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April-June, 2008

Heaven On Earth

by Rev. Colleen Mc Nally

There is an edge for me. It is an edge where I know that Heaven is real to me. And when I know that Heaven is real, all is well, everywhere. To me, this is like experiencing Heaven on earth. The memory keeps me returning. It is a spiritual practice and it feels like it is the essence of my ministry.

In writing my morning pages today, I came upon the quote, “Creativity is a spiritual practice. It is not something that can be perfected, finished and set aside.” (Julia Cameron, p. 182, The Artist’s Way) As I came upon this quote, I had just been writing and reflecting on how important it is for me to stay connected to my ministry on a daily basis.

I am very aware of what happens in me as I study A Course in Miracles and I was thinking about what I need to do and how I can build this practice into my daily life as I feel it is a requirement for me. For one thing, I love the way I feel and I gain perspective on and in my life. I do my work but for some reason I am wanting a more consistent structuring of my spiritual focus.

My ministry is really about a spiritual practice. It is the “practice” part that I am talking about. The practice requires time, energy, commitment, and study — at least for me it does. So then I come upon this quote, “creativity is a spiritual practice.” So then I think, my spiritual practice is about being creative. “It is not something, that can be perfected, finished, and set aside.” To me this means it is an on-going process and project. All of this fits for me. I am seeking to structure my life in ways that my ministry is central. Right now I don’t know what that means but I do know that this is where I want my focus and I know that I want to create this daily in the structure of my day.

I think in writing this I am planting seeds. And I also think that I am defining for myself an understanding of what my ministry is. My ministry is in the moments of each day. It is about creativity and it is a spiritual practice. It begins in me. It must be my ego that flounders during the day because my spiritual focus brings me back to peace. I keep realizing this as I practice. And I think it is Holy Spirit’s Voice telling me, “Just Be Peace.”

It is so different for me when I am at peace. I feel it; I experience it. Something in me shifts. I cannot even describe it. Right now I realize that my ministry is “in the Moments.” Maybe my ministry is the truth of who I am; maybe my ministry is Love. Holy Spirit is with me. His gifts to me are alive, treasures of my existence. I am peace. I am joy. I am Love. I find my strength. Everything else falls into place.

What an experience it is to learn and to practice that God is with me every moment of every day and learning to trust in the creative unfolding of life moment by moment. I am sitting now to embrace these thoughts and breathe them into my very being. All that matters is the moment. All that matters is the presence of Love. All that matters is loving kindness. I bring all of this to the center of my attention, bringing to my consciousness that all is Love.

It is all in the service of serving God.

Rev. Colleen McNally is a Pathways of Light minister living in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

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April-June, 2008

Coming Home

by Rev. Colleen Mc Nally

I come to peace
I come to Love
and
I know
This is Holy Spirit’s purpose for me
and
I feel the power of Holy Spirit
I feel the power of Presence
I feel the power of Love
and
I know that I am Home.

Welcome Home
Welcome Heart
Welcome Love

Thank you Holy Spirit for calling.

My Prayer

I release
I let go
I stand strong in Love

I walk to God
while
I listen for a while

To the Voice of Spirit
Who
Leads the way.

Rev. Colleen Mc Nally is a Pathways of Light minister living in Chrystal Lake, Illinois.

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April-June, 2008

The Beauty of the Easter Lily

by Rev. Sharyn Zenz

I recently had an Accessing Inner Wisdom Counseling from one of our newly ordained ministers. In the counseling what came up was the fact that I feel unworthy and not beautiful because of being overweight. The new focus that came from the counseling was that Holy Spirit told me to sit every morning and write about beauty. He said that as I do this daily, I will be reminded that when I see the beauty in others, I am really seeing it in myself, as we are One. So on Easter morning I sat and wrote. This is what came to me:

Beauty comes from within. It comes from quieting your mind and listening to Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit only sees beauty, which is the same as Love. To walk in beauty is to walk with Holy Spirit.

Looking through the body’s eyes will not show you beauty. It will only show you what ego thinks. People give others flowers to remind them of their beauty or to thank them out of gratitude.

This day let the Easter Lily remind you of your beauty and the beauty in everyone. Let the long trumpet-like flowers remind you of the trumpets announcing your coming into your beauty. Let the white flowers remind you of the purity and the peace and the innocence that you truly are. Let the tall stems remind you of standing tall always in your beauty and also let them remind you of your strength and that you gain this strength from going inside and listening to Holy Spirit tell you of your beauty.

Remain strong in your vigilance for peace. When you look at the Easter Lily, there is a grace about it and a peace. This is inherent of its beauty and also yours. Holy Spirit only sees strength, purity, peace and innocence. He sees your strength as the gift that God gave you, for it is your strength and willingness that will bring you Home.

Holy Spirit also sees the peace that you are. This peace is found within you every time you let go of the tight grip that the world has on you. This peace that is found within is probably the most important gift you can give yourself, for it is in that peace that when you go within to Holy Spirit you will find the answers to everything.

So you see, let today remind you to always go within first to gain the peace that is necessary to see your innocence and purity. And also let today be an important day for you to start remembering the strength that you really are and the strength that comes when you go to Holy Spirit. Go today and walk in beauty, knowing that God goes with you wherever you go.

After finishing my writing that morning I went to A Course in Miracles and found this beautiful passage that pertained to what I had just received from Holy Spirit:

“This is the way to Heaven and to the peace of Easter, in which we join in glad awareness that the Son of God is risen from the past, and has awakened to the present. Now is he free, unlimited in his communication with all that is within him. Now are the lilies of his innocence untouched by guilt, and perfectly protected from the cold chill of fear and withering blight of sin alike. For your gift has saved him from the thorns and nails, and his strong arm is free to guide you safely through them and beyond. Walk with him now rejoicing, for the savior from illusions has come to greet you, and lead you home with him.

“Here is your savior and your friend, released from crucifixion through your vision, and free to lead you now where he would be. He will not leave you, nor forsake the savior in his pain. And gladly will you and your brother walk the way of innocence together, singing as you behold the open door of Heaven and recognize the home that called to you. Give joyously to your brother the freedom and the strength to lead you there. And come before his holy altar where the strength and freedom wait, to offer and receive the bright awareness that leads you home. The lamp is lit in you for your brother. And by the hands that gave it to him shall you be led past fear to love.” (T-20.10-11)

After reading this from the Course, I realized that not only was it important for me to go within to see my beauty in order to return Home, but it was also very important for me to see the beauty in all my brothers as we walk together in beauty on our journey Home. Also as I see their innocence instead of guilt, their strength instead of weakness and their peace instead of the chaos in my brothers, I am also seeing it in myself.

Rev. Sharyn Zenz is a Pathways of Light minister living in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She serves as the Office Liaison for Students/Facilitators at Pathways of Light.

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April-June, 2008

Trusting God’s Plan

by Revs. Robert & Mary Stoelting

A few months ago we received the guidance that it would be in the best interest of everyone if we would move Pathways of Light to Florida. At first we resisted because we are so comfortable here, but as we let go of our own ideas, we remembered that only God’s plan would ever make us truly happy.

The last few months have been filled with letting go of stuff that no longer serves us and preparing the buildings here to be in good condition for the next organization or family who is guided to live here. Because the residence is 50 years old, there has been much to do here to prepare it for its next residents. So far we are about two-thirds of the way finished with the renovation, including replastering, painting, recarpeting and completely redoing the kitchen and bathrooms.

Through this process we have had many lessons in letting go and letting God. We have had many lessons in stepping back not deciding anything on our own. We have had the opportunity to meet people who we would never otherwise have met.

For example, one day the guys tiling the kitchen floor needed more grout from Home Depot. We drove to the store and on the isle where the grout was located someone had recently vomited on the floor. The associate who worked in that area was very fearful of germs and would not come anywhere near that isle to help us. Once we saw that she was not coming we went to where she was at the end of the isle and waited together for the clean-up guy to come. After it was cleaned we looked for grout but they did not have enough of what we needed so we went together to the computer and found another store that had what we needed.

The sales person shared with us that she felt guilty that she fled the scene and would not go down that isle where the mishap occurred. Mary found herself telling her that she was innocent and asked if it would be okay if she gave her a hug. She opened her arms to hug and Mary told her that she was a Child of God and that she was safe in God. She told her that everything was going to be okay and that in truth, she was safe. The sales person responded with a big smile and shared that hearing this made her day.

Well, Mary is not in the habit of telling people in stores that they are a Child of God and that they are safe in God, but she ended up doing just that and trusting what was coming up to share in the moment. This is just an example of how Holy Spirit works when we allow it.

One of the most important lessons we have been learning through consistent practice is that choosing peace brings clarity. It is becoming more obvious that if we are not in a place of peace, then the ego false mind is driving the bus.

We have many opportunities daily with all the renovation activity along with our normal daily activities to take the time to join with Holy Spirit’s peace often. When we stop and join together with Sharyn in the office to let Holy Spirit’s peace fill our minds, there is a natural quiet, gentle feeling that fills everything. In this place of quiet gentleness, clarity is found. What seemed hard becomes simple. Worry or concern become replaced with a feeling that all is safe, all is well. A sense of trusting the process in the present moment replaces worrying about the past or future. a calm, serene feeling flows through and what we need to know to be truly helpful comes with it in the moment.

We remember that all that is real is perfect Love right now and nothing can ever change that truth. We remember to trust God’s plan, not our own. We remember that waking up from the dream of separation is all that is important.

The Holy Spirit has one purpose for everything we perceive in the world. He sees it as means to be used to help us awaken from the dream of separation. This is the complete opposite of the ego’s purpose of perception. When we step back and welcome peace, we open our minds to Holy Spirit’s perception. When we accept Holy Spirit’s perception, we accept Holy Spirit’s purpose and we move another step closer to awakening from the dream. We move closer to the remembrance of Heaven as our Home.

No matter what it looks like we are doing or experiencing in the dream, it can always be used to serve the awakening of the Sonship. Most days we share our process and experience of practicing following Holy Spirits lead in the Yahoo group “Following Holy Spirit’s Lead.” Join us by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/following_Holy_Spirit.

Mary & Robert Stoelting are co-founers of Pathways of Light. They live at the Pathways of Light Center in Kiel, Wisconsin.

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