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February 22nd, 2002
Received by H.
Cuenca, Ecuador.
The month of October of the year 25 had begun. The summer heat
had given way to a pleasant coolness. However, that afternoon, when
I arrived at Kpar Nahum, I felt quite tired after a long walk.
When I asked the first person I met in the village for Jesus' home,
and he sent me to an address where the Master no longer lived, I
felt very disappointed. But luckily the owner of the house could
show me where Jesus had moved to, and that he was now living in Peter
the fisherman's house.
When I called at the door, I found Jesus gathered with his disciples.
How impressive was his physique! His stature of more or less six
feet infused respect. Yes, I know, six foot is not unusual today,
but then he appeared like a true giant. I was also quite tall, but
Jesus surpassed me.
But to continue in order, it was Peter who received me and welcomed
me into the house. He led me to the Master who was sitting with
the other disciples on the house’s patio. When he saw me, he
smiled and asked: “Who are you?”
"I am Judas, from the town of Kerioth in southern Judea. I
have come to look for you."
"You are looking for me? Why?"
So, I told him my story, how I had left my home, how I had heard
of John the Baptist in Jerusalem, and I also told him in very careful
words of my dissatisfaction that I had felt with the Baptist. I
was careful, because I had found out that John and the Master were
great friends, I did not know that they were cousins in fact, and
I did not want to offend him.
Jesus obviously could see through my intentions,
and laughed.
“Judas,” he said to me, “do you
fear God?”
The question surprised me. I agreed quickly. Then Jesus asked the
same question of all the others present, and all agreed, affirming
that they were good Jews.
Jesus addressed me one more time.
“Judas,” he said, “is your father
still living?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“And do you fear your father?”
Once again, I was surprised.
“Master,” I answered, “I certainly
do not. I love him."
Jesus fixed his eyes upon me.
“Why do you not fear him?”
“Because I am his son. He is a good man, and he has always
treated me well. When I needed help, he always gave it to me. I
have no reason whatsoever to be scared of him."
Jesus nodded.
“A good father loves and cares for his children,” he
continued, “because they are flesh of his flesh and bone of
his bones. But we also have another Father, who lives in Heaven,
and we are souls of his soul. Who could better love us than He does?
Who could better take care of us than He does?
Thus I ask you, if you do not fear your father in the flesh, why
do you fear your Father in Heaven?”
I kept silence, hanging my head, and so did the
others.
Jesus continued with a smile.
"You only fear what you do not know. However, you will learn
to know our Father, and fear will leave you, and love will fill
your souls. Judas, stay with us. You will like it here, because
my message is a message of happiness and rejoicing, my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light."
Thus spoke the Master. In the future, he would repeat those words
many times, of the easy yoke and the light burden. And I, yes, I
stayed with him. I had definitively found my Master, a man who knew
how to laugh, who lived his life amongst people, and who glowed
with love.
Peter's blessed mother-in-law prepared us a rich dinner, and then
we returned to the patio, where we stayed talking almost until dawn.
And I say "blessed" without an ironic touch simply to
express the fact that many people have found their way to the Master
due to her actions. She lives now in the Celestial Heavens, as a
transformed soul who worked much good during her long life on earth.
Her name was Aisha, an anonymous pearl of the very beginnings of
Christendom.
My dear brother, supposing that you had to explain the Padgett
messages to someone who has never heard of them, how would you do
this?
H.R.: It would begin with the fact that God does exist,
and that He is Love, absolute Love. And that He wants to share that
Love with us.
Certainly, it is correct to start with the basics. And so Jesus
also spoke to us that night of the Heavenly Father, explaining His
Love to us, and that He takes care of us, that He knows us all and
is completely informed of what we do and think. Jesus said that
God was with us, every hour of the day, and that we should see Him
this way, near and caring, as the father in the flesh is near and
caring about his little baby child. To all of us this was a totally
new and fascinating idea.
When all retired to sleep and Matthew returned to his home, I stayed
on the patio, where I slept on the floor, in my clothing. Of course
they invited me to enter the house but I did not want to inconvenience
anybody. The cold had not yet begun.
Yes, I know that you have a series of questions, and I will answer
them all. But I want to take advantage of this opportunity, while
our story flows so smoothly. Don't worry, I won't forget them.
Now it is time to say good-bye. I wish you a day filled with blessings.
Your brother in the spirit,
Judas
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