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October - December, 2009

A Gift from the Sunday Service

by Rev. Larry Glenz

After attending the Sunday teleconference service with Robert, Mary and some of my Pathways brothers and sisters, I find myself motivated to write on the topic that we shared today. Our session this morning was focused around Lesson 100 from the ACIM Workbook, “My part is essential to God’s plan for salvation.” By reading and meditating together for an hour on Sunday, I seem to have my most inspiring messages coming from Holy Spirit. It seems appropriate that time zones and great distances are no obstacle to our Sunday services; especially considering that we have been taught that time and space are illusions anyway.

The message I received with increased strength in our service today was that God needs me to be happy in order that He can carry out His plan. Lesson 100 says, God’s Will for you is perfect happiness. Why should you choose to go against His Will? Certainly I can’t think of a good answer to that; but I also know I’m not joyous all the time. I do understand that I could be and actually should be happy all the time. When I am not — something has gone wrong. I have decided to hold the hand of the ego instead of the Holy Spirit. 

How do I know when I am aligning with the ego? Easy — I am not happy. I have chosen the wrong teacher each time I feel anger, sadness, jealousy, anxiety, or any of the negative emotions. I have usually blamed the circumstances surrounding me for my lack of happiness; but I realize that is always ego thinking or wrong mindedness. 

Airplane crashes, earthquakes, terrorist attacks, and epidemics are actually all illusions that we bring into our lives through the ego thought system. We are not the victim of circumstances beyond our control; we create them ourselves. Once I accept full responsibility for the circumstances of my life and hand them all over to Holy Spirit, I begin to accept that happiness is God’s Will for me.

Each time I make a mistake and choose with the ego, I will be given another chance to choose again. God needs me to be happy. All I need do is accept His function for me. What a wonderful function He has given me. When I turn to Him, he will be there. And I can reach Him now. I am His messenger today and I must find what He would have me give.

I give great gratitude for these Sunday teleconference services with Robert and Mary. My mind seems to hear the Voice for God with considerably greater strength and clarity when I feel connected to my brothers. This is how I am feeling about the Sunday services; and this is no small gift.

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