Robert:
Recently we watched a video of a Michael Beckwith program that was on PBS. One of the things he said that stood out to me was that when it appears that something has not “worked out,” see it as a delay, not a denial. A delay allows for time for the best circumstances to come together for all concerned. This is a helpful reminder for me.
Over the past months there have been a number of occasions where what I thought was going to happen did not. But in looking back I can see that in each of these instances important lessons were learned. I am learning to open my mind to new possibilities again and again. As the Course says, “perception is selective.” We see only what we are willing to accept. I see that I have been in a progressive training program guided by Spirit to help me let go of self-imposed limits.
This is a very important process that prepares me to more effectively follow Holy Spirit’s lead. When something appears not to work out, it is just a much a part of being carried as when things seem to easily fall into place. Each circumstance is a gift. Disappointment is a lack of recognition of the gift. That disappoint needs to be released to the Holy Spirit so that I can accept the gift. The Course tells us that everything is carefully planned for our best interest. Every moment is a gift. If I don’t see the gift, it is only because I am denying it.
Today I will practice holding my mind open to the Holy Spirit’s vision that I may recognize the gifts that are offered in every moment.
Mary:
Today we were guided to read A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 124, “Let me remember I am one with God.” Paragraph four stood out to me:
Today we will not doubt His love for us nor question His protection and His care. No meaningless anxieties can come between our faith and our awareness of His Presence. We are one with Him today in recognition and remembrance. We feel Him in our hearts. Our minds contain His Thoughts; our eyes behold His loveliness in all we look upon. Today we see only the loving and the lovable. (ACIM, W-pI.124.4)
This is my practice today: To remember I am one with Love and, as Love, see only the loving and the lovable. My “to do” list contains only this and as I follow through, what a happy day I have to give and receive only Love; to see only the loving and the lovable.
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