Mary:
In our reading in A Course in Miracles this morning, the sentence that stood out to me is, “And Love is ever-present, here and now.” (W-pII.308.1:9) It amazes me how often I forget this truth. It still seems so easy to think that something else is there. I still seem to want to see illusions instead of remembering the truth.
Now I am learning that time is for reversing this desire to make illusions real. Forgiveness is a complete thought reversal. Forgiveness is letting go of my desire to replace God with images of individuality and separation. Watching the thoughts that arise in my mind and, with the help of Holy Spirit, recognizing them for what they are is the way I allow this thought reversal to be accomplished. This is how I remember that… “Love is ever-present, here and now.”
When I go deeply into the feeling of these words, I am able to experience the Love that is ever-present. I am able to accept and extend this all-encompassing Love. This is the truth. My prayer now is to retain this remembering in my mind. And when a thought that does not reflect this comes up, to laugh with Holy Spirit instead of taking the thought seriously. This is my practice today, to hold in my mind that … “Love is ever-present, here and now.”
Robert:
I am grateful that we are not alone in our journey of awakening. We each have mighty companions, seen and unseen, Who walk beside us, sharing in the awakening, sharing in the forgiveness, sharing in the willingness to let Love lead the way. It does not matter whether we think we are just taking a faltering first step on the journey or feel that we have come far along the way. We each have the help we need in the present moment.
My job is to be willing to receive the ever-present Love that surrounds me and walks with me. When I hold my mind and heart open, I see the Love in a “stranger” walking down the street, a clerk in the grocery store, a dear friend or an image on a television screen. Love is always there to be seen. It only takes my willingness to recognize the mighty companion Who is there to reflect it and thus show me the Love that I am. My prayer today is to hold my mind and heart open to see the Love everywhere.
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