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We climb the stairs and enter into the foyer of this large church. In the foyer, I find it is very noisy. I see vending
machines along the walls. There are also aluminum and wood carts offering tea, milk and coffee; as well as bagels,
pastries and a small assortment of very ripe fruit.
I notice that there are many sanctuaries that branch off from the foyer. My angel and I enter the first sanctuary and I
notice many people inside. We listen as the preacher is explaining, “Jesus paid for each of us on the cross. We’re
saved; don’t worry about a thing. We have been saved in our sins.” He continues, “All we have to do each day is ask
for forgiveness and we will have eternal life. We are not to worry if we sin again as Jesus has paid for our right to be
in heaven.” The people exclaim together, “Amen! Sin and be forgiven; Jesus has saved us.”
We leave this sanctuary and enter the next. In this sanctuary there is a large baptistery up front. I notice this
sanctuary is filled with many people. There is a long line of people waiting to go up the stairs to the baptistery to be
baptized. I see above and to the right of the baptistery a large digital counter, like a scoreboard, that increments each
time an individual is baptized. I watch as some in line to be baptized are carrying suitcases. Others are carrying
shopping bags full of items they just purchased at the store. The bags contain food items, reading material and other
things a Christian would not bring with them to church, especially when they are going to be baptized. I see some
with cigarettes in their pockets and still others eating unclean foods as they stand in line. I watch as individuals are
placed under the water and then handed off to climb out of the baptistery. I see men in black suits discussing the
counter. I know these are important men connected with the church. I hear them discuss how the counter needs to
increase faster. I watch as they decide to place more helpers in the baptistery to move the people in, under and out
faster. They exclaim, “IN, UNDER and OUT!” I watch as the counter goes faster. I notice the water they are in is very
dirty as are those in the water. As they come out of the water, they are still dirty, but have now picked up additional
dirt from others who have been previously baptized. I look at their faces and they appear tired and not very happy.
I look to my angel and begin to cry and shake my head.
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