 8/9th grade we had just moved to Fountain, CO, and I decided to be Confirmed because I knew it’s what I should do and what my parents would like me to do. Before getting Confirmed, my fellow church school classmates and I had to attend a retreat…away from parents..in another city.

Sadly though, we were the only school whose teacher did not stay with us. Feeling neglected, we did the best we could to interact with the other people there. Then, few hours into the retreat, we were notified we had to evacuate the premises because there was a nearby fire spreading quickly. So, the other kids left quickly with their chaperones and our class was left to fend for ourselves. THANKFULLY, a priest was there… he was not supposed to be there but voluntarily dropped by… and had exactly enough seats in his car to take the stragglers..myself included. So we made the drive back to our church where our parents were waiting. They picked me up and as we drove off, my parents looked at the priest and said he looked familiar.

My mom remembered him from over twenty years ago…. When she and my dad lived in Colorado before I was born. They had given him a ride to church in Colorado Springs…he was walking in the rain and they picked him up. He thanked them…. And twenty years later, he unknowingly returned the favor.

Migrated to the US at 3 yrs old. Raised  with wise guys but kept my Latino roots. Joined the USMC at 17 Travel the world. I love Latin music and it became part of my survival. I have been fortunate to have met and performed with legendary musician. Dealt with drug abuse and betrayal. Honored my mother and love my children but the system took my life away due to my divorce. Now I begin life again and many doors open on my way to a Grammy! I thank God Everyday and Believe!

It is also common for the followers of a spiritual leader to veer from his or her intent, after his or her departure, then split into factions.  Such is the case, in my opinion, with some “disciples” of a famous guru who arrived in America from India, in 1920.  While his own writings are quite theistic and therefore mention God, frequently, the writings of these “disciples” either ignore God, depersonalize God, or echo the currently-fashionable: “We’re all God!” and, especially, “We can become God!” piffle.  (None of which is acceptable to me:  as I’ve experienced genuine, Biblical-style miracles my whole life, and therefore have a fairly traditional view of our Creator! ) This also saddened me:  as their guru’s own writings were exceptionally “on target”, in my esteem, and I’d looked forward to visiting, and perhaps abiding, with them.

But was shaving one morning, while ruminating on this, when a voice “came to me”, saying:  “You cannot become God, but God can become you.”  Which brought me great comfort and was compatible with my experience:  that we may live in a manner God more likely chooses to act THROUGH us!  (But that’s as close to “Being God” as we’ll get!  IMHO. )

Then, about a month later, I decided to call a prominent teacher in this guru’s movement;  to inquire regarding this apparent deviation.  After a long pause, he replied:  “Master said:  ‘You can not become God, but God can become you.’”