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January-March, 2023

God’s Orchids

By Rev. Vicki Rostant, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

The reading for the Pathways of Light International Weekly ACIM Interactive Discussion Sunday group meeting on September 25th was: “The Branching of The Road.” (T-22.IV)

This weekly teleconference call gathering is one of the highlights of my week. After we read a selection of the Course together, we go back and reread each paragraph and then Rev. Colleen Fee encourages the participants to discuss what stands out to them and share examples of how their practice of the Course’s teaching is helping them heal their minds.

For most of the hour I just listened and bathed in the wisdom of the reading and ensuing discussions by the group. Then, towards the end, a line stood out: “To all who share the Love of God the grace is given to be the givers of what they have received.” (T-22.IV.6:1), and an image arose in my mind, which Holy Spirit prompted me to share.

The image was of the orchid sitting on my kitchen counter, in full, glorious bloom! This plant had been given to us by a neighbor after the completion of our kitchen renovation, the year before the COVID pandemic.

At the beginning, while I was working, I did not pay much attention to it. It sat there, I watered it, it had a few blooms, the blooms died — and that was that.

During COVID, when I had to stop working, I started paying more attention to it. I started talking to her, telling her how beautiful she was as she grew and bloomed.

I changed her small pot for a bigger one; I moved her around on the counter for sunlight.

During that year, I noticed a lot of growth, and the number of blossoms increased. By the end of the year, we had a solid relationship!

I told her every day how beautiful she was! The next year, the number of leaves and blossoms increased, the color of the blossoms intensified, and they stayed on longer.

This year, she is even more glorious, with many more blossoms and new leaves, looking happy and joyful!

I then shared on what the image of the orchid reflected back to me.

I shared what is possible when Love is extended. I extended that to the plant, and beauty and joy were returned to me, making my world brighter! I ended my sharing with the questions then in my mind:

“If God, my Creator, looks at me with Love; bathes me in Light; offers care and attention; provides for all my highest needs, how am I responding? Am I closed? Resistant? Separate?

Or am I open, like the orchid, to receiving the Love and these blessings? Am I soaking up the Light? Reflecting, offering, growing in joy and beauty with all that I am?”

At the close of the meeting, our facilitator, Reverend Colleen Fee, closed the meeting with; “Let us all be God’s orchids!”

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