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Interview Portuguese Spanish    
Year 7 - N° 348 – February 2, 2014
ORSON PETER CARRARA
orsonpeter92@gmail.com
Matão, SP (Brasil)
 
Translation
Leonardo Rocha - l.rocha1989@gmail.com

 
Daniel Almella: 

“Life is the expression
of God in us” 

Our fellow Spiritist from the small town of Uchoa, in Brazil’s São Paulo state, talks about his experience in the Spiritist Movement

A Spiritist from birth, Daniel Almella (photo) was born and brought up in the town of Uchoa, which has a population of 10,000 inhabitants. He has a degree in Biology and works as a secondary teacher. His is the president of the Mathew, the Apostle Spiritist Centre in Uchoa. In this interview he talks about his work as a volunteer in the

Spiritist Movement: 

Tell us firstly about the town of Uchoa. 

Uchoa is a small town in the northwest of São Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state. It has just over 9,000 inhabitants. Like many other small Brazilian towns, it has agriculture as its main economic activity. 

When was the first Spiritist Centre opened in the town? 

It was on March 31st 1932, when the Mathew, the Apostle Spiritist Centre was opened.   

What does it mean to you having been born into a Spiritist family? 

I see it as a blessing from Our Master Jesus. Knowing my needs to make up for the mistakes of the past and to prepare the pathway for the future, he allowed us to be blessed by the Spiritual lights of these Teachings, which guide us through our responsibilities before life and God’s laws. 

What have been the main benefits to your personal life? 

It has been to understand that we are all immortal Spiritists created by a God of justice and love, who places us on earth, a learning institution where we are called in order to learn our lesson, in the words of the great Spiritual Benefactor, André Luiz. We are here to progress in the fields of knowledge and love. Spiritism brings us comfort for the present and gives us encouragement and courage in our work to achieve happiness. That will be achieved when we finally have a clear conscience and internal peace. As we strive to achieve that goal, we improve our relationship with ourselves, with those around us – they become brothers and sisters in our eyes – and with Divinity. 

What perspective of life do you get through your knowledge of Spiritism? 

Life is the expression of God in us. Therefore, be here on earth on in any of the homes of our Father, we will be facing a call to progress and evolve as part of the process set up with the Laws of the Creator – laws that were summed up and experienced in full by Jesus Christ in his demonstrations of love. Thus I see life through the lens of faith, hope and the certainty that God, Jesus and the Spiritual Benefactors are guarding us at every moment of our existence. 

What is your assessment of the current period in the history of humankind in the light of Spiritism? 

I have learned from the Spiritual Benefactors that approximately 22 billion Spirits, including incarnate and discarnate, live on earth or around the planet. We are all linked to the planet, under the Spiritual guidance of Jesus Christ. We are coming to the end of a cycle of learning, announced by the prophets as “the end of times.” In this phase of transition, earth will move a step up in the hierarchy of the planets, from a Spiritual point of view. It will go up to the level of planet of regeneration, from its current state of planet of trials and tribulations. As mentioned in Genesis, this is the time when a new generation will come up, confirming the words of Jesus Christ when he said that the good will inherit the earth. In other words, they will gain the right of reincarnating here to go ahead with their process of evolution. So, I see this period as a time when we need to reform our faith, to work for the good of others, missing no opportunities to help, waiting for a bright Spiritual future. 

What are the main needs and demands of the people who attend the activities of your Spiritist Centre? 

They are coming to us looking for Spiritual comfort. They need to learn and are attracted by the direct and objective explanations Spiritist provides for the matters of life. Some even say that it was only through Spiritism that they have been able to understand Jesus Christ. 

Is there particular experience that you would like to share with our readers? 

I am very grateful to Spiritism for everything it has provided to me, to my family, whom I love despite not having been able to show them my love as I would have liked. I am very grateful to my mother, who has been an example of a truly charitable person. I thank the guidance from the masters here in the Spiritist Centre and the patience of all my fellow Spiritists in Uchoa and the region with me. 

Your final thoughts, please. 

I thank this opportunity provided by O Consolador. Congratulations for your important work in the dissemination of Spiritism. And I apologise for eventual flaws that are so normal in the stage of Spiritual development I am. I would like to add that there are in my town people with a more significant record regarding their dedication to Spiritism and to other people.



 


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