Mary: Each day I affirm my decision to awaken from the dream of separation. This decision makes this world a school by which the Holy Spirit gently leads me Home to the awareness of oneness. The lesson I am receiving now is a lesson in letting the past and the future go and trust the Holy Spirit in the present moment. I have found myself resisting this lesson many times as I choose mindfulness, or being aware of where my thoughts are during the day.
I often find myself trying to figure it out on my own, especially how this move to Florida is to take place. I find myself questioning whether I would be safe through this whole process. Last Sunday we read the lesson, “I place the future in the Hands of God.” This lesson is very helpful to me now. With the Holy Spirit leading the way, I am being very gently led to a greater trust in the present moment. I am being led to an awareness that everything is absolutely in perfect order and that the timing for each step will unfold very quietly, very gently leading us into a place of ease and peace.
Right now I seem to be going between trusting completely and wanting to know what the future holds ahead of time. When I try to jump ahead, it is like jumping ahead a chapter in a book without reading the current chapter. The Holy Spirit tells me that as I stay with the current chapter, I will be prepared for the future chapter when it comes. The Holy Spirit is leading us one step at a time. If I try to jump ahead to a future chapter, it just creates confusion.
So now I am being very gently taught to accept all the beautiful lessons that the present moment holds for me. The Holy Spirit can bring me an awareness of God’s peace and God’s quiet inner joy as I am content to accept Holy Spirit’s gifts right now. When I do this right now, I know that the future will take care of itself. I place the future in the hands of God and would not try to make up stories on my own. I know now that this would only bring me pain. So my lesson now is to relax and stay open minded to Holy Spirit’s inner direction in this present moment. That’s all I need to do. This is where I place my trust.
Robert: Today we read the first “I am as God created me” lesson. It tells us that if this thought were fully accepted, the world would disappear. There would be no more bodies, no thought of separation, only the joy of being in the Love of God. It’s more clear to me than ever that accepting that I am still as God created me, unchanged and unchangeable, is the means to return Home. It’s the end of illusion. It’s the remembrance that everything that appears to be out there is not and only Love is ever present. If I perceive something else, it’s only because I have a mistaken belief that there could be something else.
Every moment offers the opportunity to see the Love and to recognize that form of itself has no meaning. As I align my mind with the Holy Spirit’s vision, the meaning given to all form is to offer Love and nothing else. Since Love is not of this world, Love is reflected here in forgiveness, letting go of judgment. So every moment is an opportunity to let go of judgment, let go of the past and accept the Love that is eternally now. As I practice holding my mind open to the gift that is offered in each moment, each moment is a happy lesson is Love.
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