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If It Is Not Love, It Is an Illusion

Robert:
The ego is terrified of now. Its only seeming anchor is the past. But now cannot be experienced with the past. Without the past the ego feels helpless and hopeless. It tries to imagine the future built upon the past. it builds complex plans in which it weaves past learning into an image that it believes will make it safe.

But none of this can be brought into the now moment because now is completely free of the past. Clean and pure, it contains all of Creation, all of Love. Because Love is changeless, the only place eternal safety can be found is in the present, eternal now. If I would experience the changeless peace of God, I must be willing to lay down the ego’s frantic efforts to plan for safety. The ego knows not of safety because it is the denial of the changeless.

Though I am tempted to join with the ego’s planning, I must remember that the ego is not me. I am the Self that Love created, changeless as Itself, eternally safe. When I feel helpless, concerned, uncertain, it is just a signal that I am believing in a false image of myself. It is a signal for me to offer this image to the Holy Spirit to be purified and transformed. As I accept the Holy Spirit’s clear vision, I remember my Self and the safety of my Home.

Mary:
We are working with a group on Saturday mornings. The purpose of our weekly gathering is to reinforce our process of awakening as we go deeply into the message of the booklet, The Song of Prayer. As I daily work on the practice of awakening from the dream, I am learning to ask myself frequently, “What am I praying for right now?” Am I feeling that I am vulnerable and alone and in need of something? If so, then I am at the bottom of the ladder of prayer, asking for something (some form) that I think I need. Am I remembering that I am pure Spirit, joined with all that is and in need of nothing? Then I simply rejoice that I have all that I need and am in full gratitude that I am one with all of God’s gifts.

During the day as I watch where I am on the ladder of prayer, I see clearly that I am always praying. Am I willing to remember the truth today? When I see that I have forgotten one more time, a habit that I am reinforcing is to once again choose peace, which is the condition to becoming aware of Love’s Presence. For me, choosing peace is the gateway to returning to the awareness of the truth — that if it is not Love, it is an illusion. The good news is that behind every illusion, as the veil is lifted through my willingness, only Love is there.

As I practice remembering this again and again, I give thanks. I do not go Home alone. Everyone is there with me in Heaven, Where we all reside. Remembering this is my prayer today.

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