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Self-Deception

by Rev. Joyce Peebles, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

Recently I saw a poster on someone’s wall. It read, “Life has many variations, the Truth none.”

In desperation years ago I asked God what was my purpose? I got an answer I did not understand or accept at the time, but I am positive what I heard. It was to relax and be calm! This did not seem possible with what I experienced in life. I had yet to accept who I truly am, that there is nothing I need do, nowhere to go and nothing needed changing — except the voice I most often listened to. I was unaware I practiced self-deception.

“Pain is a wrong perspective. When it is experienced in any form, it is a proof of self-deception. It is not a fact at all. There is no form it takes that will not disappear if seen aright.” (W-190.1:1-4)

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Take One for Humanity

by Rev. Vicki Evans, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

Take one for humanity: This lifestyle choice became a mantra to me when I saw myself getting competitive or anxious if I didn’t get the ideal parking space or found myself making negative assumptions if a person jumped in front of me to get in a line. I had to ask myself: Why is this “winning” more important than peace and connection to humanity?

I started to make it a habit to let another driver take a parking space if it was a toss-up as to who was there first. Or joyfully opt to let a car get on the freeway when merging instead of blocking them out just so I am ahead on the road. I even found myself mentally extending a gesture of “please go first” while driving and then I self-talked myself through the thought that I can give this gift to humanity and reap the benefits of calm and peace.

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I Thought It Was Going to be Difficult and Guess What: It Was!

by Nicole Witt, Ministerial Candidate

My husband yelled from the bedroom, “I think this receiver is dead.” “Great.” I thought. Another hour down the drain on instant chat with AT&T while they want me to re-run every test we have already run to order to convince them we need a new one.

I knew this was ‘my job’ to get fixed. But I hoped that if I put it off long enough, someone else would take care of it.

Nope, if I didn’t want to end up paying every month for a broken box, I was going to have to follow through.

Days went by and I finally sat down at the computer to start the long, arduous process.

About a half-hour in, I was about to blow my top! I was not being the light of the world in that moment!

All of a sudden, it happened.

The Divine Alarm clock went off. I realized I was no longer at peace — what master am I serving in this moment? It certainly wasn’t God.

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The Dark Cannot Hold You

by Rev. Gina Lucia, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

“By deciding against your reality, you have made yourself vigilant against God and His Kingdom.” (T-10.II.6:5)

Every moment of every waking day we have the choice to recognize the Love that surrounds us, the Love that we share, and the Love that connects all of life in this universe.

Or we can choose to view through the body’s eyes, the constantly changing script the ego puts forth in our “life’s” experience with the mind’s trickery. Thoughts, feelings, memories, emotions, all just recycling based on the collective data from our life’s past, projecting onto the future.

“Would you be hostage to the ego or host to God? You will accept only whom you invite.” (T-11.II.7:1-2)

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The Peace of God… a New Thing Entirely!

by Rev. Maria Kingsley, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

In the Teacher’s Manual (M-20 pg. 51) we learn what is the Peace of God. Jesus itemizes the questions and steps we take to obtain it. It is a very useful look at what it means. We all know that we should want and join the Peace of God, but we often don’t find the connection or don’t know what it is supposed to feel like.

“What is the peace of God?

“It has been said that there is a kind of peace that is not of this world. How is it recognized? How is it found? And being found, how can it be retained? Let us consider each of these questions separately, for each reflects a different step along the way.” (M.20.1)

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Anywhere But Here

by Rev. Ashley Rose Legrand, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

I’ve always been enamored with travel. Jetting off to exotic, beautiful destinations, exploring a new landscape, discovering exciting things that reaffirm my belief in the goodness of humanity and the wonder that is life. For as long as I can remember I have held images in my mind of far away lands, where all is “perfect,” all is well, all is in order. There is no worry or lack. Just happiness, ease, calm. There’s only space for the good stuff. These far away lands know nothing of my troubles.

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My Salvation Comes from Me

by Jane Faust

My salvation comes from me,
A concept full of liberty.
Guilt is what my mind invents,
While guilt, my Higher Mind prevents.

Guilt and salvation live side by side.
Which one to choose? Which one to decide?
My mind can choose which one to let in.
Let salvation override any concept of sin.

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