I lost all my friends. I didn't have any friends. People said Michael had freaked out on Jesus.

I go home and the wind is blowing. My neighbor's house has a weather vein. The wind is blowing it so it's point in the direction of the wind. I was saying

God this means what I think it means is something to do with my destiny.

And I'm trying to get some language like,

what does this mean?

I want that weather vein to point in my direction

and this means what I think it means.

Before I can finish, the weather vein

turned and pointed right at me.

And I just started sobbing like a baby.

And I surrendered my life to the presence of God

and never looked back.

Now the funny thing about this is I was followed for a number of

months by police. They went to so many spiritual communities, they went to so

many retreats, they went to so many retreats, they must have grown spiritually because I went to Parrama Jogananda. I went there to meditate. I went to hear every guru that came in town. You know, my whole life was just totally about anything about the spirit

Hello friends and welcome back to the Light Watkins show where I interview ordinary folks just like you and me who've taken extraordinary leaps of faith in the direction of their

path, their purpose, or what they've identified with as their mission.

And in doing so, they've been able to positively impact and inspire the lives of many other people

who've either heard about their story or who've witnessed them in action or who've directly

benefited from their work.

And this week on the show, I'm in conversation with one of my biggest life inspirations and

mentors, Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith.

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