The Peacock 1861

"And we sat together in silence for some time after, Isabella."  I find it curious that like Caspar, suddenly Jesus is addressing her as Isabella."And just before I left, I did ask you if you knew who I Am."  And yes, of course.  I Am.  Before Abraham was. I Am.  And that is when the Pharisees picked up stones to hurl at him, but he got away.  And here, we are in the presence of the Great I Am "And I replied that, of course, who else would have done what you had just done for me.  I just wasn't expecting a teenage boy.  Then you left.  We had two more meetings, and then, just before I moved to Amsterdam, instead of commanding me to get out of the life of prostitution I was leading, you almost encouraged me to continue.  Why?  Jesus, I want to know why?" "You weren't ready or willing yet to stop.  And I will have no will placed grudgingly on my altar.  Even at my command you would have continued anyway in your life of sin.  But I did also create for you a way out of that life, and for this you have here our friend Carl to thank..."