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Miracles News,
January-March, 2023
The reading for the Pathways of Light International Weekly ACIM Interactive Discussion Sunday group meeting on September 25th was: “The Branching of The Road.” (T-22.IV)
This weekly teleconference call gathering is one of the highlights of my week. After we read a selection of the Course together, we go back and reread each paragraph and then Rev. Colleen Fee encourages the participants to discuss what stands out to them and share examples of how their practice of the Course’s teaching is helping them heal their minds.
For most of the hour I just listened and bathed in the wisdom of the reading and ensuing discussions by the group. Then, towards the end, a line stood out: “To all who share the Love of God the grace is given to be the givers of what they have received.” (T-22.IV.6:1), and an image arose in my mind, which Holy Spirit prompted me to share.
Miracles News,
January-March, 2023
“And so again we make the only choice that ever can be made; we choose between illusions and the truth, or pain and joy, or hell and Heaven. Let our gratitude unto our Teacher fill our hearts, as we are free to choose our joy instead of pain, our holiness in place of sin, the peace of God instead of conflict, and the light of Heaven for the darkness of the world.” (W-190.11:1-2)
Our purpose is to learn to make the choice for Heaven rather than for hell. You would think this would be the simplest choice of all, and you might be wrong. I have to say that I didn’t find it to be easy. At least not at first. But I discovered some basic truths from A Course in Miracles that helped me to become consistent in choosing Love rather than fear.
Miracles News,
January-March, 2023
I dwell in the House of Truth
Where the Light of God
shines for all Eternity
There are no curtains or shutters
to keep the Light out
Every wall is
decorated with Love
And my feet sink into a carpet
of compassion as I walk
Miracles News,
January-March, 2023
I remember the first time I ordered a positive affirmation bracelet on-line and it said, “Be Yourself; Everyone Else is Already Taken” and I really wanted to live that mantra! As I continue my learning journey with Pathways of Light, I embrace that I am learning to trust myself by going to Holy Spirit for a miracle or change in perception. I want to live with the thought of trusting in myself as everyone else is already taken in that each person has their own Innate Wisdom to trust in themselves!
At times in the past, I felt that I needed to ask others for their advice or opinions, almost like I was conducting a life survey for my decisions. This scavenger hunt for validation seemed endless as I would ruminate over the advice given or follow a path of given advice, only to discover that the answer did not work in my situation as the words came from the toolbox of another person’s journey. Trust and confidence at times seemed like an elusive concept. It seemed to me like a butterfly, that was flying in my arena, but I could never latch on to it and enjoy its benefits.
Miracles News,
January-March, 2023
Forgiveness seems like a difficult thing to do at times. We have anger, resentment, lots of little hurts and some immense pain that we carry around on our shoulders with us wherever we go. If we are truly honest with ourselves, this is hurting others but also damaging ourselves. This fearful perspective prevents us from experiencing our true nature of Love and Joy. We tend to react to the fearful images the ego shows us instead, which blinds us to the truth. Yet this is our choice. We are always free to choose again. It is in our control, and no one else’s!
I have found recently with studying the Course, working with Rev. Mike Atkins and putting this into practice, that forgiveness and love are the answer, and this returns us to joy.
Miracles News,
January-March, 2023
The ego teaches us that we are not what we are. The ego perceives itself at war, and is constantly looking for allies. Always projecting, enticing us to “believe” its endless chatter, for outside the Kingdom this is its learning form. “In the kingdom there is no teaching or learning, because there is no belief.” (T-7.II:3:4)
Our Father has given us gifts. When we do not use these gifts we forget we have them. In the ego’s delusion its own “will” is always being offered as a gift. “Seek ye first the kingdom of Heaven, because this is where the laws of God operate truly, and they can operate only truly because they are the laws of truth. But seek this only, because you can find nothing else. There is nothing else. God is All in all in a very literal sense.” (T-7.IV:7:1-4)
Miracles News,
January-March, 2023
I could sense her angst before she even spoke. “This is such a hard call to make,” my landlady said. “I’m so sorry to tell you, but my son has decided to sell the house.”
What? My mind was reeling. Just ten months earlier, I had moved across the country to Arizona and began renting a lovely townhome in a fifty-five-plus community. Moving out here on my own at age seventy, leaving behind everyone and everything I knew, was a big deal! Having a wonderful landlady and a very affordable rent had made it easier. I settled in quickly and had everything in place in my new home. It was exactly the way I wanted it, and I would often dance around my place in gratitude because I loved it so much.
Below are example references to specific sentences using the notation of the Second & Third Editions of A Course in Miracles published by the Foundation for Inner Peace:
T-26.IV.4:7 = Text, Chapt. 26, Section IV, paragraph 4, sentence 7.
W-169.5:2 = Workbook, Lesson 169, paragraph 5, sentence 2.
W-pII.1.1:1 = Workbook, Part II, Question 1, paragraph 1, sentence 1.
M-13.3:2 = Manual for Teachers, Question 13, paragraph 3, sentence 2.
C-6.4:6 = Clarification of Terms, Term 6, paragraph 4, sentence 6
The above numbering system of the Second & Third Editions published by The Foundation for A Course in Miracles
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