Russell Brand on Getting Baptized: ‘I Feel as if Some New Resource Within Me Has Switched On’

BRAND Yesterday I got ░░░░░░░░ and it was an ░░░░░░░░ profound experience And many ░░░░░░░░ you will have had ░░░░░░░░ own experiences of baptism ░░░░░░░░ will therefore know what ░░░░░░░░ m talking about Many ░░░░░░░░ of it were very ░░░░░░░░ and personal The truth ░░░░░░░░ this As a person ░░░░░░░░ has in the past ░░░░░░░░ many many substances and ░░░░░░░░ been disappointed with their ░░░░░░░░ to deliver the kind ░░░░░░░░ tranquility and peace and ░░░░░░░░ transcendence that I always ░░░░░░░░ I ve been looking ░░░░░░░░ something occurred in the ░░░░░░░░ of baptism that was ░░░░░░░░ overwhelming literally overwhelming because ░░░░░░░░ was obviously underwater and ░░░░░░░░ was the River Thames ░░░░░░░░ some point So I ░░░░░░░░ changed transitioned Now of ░░░░░░░░ even though it s ░░░░░░░░ less than 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ the interim period I ░░░░░░░░ already felt like sort ░░░░░░░░ irritation I ve got ░░░░░░░░ children I ve got ░░░░░░░░ job I ve got ░░░░░░░░ I still live in ░░░░░░░░ world but I feel ░░░░░░░░ if some new resource ░░░░░░░░ me has switched on ░░░░░░░░ many of your comments ░░░░░░░░ been so beautiful and ░░░░░░░░ and I really appreciate ░░░░░░░░ And also even the ░░░░░░░░ I understand because some ░░░░░░░░ will just see me ░░░░░░░░ a celebrity I don ░░░░░░░░ see me as a ░░░░░░░░ because I was me ░░░░░░░░ I was a little ░░░░░░░░ I was me when ░░░░░░░░ was a junkie I ░░░░░░░░ me when I was ░░░░░░░░ I ve been me ░░░░░░░░ all of the different ░░░░░░░░ but I recognize that ░░░░░░░░ in this terrain in ░░░░░░░░ social media world could ░░░░░░░░ exploited and utilized For ░░░░░░░░ I ve made the ░░░░░░░░ and I know what ░░░░░░░░ decision is I ve ░░░░░░░░ it for myself and ░░░░░░░░ pray that it will ░░░░░░░░ relevant to my family ░░░░░░░░ particular my children my ░░░░░░░░ s Catholic you know ░░░░░░░░ s already made her ░░░░░░░░ choices in this life ░░░░░░░░ this one This is ░░░░░░░░ for me I m ░░░░░░░░ and I will make ░░░░░░░░ but this is my ░░░░░░░░ now and I already ░░░░░░░░ incredibly blessed relieved nourished ░░░░░░░░ It s been an ░░░░░░░░ experience I wish I ░░░░░░░░ tell you exactly about ░░░░░░░░ because there were amazing ░░░░░░░░ involved There were incredible ░░░░░░░░ bizarre incidents that took ░░░░░░░░ that felt serendipitous and ░░░░░░░░ You know I do ░░░░░░░░ show every day I ░░░░░░░░ be talking about this ░░░░░░░░ in the show because ░░░░░░░░ s part of my ░░░░░░░░ and it s part ░░░░░░░░ my ministry and it ░░░░░░░░ part of my service ░░░░░░░░ is new to me ░░░░░░░░ it s a joy ░░░░░░░░ me And I know ░░░░░░░░ I m not expected ░░░░░░░░ be perfect and I ░░░░░░░░ that that s inaudible ░░░░░░░░ t be able to ░░░░░░░░ Those of you that ░░░░░░░░ embraced me I m ░░░░░░░░ grateful I can t ░░░░░░░░ you how happy I ░░░░░░░░ and how relieved I ░░░░░░░░ But as you know ░░░░░░░░ you know my resources ░░░░░░░░ coming from somewhere else ░░░░░░░░ someone else now Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for your ░░░░░░░░ Let s keep doing ░░░░░░░░ together or certainly I ░░░░░░░░ just going to do ░░░░░░░░ I m doing I ░░░░░░░░ you so much I ░░░░░░░░ so grateful to be ░░░░░░░░ in Christ See you ░░░░░░░░ soon I m doing ░░░░░░░░ show a little later ░░░░░░░░ watch that if you ░░░░░░░░ to.”