Robert:
Yesterday I had a great experience as I was making the Pathways of Light Miracles News magazines. We have a machine called a booklet maker. It’s old and the day before it was having problems with jamming. I had to throw away more than 10% of the booklets I ran through. But yesterday I practiced a new way of working with it. I started by asking Holy Spirit to help me not see the machine as an image of attack and loss.
Then, as I watched the machine working, I affirmed in my mind, “This machine is just an image. Beyond it is the Love of God.” I repeated this like a mantra. As I repeated it, my heart was filled with gratitude and joy. Occasionally the machine had a minor jam, but it did not disturb my peace and no booklets were made unusable.
But more important than there being no “loss” of booklets, I had the deep enriching experience of the joy that comes with looking past the image my body’s eyes showed me to the Love that is eternal. After an hour of working with the machine I felt more energized than when I began. And I had a wonderful experience that taught me the value and gift that comes with letting Holy Spirit guide my perception. Today I will continue the practice in all my doing.
Mary:
There is a place in A Course in Miracles where it tells us that this world is not our home and that we are an alien here. As I get quiet and go to Spirit, I am reminded once again not to take the myriad stories of this world too seriously. I am reminded to be lighthearted and laugh with the Holy Spirit at the absurdity of thinking that these stories are real.
In the story I am experiencing now, we are in the process of mailing the Miracles News and then we will be moving to Sanford, Florida, toward the end of the month. With moving it seems like there are a million things to do. I now have the opportunity of practicing stepping back and remembering that I am being carried. I need not make any decisions on my own or be in a place of effort or strain. This is a good opportunity in the practice of following instead of deciding on my own what needs to be done. The Holy Spirit uses everything in the dream to lead me Home to the awareness of Love’s Presence. So I take this move as another opportunity to reinforce stepping back and letting Holy Spirit lead the way with every detail.
One helpful hint I get from Holy Spirit is to check in often during the day and observe how relaxed I am. Am I efforting in any way? If so, I need to strengthen my surrender muscles and step back once again and allow myself to be carried. This is my opportunity today and I grateful that my inner Guide is always there helping me every step of the way as I am willing to accept His help.
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