Daily Inspiration for Living A Course in Miracles

Tweet

Subscribe

View all articles • Article index

The Path to Happiness

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Forgiveness means letting everything that is not the truth disappear from your sight. Your willingness to open to the Light allows the Light of truth to enter your mind. Thinking you already know from your past learning closes the door to the Light. Now is the time to open the door and let the Light of truth in.

The truth is you are the Light of God. As you allow this truth to permeate every dark corner, you begin to see that everyone is the pure Light of God and anything else is simply illusion. Accepting the truth brings you peace. It helps you see that nothing can happen to change God’s one Son. It helps you see that everyone is safe in the Mind of God, no matter what illusions they attach themselves to.

Practice letting yourself accept the truth today. It will bring you peace of mind and joy that does not come and go. This practice of accepting the truth will bring you everything you really want.

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Judgment puts you at odds with everything. When you judge something, you are saying that thing is not the way it should be. You think it should be different. The initial judgment that led to the making of a world of separation was that God’s gift of all of Himself to you was not acceptable. So the world is an outward picturing of an inward condition of nonacceptance. What you see as separate you do not accept as one with you.

The inevitable effect of seeing yourself as separate is loneliness, unhappiness and fear. This need not be. The simple antidote for this is forgiveness. As you are willing to let go of judgment, the way is made for the Light of truth to shine in your holy mind. In the Light of truth, you see your brother as the gift of Love he was created to be. And what you see you experience in yourself. What could bring you greater happiness than to recognize that you are Love?

Be mindful today of when you are judging against anything and offer it to me. Let go of what you think it means and open your heart to the vision the Light of truth will show you. This is the path to happiness.

© 2010, Pathways of Light. http://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this copyright notice and website address are included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

I Rest in God

I Rest in God
Mary:
As I went to Spirit this morning, the thought that was given me to remember throughout the day is: I rest in God.

When it seems like there is a lot to do and I find myself getting wrapped up in the hustle-bustle of the world, I’m being asked to remember this simple statement, I rest in God, and accept the feeling of peace that comes with it. My practice today is to repeat this to myself again and again to help me remember Where I really am and Where everyone really is.

What a blessing to remember that everyone in this world rests in God along with me. During this Christmas season, part of my service is to remember that we all rest in God. It brings peace to my mind and, because all minds are connected, it brings peace to every mind.

What a joy to remember that we are all the same united Love that God created us to be. This is the true meaning of Christmas — the remembering of the Christ in everyone. We all rest in God right now and for eternity. And I give thanks.

Robert:
When I remember that I rest in God, I am content. I make no demands of the world, knowing I rest in God. I am patient because I trust in God’s sure protection. Remembering that I rest in God, there is nothing I need to defend. With defenses laid down, I welcome all my brother’s into my heart and remember that together we rest in God. I am content as I rest in God.

© 2010, Pathways of Light. http://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this copyright notice and website address are included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

Opening to Love

Holy Spirit to Robert:
There is no one in the world who is not your Friend. You will not recognize this if you see anyone as an individual personality, including yourself. The truth in you is the same Self that is the truth in everyone. It unites you in God’s Creation.

If you are disturbed by anything you perceive in anyone, you are responding to a false image. This is simply an indication that you have forgotten your Identity and believe you are a separate self image. When you believe this, you experience it as true, although it is nothing more than a self-deception. Let it go. It is not worthy of you. The grandeur of your Being, given you by God, is worthy only of your limitless Love. It is this Love that unites you with everyone in your Creator.

Do not interpret any behavior or appearance in the world without My guidance. Of yourself, you have no meaningful basis on which to interpret. I never loose sight of What you are in truth and My interpretations are always based on this truth. When you let Me guide all your interpretations, you will recognize your Friend in everyone. You will recognize the Love they are and you will recognize their calls for Love and answer their requests with Love.

Practice this with Me today. It will be a happy day indeed.

Holy Spirit to Mary:
What is your function as a Child of God? Your function, as Love’s extension, is to extend Love as your Creator does. Relax and extend Love. Relax and open to the truth that only changeless Love is real. Identify yourself as the Love you are and see that this same Love is what everyone else is. Nothing has happened to change God’s one Son. This helps you see past the stories of separate bodies to the truth. This is what forgiveness brings. Relax. Open to the Light and you will see only Light.

© 2010, Pathways of Light. http://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this copyright notice and website address are included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

Seeing Past the Dream to Oneness

Robert:
This world is an outward picture of an inward belief that I have succeeded in separating myself from God’s infinite, eternal gift of everything that is Real, of Love. It is inevitable, then, that the world would reflect images of limitation and lack. If I believe these images, I will respond with defense because I see them as proof that I am limited and lacking.

Yet A Course in Miracles reminds us that “I am God’s Son, complete and healed and whole, shining in the reflection of His Love.” (W-pII.14.1:1) Since this is true, I can be lacking in nothing, being complete and whole. So the antidote to perceptions of lack and loss is to open my mind to God’s Voice, which reminds me of What I am in truth.

Nothing in the world can do anything to take away the sense of limitation and lack. But if I loose the world from all I thought it was, the recognition that I have everything, that all my needs are met, will dawn upon my mind. When I remember this, all my defenses are laid down.

Knowing I have all Love, I see with the vision of Christ, the Love that is everywhere around me and in me. I know that I am complete in God’s completion. And I give thanks.

Mary:
This is my prayer today to the Holy Spirit today:

Thank You for hanging in there with me when I forget. Thank You for the peace I receive when I remember to let go and accept Your gift of peace. Thank You for helping me let go of the meaningless and remember the Light of truth.

I remember that You are always with me as I am willing to step back and listen. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for helping me see past the dream of separate bodies to the truth of our oneness in the Mind of Love. Amen.

© 2010, Pathways of Light. http://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this copyright notice and website address are included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

Only Love Is There

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Today your practice is to remember that behind every image, only Love is there. Practice this today and apply it to every situation… Step back and allow the truth be be shown to you… Behind every dream of separate images, only Love is there.

You want to remember the truth. You want to be happy. Consistent practice in remembering only Love is there will bring you the consistent experience of inner joy. As you observe your practice today, you may find that you forget many times. Instead of blaming yourself, return once again to remember that only Love is there… Let Love fill you up completely… Let Love carry you through the day… Let Love inspire you in how to be truly helpful…

Let yourself remember all through the day that only Love is there, because only Love is in your mind.

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Let all your doing be inspired by Love. In Love you remember that your brothers’ and your interests are the same. Because you recognize this, there is no need to defend. Instead your wish is to join. Inspired by Love, you recognize the Love in your brother. It is clear that you share one Self. In oneness, there is no need to compare or compete. There is nothing to judge and no thought of loss.

Let Love inspire your doing today and you will learn to recognize your Self.

© 2010, Pathways of Light. http://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this copyright notice and website address are included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

Wanting Peace Above All Else

Robert:
All any of us really want is to be happy. What keeps us in the dream of separation and limitation is the mistaken belief that something here will make us happy. A Course in MIracles and our Inner Teacher are here to help us see that nothing in the world of images can bring us lasting happiness.

The dream is a dream of illusions, held in place by belief. But beliefs can change and therefore all illusions are temporary. By definition what is temporary does not last. And so no illusion can bring us lasting happiness.

Beneath all the striving to find something in the world that will comfort us and make us happy is the recognition that it will never succeed. Thus there is always an underlying depression that comes with seeking for happiness in the world, even when there are temporary moments of satisfaction because part of us knows that it cannot last.

The good news is that there is another way that does lead to lasting happiness. And the Guide to help us find that way is ever present in our minds. We need only be willing to step back from our striving in the world to let ourself be led to the peace of God.

The peace of God is all I want. Today I will step back and let my inner Teacher show me the way to peace. As I accept His guidance, I will recognize that peace is mine.

Mary:
As I daily strengthen my willingness to awaken, what comes with it is the willingness to accept God’s gift of peace. As I accept God’s peace, that which is not of peace falls away automatically.

The experience of peace leads to the awareness of what is eternally true… Oneness replaces thoughts of differences… Love’s unity replaces thoughts of conflict… Knowing that all is perfect Love replaces thoughts of separate bodies… Joy replaces fear… All this comes with wanting peace above all else. Letting this be my top priority is my opportunity for today. And I give thanks.

© 2010, Pathways of Light. http://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this copyright notice and website address are included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

Perfect Safety and Perfect Peace

Mary:
In truth, the Light of God is all there is to see. The peace of God is all there is to feel. Let me focus on the truth today and be happy.

Robert:
All I really want is the peace of God. To have it I simply need to stop defending against it. Identifying with an image of a body as what I am is a defense against God’s peace. The body is a wall made to keep God out. But I do not have to accept this limitation. It is not what I am and is not real.

Today I ask the Holy Spirit’s help to look past the temptation to perceive myself as a body and see the loving one Self that I share with All That Is. In the oneness of Love I will find perfect safety and perfect peace. With the help of the one Self, I will see this safety all around me today. And I give thanks.

© 2010, Pathways of Light. http://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this copyright notice and website address are included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

Page 737 of 847 pages ‹ First  < 735 736 737 738 739 >  Last ›

<< Back to main page of Daily Inspiration.

Has this page been helpful to you?
Your contribution to support this site is greatly appreciated. To make a tax deductible contribution with a credit/debit card, click here.
Click here to donate from your PayPal account.
Or send a check to Pathways of Light, 12530 Lions Chase Court, Huntley, IL 60142.