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January-March, 2007

Grandeur vs Grandiosity

by Rev. Lee Catalano

Grandeur is of God and equally shared. Grandiosity is the belief in littleness. If the mind didn’t first believe in lack, it would not need the illusion of grandiosity to comfort itself. Grandiosity is a vehicle of pain because it is not shared.

The entire Sonship shares granduer equally and therefore it is of God and it is the truth. As I recognize the granduer that is my brother, I experience it myself because it is the truth of us both.

Grandiosity is always a cover for pain and therefore always a call for Love, no matter what the apperance. The Son’s true and only desire is for a recognition of the truth of who He is in all of His granduer. Amen.

Sacrifice

Everything that I think by myself is a sacrifice is really Spirit trying to set me free.

Do I keep my dark thoughts to myself and not surrender them for healing because I believe it will be a sacrifice to admit I am having them? Do I believe that it is weakness to expose hurt, pain or anxiety?

Jesus is teaching us that the truth is quite the opposite. Everything that I am believing is a sacrifice is for me to heal.

I once believed that the end of my marriage would be a huge sacrifice. I cried I was so afraid of so many things. Spirit was trying to set me free from my thoughts of dependence on an ego and make me God dependent. This was no sacrifice.

When I am at home and one of the many people I live with want my attention, I see the thoughts of sacrificing my time (again), going through my mind. This is no sacrifice. It is all for me — a chance to have a peaceful healing encounter with my Brother.

Having a venue for an ACIM group given and taken away in one swoop. No sacrifice. I was able to receive forgiveness within ten minutes of the conversation and move on to having a wonderful day — a powerful opportunity, a gift.

There is no sacrifice. Only my belief in it can jerk my mind around.

Forgiveness Prayer

Oh Father, I have made myself
weary in feverish dreams.

May your healing balm of Love
wash over me at this moment.

Thank you Father for this
moment of rest.

Thank you Father for this
cleansing of my mind.

Thank you Father for this
gentle rest in Heaven. Amen

Rev. Lee Catalano is a Pathways of Light minister living in Belmont, Massachusetts.  Web site: heavensongministrypages.com

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January-March, 2007

A Grateful Heart

by Rev. Robert Thompson

On November 11, 2006, Revs. Deb and Paul Phelps gave a workshop called, Appreciation Inspirations at Pathways of Light annual membership weekend. During the workshop, we were guided to take a few moments to write someone a letter of appreciation.

In the workshop we were reminded, “All it takes is a little willingness and inspiration from the Holy Inspiration does the rest.” Following is my letter of appreciation that I wrote to my Mother during that workshop.

Dear Mom,

Just thinking about you this weekend. I am up at Pathways of Light and am doing a workshop exercise of writing a letter of appreciation to you. I know that I have said many of these things to you before, but I want to say them again to you, in writing, for two reasons:

One is to remind you who you truly are. And the other is for this letter to be your constant companion, especially during the long nights, when constant pain makes you look for something to read. I hope these words help you with your pain and help you find peace and joy.

Seventy years ago, when you were a girl of sixteen, unmarried and pregnant with me, you thought about ‘giving me up.’ But your final decision was to ‘keep me.’ And so, for seventy years you have been, not only my mother, but my guardian angel, my counselor, my defender, my protector, my confidant, my cheering section and my loving critic.

In turn, I have been your eldest son, chauffeur, cook, card player, friend and son. I appreciate your honesty and your sense of humor. We have taken the time, during those seventy years, to be together. You have seen me in a bar room brawl, in a foreign country and also, speaking from a pulpit.

Recently you told me that you no longer worry about me because you know that I can now take care of myself. What a gift for a parent to give a child!

Thank you. Your son, Robert

P.S. Thank you also for ‘keeping me.’

Rev. Robert Thompson is a Pathways of Light minister living in Portage, Wisconsin. Web site: wwwbumpityroad.org

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January-March, 2007

There Is No Fear in Love

by Rev. Veronika Wilcox

There is no fear in Love.
And as I am Love,
created by Love like Itself,
There is no fear in me.

God is not fear; He is Love.
I am not fear; I am Love.
Fear is but the belief that God
Can change Himself.

Fear seems to claim
That I can oppose the Almighty.
Even if I wanted to, I can’t.
I am as God created me – Love. ❦

Rev. Veronika Wilcox is a Pathways of Light minister living in Bega Valley, Austrailia. Web site: http://www.trueimage.name

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January-March, 2007

Accepting Change with Love and Gratitude

by Rev. Cheryl Ford

This past year has really proved to be quite a profound time for me at this stage in my life. With all of the changes of leaving the United States and moving to a new country, I thought the extent of transitional life adjustments couldn’t be stretched much further. But I’m currently finding that this is not the case…

When I arrived in the United Kingdom last year it was not alone. My husband and two children came with me. I guess I should emphasize that my two ‘children’ are really adult age and came along as an expense paid opportunity to travel and learn from the ‘school of life.’ Our time together abroad has been wonderful, but now it seems to be coming to an end.

My daughter has decided that she misses her life back in the states and wants to permanently return to be with her friends and go back to college. My son is now 22 and is also ready to fly the coop and seek his fame and fortune in the world of form. I don’t blame them. Growing up and eventually starting a life of your own is natural and expected.

This is where I am currently learning one of the biggest developmental and spiritual lessons of my life — letting go. But it’s not as easy as it may seem. There are many twists and turns along the way and lessons galore! At first, I thought I would never be able to come to terms with my ‘babies’ leaving home for the first time, but now I’m finding that I’m actually looking forward to it.

For a long time I looked at my children as helpless; needing me for food and sustenance; unable to fend for themselves in a cold cruel world. How could they possibly survive on their own? Further compounding my doubts and fears was the idea of suddenly being alone with my husband for the first time in 22 years. Would we still have anything in common?

At this point in my life I would no longer be the maiden or the mother, but the crone! What if I ended up with feelings of meaninglessness and depression? I believe that is what psychologists call the “empty nest syndrome.”

Then, the not so pretty reality of day-to-day ‘caring for teen or adult children syndrome’ kicked-in. I started growing weary of picking up hair curlers and bobby-pins from the floor in front of the television, and washing mountains of half used bath towels. Not to mention the dissipating appeal of cooking meal after family meal into seeming eternity, and watching my hair grow gray waiting in line for computer, phone and bathroom time.

Slowly but surely my fears have subsided and I am beginning to realize the potential highs of having my children leave home! However the biggest help of all has come through the loving lessons of A Course in Miracles. I am reminded that all relationships are made holy when given over to Spirit to serve the purpose of love and forgiveness. But once that purpose is fulfilled, we may often seem to part ways. In truth, however, there is only oneness so we are never really separate.

I am also called to remember that my children are not small, frail, helpless beings in a big, scary world. Instead they are powerful, limitless Beings of Light fully capable of extending love and joy into whatever they do, wherever they are, always safe and cared for in the loving hands of our Heavenly Father!

Finally, Spirit reminds me that ‘love is the way I walk in gratitude.’ I am honored and thankful for having had the chance to experience so much giving and receiving of love in this lifetime.

The lessons of forgiveness and patience have been too numerous to mention, and the gifts of happiness and peace shared within our family arrangement has offered me amazing opportunities for spiritual growth.

Now, rather than feeling sad and uncertain when I think about my life without raising children, I think about the potential and flexibility of being more independent for the first time in many years, and I wonder what Holy Spirit will call me to experience next on our great path of awakening…

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: http://www.awakentothelight.org

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