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Study of Text, C 14: V. The Circle of Atonement, P 11. 4-27-17

V. The Circle of Atonement, P 11

11 Each one you see you place within the holy circle of Atonement or leave outside, judging him fit for crucifixion or for redemption. If you bring him into the circle of purity, you will rest there with him. If you leave him without, you join him there. Judge not except in quietness which is not of you. Refuse to accept anyone as without the blessing of Atonement, and bring him into it by blessing him. Holiness must be shared, for therein lies everything that makes it holy. Come gladly to the holy circle, and look out in peace on all who think they are outside. Cast no one out, for here is what he seeks along with you. Come, let us join him in the holy place of peace which is for all of us, united as one within the Cause of peace.

Journal

Oh, my! What a beautiful paragraph this is. The following passage is very helpful in its simplicity.

If you bring him into the circle of purity, you will rest there with him. If you leave him without, you join him there.

Every morning I pray for the people on my prayer list. My prayer is that they not be left alone in their guilt, and my visualization is one of drawing them into the circle of Atonement. This morning as I did this, I felt as if I was inviting them in and then holding them all in love as perfect as I can conceive of at this time. I was overwhelmed with joy.

On the other hand, if I imagine anyone as unworthy of the Atonement, I cast myself from within this circle of love. At this moment, I cannot imagine wanting to leave anyone out, so I asked Holy Spirit to point me to this error. Immediately I thought about my son and realized that I had imagined him outside the circle of Atonement.

I didn’t know that I was doing this until the Holy Spirit helped me to see it. My son was going through some tough times recently, and in my fear and frustration, I felt like it was his own fault. He seemed to me to be bent on self-destruction, and I was, in one moment, angry with him for that, in the next, I felt sorry for him and sad for him.

This judgment was from the ego mind, and it was the idea that he did not have a place in the circle. It also cast me out of that same circle. I felt fearful, guilty and unlovable. Like my judgment of him, I was being self-destructive and doing this to myself. Ha! The world really is a mirror, isn’t it. As I correct that error and refuse to leave my precious son alone with his guilt, I feel us both enfolded in the awesome love of God. I joined him in the holy place of peace which is for all of us, united as one within the Cause of peace.

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