Pails and Seeds

Clayne near Marosa, Peru.

Clayne grew up in an unusually ridged Christian religion. His world revolved around authority, hierarchy, and obedience.

From his earliest years, Clayne felt a strong inkling to step beyond the tight fences. Against all odds, and at his own expense, he gained a high school education, fitting a correspondence course around his demanding teenage work schedule.

Eventually Clayne sought to embrace a wider culture and philosophy. He debated his future in the religion that had shaped him.

Seeking only truth, he experienced a vision. He saw and spoke with his Divine Mother and asked her, “What about religion? Which should I follow?”

She kindly compared religion to a pail, and people to seeds. She explained the pail as an instrument to carry water to the seeds, but the seeds don’t worship the pail. And if the pail becomes defective, it’s time to get a new one. Ultimately, when the seeds are planted near the river, they need no pail and they’re never thirsty.