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Seeing Myself as One with My Brother

Robert:  Jean’s posting about “Who’s on first” brings to my attention the potential traps the ego can bring in to interfere with our practice of the Course. What it brings up for me is how important it is for me to see myself as one with my brother. The Course tells us, “To teach is to demonstrate.” It is not words that teach. It’s the demonstration that comes with living as guided by Spirit that truly teaches healing. The ego teaches also by demonstration. Since the ego is the thought of separation, it will always demonstrate in one form or another that separation is real.

If I want to be a teacher of God, I need to practice in every moment being in peace so that my mind and heart is open to the guidance of Holy Spirit. Of myself I do not know how to teach or demonstrate healing. Thinking I am of myself is already an error and so from that thought I could only demonstrate further error. But in peace I join with the Holy Spirit and then I can be an expression of the truth of my true Self. That is how I demonstrate and teach the Holy Spirit’s message.

To me that is why it is not for me to correct my brother. I must keep my attention focused on my alignment with the Truth in me and by living the truth I will demonstrate the wholeness of Love. That demonstration may inspire a brother who believes he is separate to ask for help. Then, while keeping my connection open with Holy Spirit, I may offer help. The key element here is following Holy Spirit’s lead and not thinking I know anything on my own. If I am to be an instrument for correction, it must be the Holy Spirit through me that does the correcting.

Today I dedicate again to practicing staying in peace and following Holy Spirit’s lead in all my doing. I would not lead but only follow. In gratitude I receive Love’s blessing.

Mary:  This morning when I woke up, everything that was in the kitchen is in the living room and it is still a challenge to find things for making breakfast. There is so much to do, both with printing and mailing the Miracles News magazine and replenishing the depleted supply of courses on the shelf. I ask Holy Spirit for how to do this. The answer I receive is to take one little baby step at a time. Also the words “infinite patience” come into my mind. I see that if I do what is before me this very minute and not be concerned about the future, that everything will come together. My job is not to judge the timing or how each thing is to be accomplished. My job is to step back, listen and follow as I am led.

I am not a separate individual. I am not a body. I am eternal Spirit. I am the eternal Spirit of Love and that includes everyone. We are the same eternal Spirit and nothing can change that. There is no will but God’s. So I can relax now and enjoy the Truth that all is whole and perfectly complete right now. All our needs are met right now. There is nothing that I need that has not already been given me. My job is to accept the Truth. That is all.

Today, as I go about learning my lesson that the day presents, my job is to keep an open mind and not judge what anything means on my own. My job is to be willing to remember God’s Will for me. My job is to allow my mind to be healed today.

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