Mary:
In our reading in A Course in Miracles this morning, this is stood out to me:
Into His Presence would I enter now. …This is a day of silence and of trust. It is a special time of promise in your calendar of days. It is a time Heaven has set apart to shine upon, and cast a timeless light upon this day, when echoes of eternity are heard. …Today it will be given you to feel a touch of Heaven, though you will return to paths of learning. Yet you have come far enough along the way to alter time sufficiently to rise above its laws, and walk into eternity a while. …He will direct your practicing today, for what you ask for now is what He wills. …Into Christ’s Presence will we enter now, serenely unaware of everything except His shining face and perfect Love. (W-pI.157.1:1-3,3:1-2,4:1,9:1)
I am being reminded that it is given me to feel a touch of Heaven as I allow the Holy Spirit to direct my practicing today. In order to hear and feel Holy Spirit’s gifts of peace and inner joy, I must allow today to be a day of quiet receptivity and of trust. I must be willing to enter into His Presence now and feel the blessings of eternity.
Robert:
As I go through the day, driving in traffic, walking through a busy store, answering the phone, working on projects, how do I allow the day to be a day of inner quiet? I need to remember that the place of quiet is in me. It is my Self, my true Nature. Because this Self is one and sees only oneness, it sees no conflict. It is always at peace.
ACIM is leading me to strengthen my awareness of this Self where peace abides. As my practice leads me to identify more with this Self, the appearance of activity in the outer world becomes less distracting. These images are still seen and I still interact with them through the body. But I am more open to seeing with the vision of this eternal Presence so the images of the world have little effect on the peace I feel.
As I continue to practice applying the Course, the scale tips more and more to the side of peace. I remember more and more the peace I am and I offer it more and more freely to the world. Together we walk to Heaven.
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