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April-June, 2009

I’ll Keep Practicing to See This

by Rev. Larry Glenz

You know, I wasn’t comfortable all the time, even at the ACIM conference in San Francisco this winter.  Much of the time the ego was focused on the differences I perceived, like old or young, physically beautiful or not, vibrant or passive, large or small, interesting or boring. Those differences among us entertained the ego for me all weekend. The speakers all had the same overall topic — Blessings, Abundance, and Grandeur — but the presentations seemed very different indeed.

The personalities, nationalities, styles, accents, appearances — all very different and the ego had me focused on that much of the time. I had opinions. I had judgments.

But Holy Spirit was in attendance as well. As always, I just needed to reach for His hand.  When focused there, I saw the Oneness of brotherhood; the unity of the Sonship; a feeling of connection that announced we all wanted the exact same thing. At those times, I smiled, laughed, sang, danced, and loved with an ease and grace that warmed my heart and those around me.

Why didn’t I have this feeling of grace 100% of the time — I mean, after all, we were all ACIM students?  Why was I ever judging anyone’s attitude, appearance or personality? Weren’t we all here to get a closer connection to Holy Spirit? This should have been easy, right? If I can’t feel love all the time in this setting, I must have more hang ups than I even realize.

Funny thing, though; if I’m interpreting ACIM correctly, it would be the same if it was a convention of divorce lawyers, Wall Street stockbrokers, Las Vegas gamblers, Miss America beauty pageant contestants, or Taliban militants! No matter, when I’m not feeling loving I just need to ask, “Whose hand am I holding right now; ego or Holy Spirit?” It wouldn’t matter what group is there; it’s the same question: “Holy Spirit, how do you see this?  I quiet my mind and open to your healing perception.”

Does that really work every time? Will that work in every situation or circumstance?  Is there never anything to be afraid of ever? Is it true the differences really don’t matter? Is it really just a matter of practicing turning to Holy Spirit for a change of perception? No difference between an ACIM convention and an Al Queda meeting — just my perception, is that right?

It’s a matter of whose hand I’m holding, ego or Holy Spirit. It’s often a tough one for me to get, but I know it’s true AND I’m going to keep practicing to see this correctly, I promise.

Rev. Larry Glenz is a Pathways of Light minister living in Long Island, NY.

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April-June, 2009

New Blog — The Clarity of Peace

Revs. Robert & Mary Stoelting

Mary:  This morning I had an image of taking all my thoughts that I recognized were ego and putting them on God’s altar. As I was mentally doing that, I heard, “Put your image of yourself on that altar also.” I did that and jumped onto the altar, along with all the ego thoughts. What happened was, everything disappeared. The self I had identified with was gone. This left only my true Self, which was abstract truth and Love.

This experience went on for a while. But then I found that I jumped right back into the ego’s thought system again, worrying about some circumstance in my life. When I recognized this, I thought, “Wow, that attraction to thinking in terms of being an individual self seems so strong. How do I get past this?”

In answer to this question, a picture came into my mind: I see myself as a little child reaching out my hand and asking my Father for help. I realize that I know nothing and that all the opinions I have within the framework of being a ‘separate person’ are really meaningless. I allow my mind to still and be quiet. I begin feeling a faint feeling of trust. I allow the feeling of trust to grow. I breathe deeply and rest in this growing feeling of trust.

Images or scenes from my dream world float by in front of me. As I watch them from the detached state of mind, I see that they are merely images. I understand that I do not need to real-ize them or make them real. I can recognize images of separation for what they are — just false ideas that are coming from my mind. I can allow my mind to still and see the world differently with Holy Spirit. I now feel great peace with this. I feel an inner strength. I feel like I am standing on solid ground. I allow myself to recognize or re-know that I am the peace that now fills my awareness.

As I continue to look at the images from this place of being peace, I see how unimportant these images are. I have been caught up in them so many times. And yet now, it seems so much easier to see them from this detached perspective and just smile at the meaninglessness of it all. I have gotten caught up in it so many times, and yet now that doesn’t matter either.

From this state of peace, I see that I am innocent, no matter what false ideas I have believed in. I am peace and I remain peace, even though I have forgotten that this is my Identity. I feel great gratitude for this remembering and see that everyone is the peace that I am now experiencing. I feel their innocence as we rest in truth together.

When I get caught up in the ego thought system, my one choice now is to remember that I know nothing and to choose peace. Remembering that I am the little child who knows nothing, I then reach out my hand to my Father. Once again, I am brought to the truth. Once again, I am brought to a place of quiet where I can see the ego thoughts from a detached perspective. Then I can laugh at the silly ideas that I once so passionately believed in. The way out of the insanity is now clear. But it takes my willingness to remember that I know nothing. It takes willingness to allow the Holy Spirit to return me again to the clarity of peace.

Robert:  Peace is not possible while believing in this world because the world is the idea of opposites and conflict. The appearance of differences is made through judgment based on the idea that separation is possible. This could never be in truth.

To find peace we must step back from this thought system. But we cannot do this alone. The thought system of separation cannot teach us how to let it go. We must reach out to the Thought that remains united with our Source and does not believe in the false idea of separation. So if we want to choose peace, we must first recognize when we are not in peace and acknowledge that we have been mistaken about what we thought was true.

With an open mind, willing to be corrected, we must then ask for help to return to peace and to have our mistaken thought lovingly corrected. This correction is not to be feared, but welcomed with joy. This correction asks no sacrifice but offers Heaven in exchange for hell. Today, I rededicate my attention to bringing all my unloving and fearful thoughts, my thoughts of separation of any kind, to Love for its gentle correction.

Revs. Mary & Robert Stoelting are co-founers of Pathways of Light. They live at the Pathways of Light Center in St. Cloud, Florida.

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April-June, 2009

Spiritual Healing: A Forgiveness Process

by Rev. Nancy Miiller

Toward the end of 2008 I ended up traveling for work for approximately six weeks. During that time I was able to spend many quiet hours studying course 901: Introduction to Miracles Practice. The experience was amazing and I felt I had reached a different level of connection with the Holy Spirit. I was overjoyed.

Shortly thereafter, I experienced a deep fear and my ego mind was in full force. Many distractions occurred at the work place and I fell right into it. During that time I struggled with simple meditation, my mind was everywhere and anywhere. I picked up my regular reading to help me focus but to little avail.

Suddenly this past week, I was intensely drawn to read The Mentor Within by Mary Gerard Lenihan. A spark finally occurred and I felt peace again. I was reading the struggle Mary wrote about, which I had been feeling over the past 4-5 weeks and felt relief as I read the beautiful words.

This weekend I was finally able to meditate and do my lesson in the Course. As I was connecting with the Light within I heard, “You will write.”

Presented next is what I received during this meditation with the Holy Spirit.

In truth we are Spirit.
In truth we are with God in Heaven.
In truth we are Oneness.

Seen through the eyes of the ego, we merely dream a world that is meaningless. Our dream is of failure, insecurity, sin and attack of God’s holy Son. We dream a dream to hide our guilt, the guilt that we have left our Source and have attacked God.

We’ve created the world we see, not our loving Father. It was created as a place to project our fear, guilt and separation. God would not have made such an appalling place. Isn’t His Holy Son worthy of all God’s gifts? A Father truly love’s His Son, always and recognizes nothing else.

Forgiveness is our way home to the mind of God. Forgiveness sees no sin, for how can the Son of God be guilty if he is still home and has never left God? Forgiveness corrects our misguided perceptions and reveals truth, correcting our mind back to love; a miracle occurs provided by the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit, the Voice for God, works with us and provides true sight and this is the miracle. Miracles have no levels or importance of size.

Forgiveness is a process, unveiling the Light within us all. Each moment is an opportunity to forgive, each moment of un-peacefulness is the clue. Each moment is a gift to go Home.

The process is simple in form, but our willingness is clearly needed and our participation is a must.

Where does this lead? It leads you Home, it leads to clarity of mind, it leads you to peace and love; our true Nature.

Begin each day turning everything over to the Holy Spirit. Ask for guidance in words, thoughts and feelings. Ask only for loving thoughts and peace. Know in your heart the Holy Spirit is there for guidance, wisdom and truth. Ask to see and recognize all forgiveness opportunities as you feel peace healing your mind.

The forgiveness process begins with ownership of your creations in the illusion. Recognize you have created this person or situation to heal your mind. Recognize it is an illusion. Then realize it was created by your own unconscious guilt. Since we all have never left God, the separation has never happened and therefore we are all innocent. We are One in Christ, all is healed.

Forgiveness is for you, it is your dream and the result is peace of mind. As your mind is healed, the veil of barriers are lifted and we have begun the process home; the pathway to enlightenment.

A Forgiveness Process: I have created this illusion of (you/event/situation) out of my unconscious guilt. Since we/I have not separated from God, we are/I am innocent and whole as the Holy Son of God. I now choose the Holy Spirit in peace.

Rev. Nancy Miiller is a Pathways of Light minister living in Scottsdale AZ.

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April-June, 2009

Forgiveness Is Our Function Here

Rev. Cheryl Ford

The Bible talks about the joy of the Lord. This is the joy you feel in your heart when you remember Who you are. It is the joy of being Love, which means extending Love, for Love must extend to be Itself. Think of the joy you experience when you meet someone you dearly love. You greet them with open arms and a happy heart. This is but a tiny taste of the joy that is yours when you remember your Self. It is God’s joy, for He gave all of Himself to you in your creation.

But you cannot experience this joy if you hold judgment in your mind. Real Love cannot judge, for Love knows only everything as part of Itself. Judgment holds that what is judged must be separate from the judge. Thus Love and judgment cannot co-exist. Judgment stands between you and the joy given you by God. It is a dark shield that blinds you from seeing your true Self.

This is why forgiveness is your function here. Forgiveness removes the blocks to the awareness of Love’s Presence. It does not change your true state at all. It merely reveals to you what has always been there, hidden only by a false image of what you think you are. Forgiveness lets it go. You cannot have both worlds. You either maintain the world of judgment through holding on to false images of separation, or you recognize what has always been true, your unity with All That Is.

This recognition seems impossible to you because all your body’s senses seem to tell you that you exist in a world of separate images. Forgiveness teaches you that your body’s senses show you only illusions, because the body itself is an illusion. It teaches you not to believe the body’s senses but to see beyond them to the loving, kindly Light in everyone.

Thus the function you have been given, to forgive the world you see, is a function that brings you pure joy and a deep peace, free of all conflict. Forgiveness releases you to see your true Self in all your brothers. It teaches all your brothers in turn that they are innocent, along with you. Thus forgiveness frees the world as it frees you.

Rev. Cheryl Ford is a Pathways of Light minister living in Birmingham, England.
Read more of her inspiring Healing Journal articles on the Pathways of Light web site. Web site: www.onelight.org.uk

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