IX. The Reflection of Holiness, P 6
6 Reflections are seen in light. In darkness they are obscure, and their meaning seems to lie only in shifting interpretations, rather than in themselves. The reflection of God needs no interpretation. It is clear. Clean but the mirror, and the message that shines forth from what the mirror holds out for everyone to see, no one can fail to understand. It is the message that the Holy Spirit is holding to the mirror that is in him. He recognizes it because he has been taught his need for it, but knows not where to look to find it. Let him, then, see it in you and share it with you.
Journal
I had a hard time with this paragraph. I am clear that the darkness in my mind makes it hard to see the reflection of God. As my mind is healed, this reflection is clearer and perfectly understandable. So an example would be when I watch someone act in a way that is self-destructive. If I am watching with my eyes alone, I can feel afraid for that person because of what I am seeing. But if I see with a clear mind, that is, perceive the truth, I am not afraid. In fact, I am strong in my certainty of that person because I know who they are in truth.
I became confused with the next part. I’m going to look at it a bit at a time.
Clean but the mirror, and the message that shines forth from what the mirror holds out for everyone to see, no one can fail to understand.
I accept healing of my mind and I see the message that is for everyone and that is perfectly understandable to everyone. I see it and understand it and believe it. As I live that message, I extend it and others will see it in action and this will help them to accept it more fully.
It is the message that the Holy Spirit is holding to the mirror that is in him.
The message the Holy Spirit is holding to the mirror is the message that is in me already. He is reflecting it back to me so that I can remember what I have known.
He recognizes it because he has been taught his need for it, but knows not where to look to find it.
When I receive this message I will recognize it. I know I have need of it. I have learned through contrast that what I see darkly is painful and what I see in light relieves me of pain. The problem is that I did not know where to look for these messages of truth. That knowledge has been lost to me because of the many eons of time in which I failed to look for it.
Let him, then, see it in you and share it with you.
Now that I have opened my mind to the Holy Spirit, allowed Him to clean the mirror for me as much as I can at this time, I see clearly and so speak and act from that more enlightened perspective. I forgive more and love more. And my brothers and sisters who are in my sphere of influence see it in me and reflect it back to me. This sharing, one with another, is what brings us back into conscious union and sharpens our Christ Vision.
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