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Accept and Extend Love

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Let yourself remember that you rest in Love today… Let yourself remember that Love extends only Love… Let Love be your Guide today… Be still and listen… Accepting and extending Love is the answer to every problem you perceive today.


Holy Spirit to Robert:
You experience blessing by giving blessing. Offer blessing today by joining with the Love in you and seeing with the vision of Love. You will experience the joy of Love as you join with the Love in your brothers. And in your joining, your brothers will be reminded of the Love in them and feel the joy of Love. Remember Love by offering Love and this will be a blessed day.

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Be Led by Love Today

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Remember that the ego is the denial of Love. All it will ever offer you are forms to substitute for Love. Since all your strength is in God, in Love, The denial of Love is the denial of strength. So the ego thought system is always presenting images of weakness, frailty, loss and death. This is all the ego has to offer, since the ego is the denial of Love.

The principal ego symbol of the denial of Love is the body. It is an image of separation and isolation. Being only an image, the body has no meaning or function of its own. When you believe you are a body, separate and alone, you have taught yourself that you are not as God created you. It is this lesson you must unlearn to make way for the awareness of your Self to return.

This is why A Course in Miracles puts so much emphasis on the statement, “I am not a body. I am free. I am still as God created me.” Remembering this brings release from the limited image you have believed you are. When you remember you are as God created you, you are free of all guilt and all fear.

Let today be a day for practicing remembering “I am not a body. I am free. I am still as God created me.” When you think of anyone else, tell them in your mind, “You are not a body. You are free. You as still as God created you.” Whether you are applying that statement to yourself or another, you are teaching yourself that you are free of the dream of separation and remain safe at Home in God’s Love.


Holy Spirit to Mary:
Are you willing to remember the truth? Then be willing to join with Me in the Light of Love… Be willing to join with me by accepting God’s gift of peace… Let go of all that you are holding on to… Let go of everything you think you know… Let go of the past and let go of the future… Just soften and let everything fall away…

You want only the truth and so you are willing to let truth in… You are willing to let your awareness of oneness in… Let yourself be led by the truth of oneness today… Let yourself accept peace and know that you are safe in God’s oneness… As part of Love, you accept Love and extend Love… You let yourself be led by Love today.

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From Chaos to Quietness

Mary:
This morning we read A Course in Miracles, chapter 23, section II, “The Laws of Chaos.” What stood out to me was this:

How can you know whether you chose the stairs to Heaven or the way to hell? Quite easily. How do you feel? Is peace in your awareness? Are you certain which way you go? And you are sure the goal of Heaven can be reached? If not, you walk alone. Ask, then, your Friend to join with you, and give you certainty of where you go.” (T-23.II.22:6-13)

Asking myself these questions is my practice for today. How do I feel? Is peace in my awareness? Am I certain which way I go? These questions will help to lead me back when I get diverted from the one goal of Heaven. Asking these questions reminds me to turn to my Friend That is right there in my mind all through the day. I have wandered far from Home. I have forgotten that I am eternally in Heaven and cannot leave. I have believed in the ideas based on separation which are not true. It is only my inner Friend Who can lead me back to the awareness of Where I am eternally. My opportunity today is to maintain a close connection with my Friend to give me certainty and peace that never ends.

I am so grateful for the thought reversal process that is available to me at all times. Because I forget so often and believe in what the body’s eyes are showing me, I need the help of my constant Companion. And I do have this help if I am willing to be still and listen. This is my practice today.


Robert:
Trying to apply Course principles in our daily experience can seem confusing and daunting. The Course is leading us to a complete reversal of everything we believe in the world. The ego warns us that if we give this up, we will have nothing. Yet the Course is telling us that all this in the dream is nothing. Now what?

It doesn’t help to look at overdue bills and say it’s just an illusion. That would be wrong use of denial. Instead we need to recognize that the circumstance is offering us a lesson God would have us learn. The appearance of lack is a reflection of believing we have separated from our Source. The Holy Spirit in our mind can gently and lovingly lead us to see every circumstance in a new way that frees us from our belief in lack and limitation.

The key is to consistently practice stepping back and turning our concerns, our fears, guilt and judgments over to the Holy Spirit. On our own we cannot resolve any problem. But in quietness and peace, all problems are quietly resolved. In peace we have laid down our defenses and with willingness we are open to receiving Holy Spirit’s inspiration. With His help, what seemed to be a fearful circumstance is transformed into an opportunity to let go of judgment and accept the Love that is eternally ours.

This transformation may show up in the world in many ways. We may be inspired to make a phone call that brings in a new form of income. We may be inspired to offer to do more at work, which may lead to more income. We may be inspired to change our employment or sell something we no longer need. Or we may be inspired to extend Love from our hearts to the people we work with and to the people to whom the payment is owed.

As we let ourselves experience the extension of Love, new avenues open up that may seem to “come out of the blue.” The more we are willing to step back and let Holy Spirit guide our ways, the more we will see Love reflected back to us in our daily experience, the more we will feel safe and certain that all our needs are met. Though some circumstances may seem particularly disturbing, the rewards of stepping back and letting Spirit lead the way are worth the effort. It is worth taking the time to allow in deeper levels of peace to make way for inspiration. My job today is to let peace in and follow.

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A Little Willingness

Robert:
When I see a story in the news about someone murdering someone, I might say to myself, “I would never do that.” But if I look closer at the underlying belief behind the appearance in form, I see that I do the same thing in another form every day.

The “murderer” sees himself and the other person as separate bodies. He sees the other body as a threat to him and believes his safety comes with eliminating or separating himself from that other body. The Course tells me that judgment depends on perceiving my brother as a body.

So when I judge a brother I do the same thing as the murderer: I see myself and him as separate bodies, and through judgment, I am attempting to maintain and reinforce the separation. Murder and judgment have the same function in the ego thought system — to make separation appear real.

I am grateful that I have within my mind the antidote to the false idea that separation is real. I access this antidote simply by being willing to receive it. All I need do is offer all my judgments to the Holy Spirit with willingness that they be corrected. It is not my job to correct the judgments. It is my job to be willing to let the Holy Spirit correct them with the Light of Love. The Holy Spirit will help me see the meaninglessness of all judgments. I need only be willing to receive His vision.

Today I will hold the thought that I am willing to receive Holy Spirit’s vision, to see the the eyes of Love so that I may recognize my brother as my Self.


Mary:
This morning we read A Course in Miracles Text, chapter 18, section IV called, “The Little Willingness.” What stood out to me was this:

Trust not your good intentions. They are not enough. But trust implicitly on your willingness, whatever else may enter. Concentrate only on this, and be not disturbed that shadows surround it. That is why you came. If you could come without them [the shadows] you would not need the holy instant. Come to it not in arrogance, assuming that you must achieve the state its coming brings with it. The miracle of the holy instant lies in your willingness to let it be what it is. And in your willingness for this lies also your acceptance of yourself as you were meant to be. (T-18.IV.2:1-9)

This is my opportunity today — to trust only in my little willingness to let the Holy Spirit do His job. This means to surrender to the Holy Spirit all that I think I know, and to remember I know nothing. Laying all I think I know on God’s Altar is the same as forgiveness [forgiving]. When I truly am willing to do this, I become lighthearted instead of heavyhearted. My willingness to remember that I know nothing brings with it a feeling of laughter and fun. Letting the Holy Spirit be in charge is really fun! What I have thought of as fun has really changed under Holy Spirit’s guidance.

I am seeing that this little willingness is so important. Being willing to let the Holy Spirit do His job is my only function today. And as I am willing, I am blessed. I am in deep gratitude for all the help we all have to wake up from the dream as we are willing.

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Watching My Thoughts

Robert:
Yesterday was a good learning day. I remembered several times during the day to step back from the project I was working on and allow peace to return to my mind. The project progressed well. Because of this practice, I did not go down the blind alleys and dead end streets that come with following the ego’s goal of seek and do not find.

To an observer, it may have looked like I was using a lot of trial and error. But compared to other times when I did not take time to step back, what appeared to be trial and error was more allowing myself to see the next helpful step. Each “trial” was a step toward accomplishing what needed to be done. This lesson is very valuable and can be applied to all aspects of my dream life. The more I practice stepping back and opening to Spirit’s lead, the more quickly I recognize what is helpful and the less I am distracted by meaningless seeking and not finding.

While it could be said I learned about using the software, that was merely the setting for learning the important lesson that I can trust Holy Spirit to lead me Home. That is where I truly want to be and I am grateful that I have the means to find my way. I will practice again today.


Mary:
Today it is my job to let it sink in deeper that only Love is real. As I go through my day, my job is to watch the thoughts that I am still clinging to that don’t come from my Source. My job is to see them clearly for what they are and allow the Holy Spirit to shine them away.

My job today is to be open to allowing the peace of my one Self into my mind. I give thanks that so much help is available to me as I am willing to receive it. My opportunity again is to let go and let God. Here is where all happiness resides. Here is where I remember to laugh at the ego’s silly antics. I choose to laugh a lot today.

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Blessed Opportunities to Accept Peace

Robert:
Today I have a special opportunity to step back and let Holy Spirit lead the way. It’s “special” because I will be working with programming a section of the web site and I have an old habit of trying to do it on my own. It seems that this is a special area that I unconsciously exclude from Holy Spirit’s help, which means it is an area of unforgiveness.

I think I have learned something in the past that will help me in this project. What does Holy Spirit know about this stuff? Actually He knows everything He needs to know, which is way more than I can claim. In fact, when I look on how I struggle on my own, it’s laughable that I would think I’m better off working on this on my own. I look at the laughing Buddha and feel like rolling on the floor with laughter at such a crazy thought.

So today is an opportunity to practice letting go and stepping back to let Holy Spirit lead the way. This project offers me a golden opportunity to let go of the past. I know from experience that when I do really let go and follow, inspiration comes to me and everything comes together with ease. I don’t waste time going down alleys and dead ends that lead nowhere.

I am grateful for the blessed opportunity to step back and let Him lead the way.


Mary:
Today it is my job to open to the peace of God that is shining in me now. I need be concerned with nothing but this. As all the thoughts that show up, telling me all the things that I should be doing, my job is merely to hand them over to the Holy Spirit, Who knows what to do with them…

The Holy Spirit leads me into a place of inner quietness and deep rest… In this sacred inner place, everything that does not matter gently falls away and I realize that I am being led to my real Home in God That lasts forever… Here I find real safety that never ends… The world with all its stories seems distant and far away in this inner sacred place of peace…

I give thanks that in truth I can never leave this sacred inner place of peace and eternal Love… Here is my real Home… The blessings are endless here and I see that I am joined with everyone… Thank God we are all at Home, now.

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What Am I?

Robert:
What am I? I am Spirit, born of Love and capable only of extending Love, for nothing else is real. I may dream that I am having a human experience, but the “human experience” is the denial of Spirit. I may believe I am a body and experiencing what the body experiences, but that is simply a false belief and does not change What I am. While I believe I am a body I am unaware of What I am. But by the grace of God, I have within my mind the means to remember What I have denied and forgotten.

I want the peace of God. To have this peace I need only remember What I am. To remember What I am, I need only be willing to use the means to awaken provided in my mind.

Holy Spirit, I step back and open my heart and mind to You to receive Your gentle, loving guidance that shows me What is real, shows me what I really want. Thank You for Your Love. Thank You for Your gentleness. Thank You for Your patience. Thank You for Your vision. I rest in You today.


Mary:
My practice for today is to remember that I rest in God always… I cannot be outside of God… I remain in the Mind of God as an extension of God’s Love… My practice today is to remember this about myself and everyone… I would remember the truth today and give thanks that this truth is eternal and does not change.

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