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Put Out the Welcome Mat

Mary:
Today it is my job to surrender all I think I know. As I read A Course in Miracles I am reminded that in truth, I am the Light of the world and that forgiveness is my function as the Light of the world. What particularly stands out to me in this section is: “Let me be still before my holiness. In its calm light let all my conflicts disappear. In its peace let me remember Who I am.” (W-pI.81.1:3-5)

It can’t be more clear than that. As I am willing to forgive, or let go of all that I think I know, I leave an open space where true inspiration can enter. This is my job today — to let go of all I think I know and leave an open place of inner quiet where the Holy Spirit can enter. Being a “know-it-all” certainly has not worked. I am willing to be happy today and put out the welcome mat for the Holy Spirit Who does know that would bring me eternal happiness. This is my practice today.

Robert:
I want to remember Who I am. I open to that remembering by stepping back and letting Love lead the way. Today I will practice stepping back with each activity, whether it’s answering an email, talking on the phone or any other project. With stepping back and entering into peace, I let the inspiration of the one Self we all share be my guide. Each moment becomes an expression of Love. This is how I will remember Who I am.

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Let Holy Spirit Lead

Holy Spirit to Robert:
In truth you have no needs. God gave you all of Himself in your creation. There is nothing else. You can experience this safety and abundance in this world when you let go of attempting to give the forms of the world any meaning. You do not need any form to be complete, nor to be safe or happy.

The more you align your thoughts with your true Self, the more at peace you will be, no matter what appears to be around you in form. Being Love, your true Self sees Love everywhere. Let your Self guide your vision today and you will know the joyous blessing of your unity with all your brothers and your Source.

Mary:
As I go to Spirit in quiet, I know that my real job is to let go and let God. This requires me to open my mind to receive the Holy Spirit’s gift of peace. If I am truly willing to let go and let God, I must be truly willing to accept His peace. His peace melts away all the worries and concerns that seem to pop up.

My job is to breathe deeply and let go… I may need to do this a hundred times today, but I know deep inside that this is my lesson: Step back and let the Holy Spirit lead the way. Relax… Choose peace… and let myself be led…. In quiet is every problem quietly resolved. I thank Holy Spirit for all the help I receive when I am willing.

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Love Is

Mary:
As I continue the daily practice of going to Holy Spirit with everything, I am frequently reminded that God is. Love is. And there is nothing else. That is why I am perfectly safe, no matter what the dream looks like. That is why everyone is perfectly safe, no matter what they make up in the dream.

When I go to Spirit during the day, every often I hear, “Only Love is there.” When I think something else is there to be defended against, I have merely forgotten the truth. In truth, only Love is everywhere. Only Love is. This is my lesson, over and over. And the Holy Spirit does not tire of reminding me again and again. I am very grateful that the Holy Spirit is very patient. I have great gratitude that this is so.

I see that this is what time is for — to learn that only Love is real and that we all are in Love and of Love eternally. Nothing has really happened to change God’s one Son. We all are the beingness of Love in the Mind of Love. Waking up to this Reality is our only true function now.

As I am willing to listen to Holy Spirit more and more, I am reminded again and again that I can relax now. I need not effort because only Love is real and nothing has changed Reality. My service will be shown to me, minute by minute. As I follow how I am led, peace and happiness are received and extended. This is my job, today and every day.

Robert:
A Course in Miracles tells me to teach only Love. That is how I will learn that I am Love. It also says to teach what you need to learn. I learn by extending the lessons given me by the Holy Spirit, my true Self. Teaching the lessons of the Holy Spirit is the way I accept the lessons. In other words if I refuse the Holy Spirit’s lessons, I will not teach Love.

So in each moment of the day, I need to practice holding my mind open to the Holy Spirit’s lesson, the Holy Spirit’s vision, so that I may teach it and learn it. This is how I will learn to recognize the Love that everyone is, including me.

Today is another blessed opportunity to learn that I am Love by seeing the Love that is everywhere.

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The Joining of Love with Love

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Remember that every meeting is an opportunity for a holy encounter. You make it holy by letting the Love you are guide your vision and join with the Love in the “other.” The joining of Love with Love is the only meaningful purpose in any encounter.

Practice today being attentive to the Love in you and aware of the joining of Love with Love that is ever present and beyond all appearances of form. With this intent, today will be a great step toward your remembrance of What you are.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Today, if you find yourself efforting in any way, use it as a signal to step back and follow. Take a deep breath and relax; ask to be led; ask to see the truth. The veil will be lifted as you become open minded enough to let it in.

If you think you already know what anything means that you are seeing in the world, this becomes a barrier to seeing it differently. As you remember you do not know what anything means, you leave a crack in the door for Holy Spirit to enter. Practice asking for the Light of truth to be shown to you. What you truly want to see will come to you.

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The Simplicity of Accepting Love

Mary:
We have recently been working with Pathways of Light course 918: The Power of Prayer and Meditation with a group on Saturday mornings. What stands out to me, as I have been working with this course, is that I need to watch my willingness to be with God. In the Song of Prayer, we are reminded that true prayer is a giving up of yourself to be at one with Love. “It is a song of thanksgiving for what you are. Herein lies the power of prayer. It asks nothing and receives everything.” (S-I.7:3-5)

As I go through my day, I am encouraged to practice this by taking frequent timeouts from the busyness of the world and asking myself, “Am I willing to be with God right now? Am I willing to accept my holiness, or am I thinking that I am weak, vulnerable and alone? Am I willing to accept God’s gifts to me? God has given me all Love, all peace, all joy. Am I willing to accept this right now?”

I’m being encouraged to accept my oneness with God and everyone’s oneness with God. I’m being encouraged to accept my true Identity as Love.

This course has been so helpful. The simplicity of accepting Love is so profound. Accepting Love and extending Love is my only function. I am being very gently reminded to give more time to this because it is all that is really important. I feel such gratitude that we are all safe in God and that nothing can happen to change God’s one Son. We all have it all and we are learning to accept that this is true.

Robert:
When we are in an attitude of fear, our awareness of wholeness and safety is blocked. In addition, we see justification for our fear everywhere we look, because that is what we believe is real. That is why it is so important that we practice moment by moment, day in and day out, bringing all our fear thoughts to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not fooled by false images and has no fear.

So when we bring our thoughts of fear to Him and are willing to join with His vision, together we can see past the images and recognize they have no substance and thus do not justify fear. In every moment the Holy Spirit is present in our minds to teach us what is real and what is not. As we are willing to learn this, we are freed from the thought system of fear and guilt so we can remember the truth that we are eternally safe in Love.

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Remember the Love You Are

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Happiness is remembering you are Love. There is no greater joy than joining in Love. When you remember you are Love, you see with the vision of Love. Images are looked past and disregarded, for they are recognized as having no substance of their own.

Many have experienced what they call being “in love.” For most this experience is centered around a special individual. Yet the experience offers a hint of what it is to know you are truly in the Love of God, in Love. The experience of seeing only the good and the lovely, the feeling of joining and wholeness that is associated with being “in Love,” is a foretaste of what you will experience when you let go of all images entirely and accept the unity of God’s Love.

The Love that you are is whole. It does not require something outside it to make it whole. Because Love is one, this wholeness can never be lost. The ego thought system looks to the external for completion, but when you accept you are Love, you know you are complete and there is no need to search. Nothing is missing.

Let yourself remember the Love you are today. Let yourself see the Love you are everywhere today and it will be a joyous day indeed!

Holy Spirit to Mary:
What do you want to see today? Do you want to see through the eyes of Christ or through the eyes of the ego?

The ego sees everything in separate pieces, unique and alone. The eyes of Christ see only oneness. The eyes of Christ see Itself everywhere as Love.

What do you want to see today? Practice stepping back from seeing individuality and allow your true Self to show you All there is to see. Oh what a happy day when this choice is made! This letting go and letting God.

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Let Love Guide

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Let yourself relax into My care… Let go… Imagine waves of peace flowing through you, carrying away all tension… Feel your body relax…

Remind yourself that you are surrounded and supported by the Love of God… This Love cares for you as Its own because you are Its own. Rest in that care… Turn over all thoughts of concern and uncertainty to this Love… This Love is changeless and therefore worthy of your trust… Accept Its strength… Accept Its peace…

When you find your mind dwelling on questions, turn them over to Love… When you observe your mind trying to plan for your safety or figure out answers to your questions, offer these thoughts to this Love that cares for you eternally… Love knows your safety and your strength… Love is not deceived in What you are or What is real…

Love will guide you truly. In the dream of isolation you have made, Love will make straight your way, making sure there is no stone to trip on and providing all you need to help you recognize the truth in you. Rest in Love today. Let Love guide your vision and your thoughts. Let Love show you the certainty beyond the appearance of uncertainty… Let Love show you the strength beyond the appearance of weakness… Let Love show you the innocence beyond the appearance of guilt… Let Love guide you Home.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Surrender to God’s peace today… Practice letting go and letting God… Remember you know nothing on your own…

Remember your true reality is eternal Spirit… Remember that this is just a dream of separate bodies… Remember that your true and everlasting Home is with God and in God… All that is real is the one Light of God, which is eternal… Let yourself soak in this remembering today.

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