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Flexing My Faith Muscle

by Rev. Ashley Rose Legrand, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

Got me a case of the winter blues. Way ahead of winter time. Makes sense. I always do things in my own time. And I’m always painfully early. 

I’ve always been uncomfortable during these transition times (or the times in general, when for whatever reason, my mood seems to take a nose dive and I feel a little stuck, regardless of the season or time of year). I use the word uncomfortable loosely because it’s more of a soul-shattering, spirit-crushing, demolition of my mental health and the construct of my life that I’ve built in my mind. It’s ugly. It’s voracious. Its strength is unmatched.

I try to pry its fingers off my neck, off my heart, one by one, but to no avail. It’s relentless. I’m the perfect target. This sadness reveals my imperfections. The dark side of my mind. And I’ve succumbed,  yet again.

What is wrong with me? Screams the judgy, bossy voice inside my head. Why, again?! Haven’t I transcended this? Haven’t I not learned? Grown. Come so far! The spiral returns. I’ve come right back around. That U-turn just looked so enticing I had to turn off again.

Is it my subconscious doing this to me, leading me away … from where I know I deserve to be? Where I long to be? Right beside God and the Holy Spirit. Basking in their gentle love and the warming light of their peace. Unending. Beautiful. Holy. Filling my whole being.

Watching as those ugly fingers of fear and anxiety around me crumble and deteriorate. In one Holy instant. The instant I remember I am one with him and He hasn’t left me.

This IS, yet again, another opportunity to trust in Him. But more deeply this time. Because I DO have a choice. And no matter how strong my resistance, I can come back each day, each moment, and try again. Giving it all I’ve got. Because eventually the change I’m hoping for will stick. All the wheels and locks will click, the doors will open and I’ll be released.

I may not see that while I’m in the thick of it. In fact I don’t. Not even a little. But I’m flexing my faith muscle because I know, “Through the love of God within (me), (I) can resolve all seeming difficulties without effort and in sure confidence.” (W-50.4:5)

Although I may feel unsure, confused and low, I can be sure that He is leading me through this difficulty. I can leave all things in God’s hands and know that this too is part of His plan, one that I can’t fully see yet, from my limited vantage point. He’s doing a good work in me and in time I will discover what He wanted me to know and I’ll be stronger and wiser for it.

I’m reminded of workbook lesson 135, “What could you not accept, if you but knew that everything that happens, all events, past, present and to come, are gently planned by One Whose only purpose is your good?” (W-135.18:1)

I don’t have to have it all figured out or scramble and race to find an answer of my own. I can place less stock in my own strength and instead trust in His.

“Once you accept His plan as the one function that you would fulfill, there will be nothing else the Holy Spirit will not arrange for you without your effort. He will go before you making straight your path, and leaving in your way no stones to trip on, and no obstacles to bar your way. Nothing you need will be denied you. Not one seeming difficulty but will melt away before you reach it.” (T-20.IV.8:4-7)

If there’s one thing I know, He’s always led me back from my insane perceptions. With my willingness, He’s always course corrected for me and returned me to the path of peace. He’s given me everything I need. His will is all there is. As I trust in Him, I remember that this is just a passing season. Like braving the cold of winter with a warm coat and gloves, I can bolster my spirit with God’s love and my remembrance that “God’s will for me is perfect happiness.” (W-101) All that occurs is leading me to that end.

If you’re having your days and your “times” too, know that I’m with you. And let me remind you, it’s not just you. There’s nothing wrong with you or missing in you. You’ve just forgotten who you are for a little while. But faith WILL restore you to your loving, right mind.

Close your eyes… Envision Holy Spirit dropping a seed of Love right in the center of you… Imagine it blossoming, blooming exponentially, permeating every inch of your being… Let that Love handle all your misperceptions… Flowing over them gracefully and dissolving each one effortlessly… Not one is too great. Not one excluded. Because after all, “There is no order of difficulty in miracles.” (T-1.I.1:1)

Even when all I can see are my flaws, my mistakes and what I think I haven’t done right. Even when I feel like I’ve come up short again, God reminds me that He WILL guide me home. I am held in his Holy embrace, even when I forget.

As one of my most beloved mentors has often reminded me, “God has not changed his mind about you.” No matter what I think I’ve done or have not done, He is my constant guiding light, even in what seems to be, the darkest, coldest, nights.
God, I love you.

God, I trust you.

Rev. Ashley Rose Legrand, O.M.C., is a Pathways of Light minister living in Metuchen, New Jersey. Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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Wakey, Wakey, Rise and Shine

by Rev. Robin Singler, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

In a moment of deep asking for help from the Spirit, I was given this little song; a nursery rhyme for a scared little child. I share it here as a poem.

Wakey wakey, rise and shine,
Clear the cobwebs from the mind.
Let go of space, let go of time
Fearful dreams, they are not mine.

Wakey wakey, breathe in deep
Take a rest when the path is steep.
Suffering no longer reap
Unending Love is what I keep.

Wakey wakey, wake up child
In the arms of Love abide.
Save and sound eternally
Rise and shine —
it was just a dream.

Rev. Robin Singler is a Pathways of Light minister living in Huntley, IL.
Email: rev .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
To hear the audio recording of this song, visit Robin’s YouTube channel
(Rev Robinbird: A Course in Miracles Journey) at https://youtu.be/88S7nxXNhf4 .
You can connect with her on the Pathways of Light website, via Facebook or by email at rev .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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The Stars Are Brightly Shining

by Rev. Laurie Nevin, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

One of my favorite teachings in A Course in Miracles is about the “star” ...

“The sign of Christmas is a star, a light in darkness. See it not outside yourself, but shining in the Heaven within, and accept it as the sign the time of Christ has come.” (T-15.XI.2:1-2)

For years I’ve added this beautiful passage to Christmas cards and letters with a feeling of intellectual understanding. Now it holds a much deeper meaning.

A period of darkness involving self-blame and condemnation fostered a phase of depression. Every day literally passed by like “Groundhog Day” as I went through the motions.

I realized I had lost sight of being the Light even though it was my aware Self witnessing the mind becoming consumed by thoughts of separation, fear, guilt, and loneliness.

As long as I was stuck on feelings of guilt, the eGo mind/false self-gladly became the driver and the “movie star” of the nightmare. Everything became meaningless and empty. And the mind was like an eclipsed moon. I wondered if I had entered a spiritual desert of some kind? My spiritual practice remained a priority with morning meditation, journaling, and reading, etc., but the hole got deeper.

At last, a dawning cracked through like a star shining in a black sky. I received the Thought, “Where there is love, there is life” three times consecutively.

At first, I concluded that Love and Life are synonymous by way of an intellectual or conceptual understanding. I even shared it in a meme on social media and a friend put it on a Christmas ornament for me.

Two years later, while communing with the Holy Spirit this message landed even deeper with a correlation to the teaching about the Christmas star. The Holy Spirit reminded me that as the Light of Awareness (star shining in the Heaven within) I have the power to bring to “life” to whatever I place value (“love”) upon. Therefore, all the focus on guilt, shame and blame was indeed becoming a reality even though it could not be true nor real in the Mind of God. No wonder I had become so depressed! As I continued to pay attention to the nightmarish thoughts in my mind, a dark cloud blocked out the shining inner star. And consequently, the stars within all of God’s creation.

It became clear that I had a decision to make. Do I want to continue identifying as a “movie star” of the ego-mind’s nightmare? Or accept my True Identity as the eternal shining “Christ star” in God’s Mind?

Even though we have the power of decision in our minds, I knew I couldn’t heal without the help of the Holy Spirit, as it conveys in this passage.

“This Christmas give the Holy Spirit everything that would hurt you. Let yourself be healed completely that you may join with Him in healing and let us celebrate our release together by releasing everyone with us. ³Leave nothing behind, for release is total, and when you have accepted it with me you will give it with me.” (ACIM, T-15.XI.3:1-3)

I am overcome with deep Gratitude and Peace filling my entire Being as Love’s Presence heals my mind.
“Oh Holy Night… The Stars Are Brightly Shining!” And the time of Christ has come.

Blessings of Loving Peace to All.

Rev. Laurie Nevin, O.M.C., is a Pathways of Light minister living in Lucan, Ontario, CA. Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Website: http://www.lifenavigator.ca; Phone: 519-854-8541

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My holiness
shines bright
and clear today.

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