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October-December, 2013

Our Journey Home

by Rev. Peggy Rivera, O.M.C.

As we grow up in the world of chaos, we encounter incidences that form who we become as adults. So enmeshed in pain, we wrestle with feelings of emptiness, depression, anxiety, and loneliness. We spiral downward into the depths of grief for the loss of the Self until we have gotten so buried in the darkness of despair that we feel there is no other place we can go.

What we don’t realize is that all of the feelings of rejection, self-loathing and anger began such a very long time ago that we have forgotten from where they arose and we have perpetually been repeating the same behavior, keeping us in those thought patterns that have kept us feeling alone and afraid. This is the job of the ego so it can maintain the lie of its existence.

Then one day we begin to hear a whisper. It is so quiet we cannot make out the words. And then we become quiet and listen. Gently the words, “I Love You” emanate from the silence. A spark of hope rises up within us. Who is that, speaking to me about Love?

In this silence we begin hear the promptings of the Holy Spirit summoning us back to peace, restoring us to that which we thought we lost. The ego wants to keep us in that state of delusion. We learn now that when we thought we separated from God, we made a decision to trust only ourselves. This kept a veil of fear over us so we could not communicate with our true source. But God is always waiting for us to remember who we really are.

In A Course in Miracles we are told, “The Holy Spirit is the spirit of joy. He is the Call to return with which God blessed the minds of His separated Sons.” (T-5.I.2:1-2) That invitation is always with us. “The principle of Atonement and the separation began at the same time. When the ego was made, God placed in the mind the Call to joy. This Call is so strong that the ego always dissolves at Its sound. That is why you must choose to hear one of two voices within you.” (T-5.II.3:1-4)

As we begin to hear the Call, we can choose to listen to It rather than that of the ego. The words of the Holy Spirit heal us. It is the Christ Mind that knows us as we really are. “He came into being at the time of the separation as protection inspiring the Atonement principle.” It is a gentle Voice reminding us that we are God’s Son and we have the freedom to choose to listen to ego or the Holy Spirit. It is not forceful because it respects our choice. It lovingly guides us back as we are willing.

When we choose to hear the Holy Spirit, we start to notice more joy in our lives. There is less fear, less pain. Slowly we realize that the choice to respond to The Call is really the only choice.

When we thought we could only trust ourselves we were hypnotized by the ego. Through the Holy Spirit we learn to trust in God, because only He is changeless. That is what we can always rely on. 

One of my favorite sayings used to be, The only thing you can be sure of is change, nothing ever stays the same. Thankfully I have since learned that God is always the same, and His Love for us is unwavering, and we are forever safe in Him. “Spirit is in a state of grace forever, your reality is only spirit. Therefore you are in a state of grace forever.” (T-1.III.5:4-6) We are all finding our way back to God. The Text says “Ultimately, every member of the family of God must return.” (T-1.V.4:1)

And in Lesson 122 is says, “Gods plan for your salvation cannot change, nor can it fail. Be thankful it remains exactly as He planned it. Changelessly it stands before you like an open door, with warmth and welcome calling from beyond the doorway, bidding you to enter in and make yourself at home, where you belong.” (W-pI.122.5)

There are some days that feel like I have taken one step forward and two steps backward. But I know that I am on the journey Home. It is up to me to be willing to follow the path He has beckoned me on. I know He is patient with me and He allows me to take my time. When I trip over obstacles, He picks me up and supports me. I am no longer afraid of the dark because darkness is cancelled in the light. In the light I will find my way Home to my Loving Father and I will meet you there forever in God’s Love.

Rev. Peggy Rivera, O.M.C., is a Pathways of Light minister living in Palm Bay, Florida. Website: http://www.rev.priveralifeministries.com

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October-December, 2013

At the Feet of Source

by Rev. Barbara Goodman Siegel, O.M.C.

At the feet of Source, no cravings

At the feet of Source, no thoughts

At the feet of Source, no personality

At the feet of Source, no concepts

At the feet of Source, Love

At the feet of Source, respect

At the feet of Source, awe

At the feet of Source, humility

At the feet of Source, profound gratitude

At the feet of Source, true Self

I am always at the feet of Source, but I often forget to remember

Rev. Barbara Goodman Siegel, O.M.C., is a Pathways of Light minister who lives in Phoenix, Arizona

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October-December, 2013

Lesson 76: I Am Under No Laws but God’s

by Rev. Gail Hamley, O.M.C.

“There are no laws except the laws of God. This needs repeating, over and over, until you realize it applies to everything that you have made in opposition to God’s Will.” (W-pI.76.6:1-2)

So simple. And yet it asks me to dissolve every belief that I have in the physical and relative world and to replace them in something so great I cannot even get my mind around it. How awesome. How terrifying.

I remember when I attended my first ACIM book study. I felt like I had stepped into a different realm. I had. I felt light headed and unsteady. The next morning, I remember thinking that if I continued to attend this line of study my entire world would change. Just as I was contemplating this, my friend who had attending with me had come to the same conclusion. Up to that point, my life had been a conglomeration of heart-break and pain. What did I have to lose? What indeed! I chose to continue.

Eighteen years later, I am an ordained minister with Pathways of Light and spiritual ministry director at my local Unity church. My main assignment is to be what I call a midwife to consciousness. As a midwife, I guide the birthing of a new way of thinking from the relative physical, always changing world to the absolute unchangeable world of the Divine, God. It is a journey I humbly step on to every day. I am constantly reminded that “The body is endangered by the mind that hurts itself.” Our thoughts and beliefs effect our experience. My mantra has become, “How can I see this situation/condition differently?”

Recently a beloved friend and work associate who had been suffering from an illness shared that she recently found a small booklet written by Eric Butterworth. His instruction was simple. He said to simply stop, take a breath, repeat the phrase “This is an illusion. It has no power.” She found it so reassuring. Profoundly simple and yet powerful to the extreme. It is the same message that Lesson 76 is giving: Stop… Breathe… REALize… There are no laws but God’s.

When we study ACIM, do we understand that our experience of a ‘miracle’ means that we are seeing rightly? And when we are sick and tired and afraid and experiencing lack, we are not seeing rightly?

It takes great courage and faith to let go of everything we have been taught in the realm of our changeable reality. It takes great courage and faith to take in something so simple and yet has complete and total power. “I am under no laws but God’s.”

Rev. Gail Hamley is a Pathways of Light minister living in Tustin, California.

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October-December, 2013

Beloved Sally — Returned Home

by Rev. Linda Wisniewski, O.M.C.

On July 17th, 2013, darling Sally left the dream returning Home to our holy Father. I met Sally at Pathways of Light in 2005. We joined at weekend retreats and Wednesday night group study sessions.

For the past two years, Sally and I were mind healing partners, meeting over the phone once a week to share our spiritual growth through the ACIM Practitioner courses offered through Pathways of Light. We worked on 909: Wellness Through Mind Healing and, 918: The Power of Prayer and Meditation. We were starting to work on 911: The Healing Journey Inward when she transitioned. Now Reverend Christine Anderson and I are meeting at that time to continue working on that Course in honor of Sally and for our continued mind healing.

Sally also co-facilitated the Pathways of Light ACIM teleconference study group which meets every Saturday morning as well as faithfully attending the Sunday morning teleconference study group on A Course in Miracles.

I learned a lot from Sally. I learned I am not here to fix or rescue. In truth, none of us have to be fixed or rescued. As Holy Spirit reminds us, we are all the perfect reflection of God’s Love, peace, joy and holiness. Even if we perceive that we are in need of fixing, Holy Spirit will “fix” our misperceptions and bring us the truth if we are willing. I learned with Sally not to preach as a way to teach. Holy Spirit is our teacher and Holy Spirit doesn’t preach or judge. Spirit is gentle and patient and reminds us of the truth of who we are if we are willing to listen and receive.

I learned from Sally to laugh, no matter what. Even though we might have begun our sharing with discussing particular challenges, through our studying the ACIM Practioner courses and being reminded to go to Spirit for the Truth, by the end of the phone calls, we ended up laughing. And Sally’s laughter will live on forever and ever.

The learning didn’t stop just because Sally isn’t in her body. I received three messages from Sally soon after her transition:

1. There is no death; it’s just a made up story. In truth, I died into Love, peace and joy; I died into Life; I Am Home.

2. Just keep smiling darlings; It’s All Good.

3. Don’t grieve my going; I AM forever present.

And Sally’s laughter lives on. Thank you Sally for your gifts and for continuing to send me your angel messages, which I will share with my brothers and sisters.

Rev. Linda Wisniewski is a Pathways of Light minister living in Plymouth, Wisconsin.

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