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What Can Stillness Give Me?

by Rev. Maria Kingsley, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

The other morning, I was sitting outside in the fresh air while it was still dark outside, contemplating what is happening within and without.

I asked myself: Am I joining with this world, am I hiding from this world, where am I at?

What came to me was that I wanted to be still and just be. When I did this, I realized that I was just being, being as the plants and other beings (rabbits, bugs, birds etc.) were just being. They were being … quietly, not happy, not sad, not low, not high, just being. They were bringing to this world what they came to bring, without needing to worry, needing to hurry, needing to despair or reject who they are, what they are. They were just that: a rabbit, a bird, a bee, or a tree. 

I noticed how wonderful it was to just be. Tears came to my eyes because I realized that I had been longing for this Beingness for a long time. Plants and flowers had always brought that feeling of being centered and just being to me. It is where we live.

The title of Lesson 291 is: “This is a day of stillness and of peace.”

In this stillness, this Beingness, there are no demands, no conflict, no desires, no pain, no need. All just IS.

The title of Lesson 106 is: “Let me be still and listen to the Truth.”

There is nowhere to go, nothing to even observe. I allow it all to be just as it is. Peaceful, quiet, being what ‘we’ are.

The title of Lesson 268 is: “Let all things be exactly as they are.”

Here is all given because there is no lack, no time. I am safe here, protected yet unaware of any need for protection. I am safe without knowing I am safe. Just safe, just being right here and now.

The title of Lesson 349 is: “Today I let Christ’s vision look upon all things for me and judge them not, but give each one a miracle of love instead.”

In this spacious Beingness, Guidance will come to me to move in this world with Love and purpose. My purpose is clear, and I am connected. I receive what I need in every way.

The title of Lesson 273 is: “The stillness of the Peace of God is mine.”

Can I follow this through the day?  Not all the time. Can I reconnect any time? Of course, but I need to be the one finding that peace within me. There may be fear coming up — ever so slight — of following what Guidance will tell me to do. Yes, it does get noticed. However, when I do notice it, I can use that as a signal to return to peace. I do this by telling myself, Lesson 101:  “God’s Will is for me is perfect happiness.”

I have experienced that. When I follow, all things somehow work out in amazing ways. It always astounds me, truly, how perfectly it all falls into place. When I ask for the highest good for all, including me, and I remember to trust that (even when little doubts come up), it is so much fun to see the Divine plan unfold before me. It has happened again and again.

Lessons 361 – 365:

“This holy instant would I give to You.
Be You in charge. For I would follow You. Certain that Your direction
gives me peace.”

And so, I return to the Stillness, the Peace and Spaciousness within.

There I am at Home, I am safe, I am happy.

In the stillness, everything is given,
all just IS, and All is well.

I am so grateful. Thank you.

Rev. Maria Kingsley is a Pathways of Light minister living in Tucson, Arizona. Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Phone: 520-780-0170

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By the Grace of God the Pain Was Gone — When I Forgave

by Rev. Tarra Bennett, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

June 21st 2021. It’s midday and suddenly I am struck with an intense toothache, excruciatingly painful. It lasted all that day and into the next day and the next day. Going to a dentist is not something I like to do. However by now I have come to realize this intense ache is not going away. Since moving east ten years ago I had not put in place a dentist for myself.

I contacted a local friend for a recommendation on the best dentist in the province. The dentist they suggested was a six hour drive from where I live. However I am willing to drive that distance for a dentist I trust.

I finally got up the courage to call the dentist’s office. The earliest date they could book me an appointment was for August 6th, almost six weeks before I would get relief from the pain.

Daily I continued to endure the discomfort and the pain.

It’s now July 12th. As soon as I woke up, the first thing I felt was the excruciating pain in my mouth. I decided I’d had enough, I can’t take this pain anymore. I have to call a dentist, any dentist will do at this point. I decided I would call around today and find a dentist that would see me on an emergency basis as soon as I finished my morning ACIM Study Group Class at 10:30 a.m.

The lesson for the day was Lesson 193, “All things are lessons God would have me learn.”

It’s 8 a.m. I read the lesson.

“Forgive and you will see this differently. I will forgive and this will disappear.”

It states in paragraph 6 of Lesson 193:

“Shall we not learn to say these words when we are tempted to believe that pain is real, and death becomes our choice instead of life? ²Shall we not learn to say these words when we have understood their power to release all minds from bondage? ³These are words which give you power over all events that seem to have been given power over you. ⁴You see them rightly when you hold these words in full awareness, and do not forget these words apply to everything you see or any brother looks upon amiss.”

I checked in with myself to see if there was anything coming up for freedom, anything to be forgiven and low and behold there was.

This lesson I remembered clearly through out my meditation: “I will forgive, and this will disappear. To every apprehension, every care and every form of suffering, repeat these selfsame words, I will forgive, and this will disappear.”

I continued to repeat those words and I forgave.

I meditated for 20 minutes in silence on the lesson.

After the meditation I prepared for my morning ACIM Study Group. It finished at 10:30 a.m. and as I was about to call a dentist I realized the pain was gone.

I was in awe. In awe and in praise of God.

I was so happy, so relieved and elated to experience the Grace of God. It was a validation of my belief, my faith and trust in God and what the Course teaches me daily when I forgive.

By the Grace of God I was healed, the pain stopped.

As I write this memo it’s July 22nd the pain has not returned.

“Child of God, you were created to create the good, the beautiful and the holy. ²Do not forget this. ³The Love of God, for a little while, must still be expressed through one body to another, because vision is still so dim. ⁴You can use your body best to help you enlarge your perception so you can achieve real vision, of which the physical eye is incapable. ⁵Learning to do this is the body’s only true usefulness.” http://www.healingfromwith.ca

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A Miracle in Church

by Rev. Dan Strodl, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

Recently, I was asked to give a tribute in a church to my friend David, as part of a celebration of his life. He died last year, at the height of the pandemic, and only his family were able to attend his funeral. I worked with David over 40 years ago, long before he met his wife and had a family. His wife wanted me to share my personal experiences of David, so the congregation could get a full picture of him. I told her I’d think about it and get back to her.

My first thought was “No”. I couldn’t remember what we did together or what he was like so many years ago. But, then, memories came flooding back into my mind. We had so many fun and wacky times together, working in the creative department of a major advertising agency. I wrote down everything I could remember, which filled two pages. I got back to David’s wife and said “Yes.”

I turned up at the church, feeling a bit nervous about giving a speech, but I thought it would be only a few members of his family and friends and I would get through it. As I walked into the church, I was filled with terror!! The church was packed with 250 people!

Public speaking was never my thing, although I took many workshops on public speaking and building confidence in front of large groups of people. All of what I learned had vanished, and what I was left with was terror. What if I forgot to mention important stories about him? What if I mixed up the names of people? What if I said something that embarrassed his family?

Yikes! I had my notes and my glasses, and I accepted that I could just read from the pages, but even this filled me with fear. I sat in the pew wishing I had never agreed to this. Then, I remembered that I had someone who was always there to help me, so I handed it over to the Holy Spirit. I closed my eyes, stepped back, quieted my mind, and invited the Holy Spirit to talk through me.

“The miracle comes quietly into the mind that stops an instant and is still.” (T-28.I:11)

When I was called up to speak I was feeling happy and peaceful. I climbed up into the pulpit, and looked out into the church, filled with David’s family and friends. What a joyful occasion to share about a truly remarkable person to a roomful of people who loved him.

I just let the words come through me, as Holy Spirit was in charge. I didn’t need my notes. And as I shared my experiences of this wild and wonderful creative genius, the audience responded with laughter and applause.

What a miracle! I’m so glad that I quieted my mind and invited the Holy Spirit to speak through me.

“In quietness are all things answered, and is every problem quietly resolved.”
(T-27.IV.1)

After the ceremony so many people came up to me and thanked me for my tribute to David. But all tribute is due to the Holy Spirit.

Rev. Dan Strodl is the Manager of Miracle Network, a Pathways of Light Spiritual Counsellor, Accessing Your Inner Wisdom Counsellor. Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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Handing It Over: It’s the Key

by Rev. Colleen Fee, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

Truck problems: Friday night my truck would not start. I was stranded at my niece’s horse ranch, 30 miles from home. No mechanic was open. Fear came up about how to get home.

Hand it over to Holy Spirit.

Allison (an Angel), who works for my niece, shows up and asks if we need help. Yes, the truck won’t start and we need a ride home, but we live in Greeley. No problem, she was going that way anyway. The ride with Allison was an opportunity to have a nice conversation about working at the ranch.

I left the spare key in the truck for tow. It is safe to leave the truck unlocked on my niece’s property. We will meet the tow truck on Monday morning.

Saturday we pick up a rental car. Monday morning we call a mechanic and tow truck. As we go to meet the tow truck, fear comes up about how much all of this is going to cost.

Hand it over to Holy Spirit. (I do not know what anything means.)

As we wait for the tow truck, the weather becomes warmer. I decide to see if the truck will start. Using the spare key I left in the truck, the truck starts.

Thank you Holy Spirit!

I cancel the tow truck. I decide to leave the truck running as it has a full tank and I want to be sure to get it to the mechanic. I drive back to Greeley and pick up Deb so she can drive the rental. I feel relief for not needing a tow and being able to get it to the mechanic. I still have fear about why it wouldn’t start the night before. Maybe the cold weather? It has happened before in the cold.

Hand it over to Holy Spirit.

The mechanic said he will look at the truck in the next couple of days. It is a mechanic’s nightmare to have “intermittent” starting problems. It may be the fuel pump and cost $1,000 to replace. Sticker shock.

Hand it over to Holy Spirit.

I check in with the mechanic after the second day. The truck has started every time. The mechanic suggests a possible solution with fuel system but requires a part they have to order. He suggested the repair will be about $500 with no guarantee it will fix the problem. I decide to pick up the truck until the part comes in so I can return the rental. I fear the truck won’t start again before the repair and I will get stranded again. (I work 20 miles from home.)

Hand it over to Holy Spirit.

I arrive at the mechanic and settle the bill. I take my keys out to start the truck. A thought comes to my mind that the truck is not going to start. It doesn’t start.

Hand it over to Holy Spirit.

Then I have the thought that this is a good thing. The truck is at the repair shop and won’t start. Thank you Holy Spirit! Now they can figure out WHY it doesn’t start!

Hand it over to Holy Spirit.

I exit the truck to go tell the mechanic it won’t start and have the thought, “It’s the key.” Then I immediately turn my attention to getting them out to look at the truck. The mechanic tries to start it and it still won’t start. They look under the hood and check the fuel line and starter. All seems in working condition.

I hand it over and think again, “Thank you Holy Spirit, they will figure this out.”

The mechanic gets the diagnostic computer hooked up to the truck and starts scanning the systems for a problem.

Normal.. normal.. normal.. normal.. (as it scans) and then.. “Faulty key.”

The mechanic says, “It’s the KEY!”

At first I was confused. Why did it always start for them? Then I realized I was using MY key when it wouldn’t start. I had used the SPARE key that I left in the truck for the tow truck driver to start it to bring to the mechanic. The spare key was the one I left at the repair shop for them to work on the truck.

The mechanic took the spare key and put it in the ignition and it started right up. Then he put MY key in the ignition and it wouldn’t start.

I started dancing up and down beside the truck!

He explained that the chip in the key can start to go bad and cause it not to work sometimes until it finally will not work at all. Without the “bad” key in the ignition, the diagnostic computer would not identify it as the problem. They had the “good” key for all of their previous tests. Truck starting problem solved. New key $85.

Handing it over to Holy Spirit. PRICELESS!

All through this experience I kept handing over my fear to Holy Spirit. Each time I experienced some relief and then another piece of the puzzle fell into place for a most benevolent outcome. I have to admit the Holy Spirit has a sense of humor about using an actual KEY for this mind healing around fear-based thoughts.

Rev. Colleen Fee is a Pathways of Light minister living in Greeley, Colorado. Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Phone: 970-402-7751.

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