00:00 Yesterday I got baptised and it was an incredible profound experience and many of you will have had
00:05 your own experiences of baptism and will therefore know what I'm talking about. Many aspects of it
00:10 were very intimate and personal. The truth is this, as a person that has in the past taken many many
00:17 substances and always been disappointed with their inability to deliver the kind of tranquility and
00:22 peace and even transcendence I always felt I've been looking for, something occurred in the process
00:28 of baptism that was incredible, overwhelming, literally overwhelming because I was obviously
00:34 underwater and it was the River Thames at some points so I felt change, transitioned. Now of
00:42 course even though it's been less than 24 hours in the interim period I've already felt like sort of
00:47 irritation. I've got three children, I've got a job, I've got challenges, I still live in the world
00:51 but I feel as if some new resource within me has switched on. So many of your comments have been
00:57 so beautiful and encouraging and I really appreciate it and also even the cynicism I understand because
01:02 some people will just see me as a celebrity. I don't see me as a celebrity because I was me when
01:07 I was a little boy, I was me when I was a junkie, I was me when I was poor, I've been me in all of
01:11 the different phases but I recognise that anything in this terrain in the sort of social media world
01:16 could be exploited and utilised. For me I've made the decision and I know what the decision is.
01:24 I've made it for myself and I pray that it will be relevant to my family in particular, my children,
01:29 my wife's Catholic, you know she's already made her own choices in this life including this one.
01:34 This is new for me, I'm learning and I will make mistakes but this is my path now and I already
01:41 feel incredibly blessed, relieved, nourished, held. It's been an incredible experience. I wish I could
01:50 tell you exactly about it because there were amazing individuals involved, there were incredible
01:54 and bizarre incidents that took place that felt serendipitous and laden. You know I do a show
02:00 every day, I'll be talking about this stuff in the show because it's part of my mission and it's part
02:04 of my ministry and it's part of my service. This is new to me and it's a joy to me and I know that
02:12 I'm not expected to be perfect and I know that that's not something I'll be able to deliver.
02:18 Those of you that have embraced me, I'm so grateful. I can't tell you how happy I feel
02:23 and how relieved I feel but as you know, if you know, my resources are coming from somewhere else
02:29 and someone else now. Thank you so much for your support. Let's keep doing this together or
02:35 certainly I'm just going to do what I'm doing. I love you so much. I'm so grateful to be surrendered
02:41 in Christ. See you all soon. I'm doing the show a little later, come watch that if you want to.
02:45 on it.
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