The Lord Is My Shepherd
This is the true story of how we discovered Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
My wife, 11 children and myself are Roman Catholics by faith. We are God-fearing people and do not relish denouncing any other religions.
In 1974 a close friend of ours spoke to us about Sai Baba. We listened with respect to our good friend. Our friend invited us to attend one of his group’s services. After doing so, we realized that nothing was wrong in what we had seen and heard.
From 1974 to 1980, we did not attend church. God did not descend upon us in wrath and strike us. We experienced great joy and witnessed many miracles in our daily life.
At the time of our eleventh child’s birth in 1978, our doctors gave up hope for both mother and child. My wife’s faith in Sai Baba did not diminish and she used the holy ash. After a little while a child was born, physically and mentally sound. Both mother and child were in best of health.
In October 1980 a friend of ours, Mr. Krish Ramlugan, went to India to visit Sai Baba. We gave our friend letters, which were handed over to Him. All our problems mentioned in those letters were answered by Sathya Sai Baba. During November 1980 my wife dreamt that she was talking to Sai Baba and He told her, “Tell your husband to come and see me.” When my wife told me this dream, I laughed. I knew my financial state, and above all, I cannot leave my family for more than nine hours per day. I thought about this dream and told my wife that I was due for leave in December and that I would like to see Sai Baba. My wife immediately agreed.
On 14-12-80, I left for India and was well-looked after by Baba all through the journey. I spent ten days at Prasanthi Nilayam and I had never seen anything like this in all my life. It was Xmas and there was a crowd of 30,000 people of all races and religions, from all over the world—Chinese, Jews, Italians, scientists, and highly educated people. There is absolute silence when people set their eyes on Sai Baba. Sai Baba moves with serene grace and gives you the most loving smile, which not even your wife, mother, or father can give.
I was very fortunate to have both group and a private interview with Sai Baba. I witnessed how Sai Baba materialized holy ash in full view of all people. I witnessed how Sai. Baba materialized objects for those who needed them. Sai Baba told me that I had a good wife and children and that he was pleased with them.
Sai Baba gave us the greatest Christmas. Singing carols, we sanctified the holy ground with candle light in the early hours of the morn-ing. I had seen many other miracles, but the greatest miracle of all is the transformation of bad people in- to good people with no conversion from one religion to another.
~Everett Joseph Jackson, South Africa
Source: Sanathana Sarathi, Feb. 1983
