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Come with Empty Hands and an Open Mind

Mary:  The sentence that stood out to me in this morning’s reading in A Course in Miracles is, “Heaven itself is reached with empty hands and open minds, which come with nothing to find everything and claim it as their own.”

This gently reminds me to come to the Holy Spirit with empty hands and an open mind. If my mind is full of thoughts about what I think “should” happen and when, I am not making room to find “everything and claim it as my own.” This reminds me that I do not have to figure things out on my own. That is Holy Spirit’s job. It is Holy Spirit’s job to give and my job to receive. This is another way of saying, “Let go and let God.”

About 4:30 this morning, I woke up and was thinking about how the timing could go to get all the projects we are working on done. I went to Holy Spirit and was gently given the suggestion to read the titles of the first 50 ACIM Lessons in the Table of Contents of the Workbook. In the past, reading these has really helped me clear my mind of worldly thoughts and open my mind to God. I am reminded that this would help me now. Having a clear and open mind is a very important prerequisite to receiving Holy Spirit’s guidance. I make room for the Holy Spirit when I am willing to lay down all worldly thoughts.

When I do this now, the Holy Spirit tells me, “Relax. Everything is all right. There is nothing to fear. Each project will be completed in perfect order. You have everything that you need. You are safe in the mind of God. Allowing this remembrance is where all true power lies.”

Holy Spirit to Robert:  We are inseparable because I am your Self. If you do not experience Me as What you are, it is because you are believing in a false image of yourself. Because of this belief, it can be helpful to imagine that you hold My Hand as we walk together. This image serves as a bridge between your image of yourself as alone and the reality that we are the same. With practice, the seeming distinction between you and Me will fade. I will seem to be less and less a Companion and more and more What you know yourself to be.

When you have let go of all belief that you are in any way separated from Me, you will know we are joined in Heaven as we have always been. I will cease to seem to be distinct from you. You will cease to seem to be distinct from God. You will know the boundless joy of Love that you are. Your heart will sing in gratitude to the Source of Love as you extend Love eternally.

All this is yours. You will know it when you have forgiven the false image you have made of yourself. For now, it seems as though we journey together. It is a journey without distance to the Home you never left in truth.

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