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I See the Christ In You

by Veronika Wilcox, O.M.C.

I see the Christ
In you, brother.
I see the face of Christ
In you, sister.
What is the face of Christ?
It is the divine Essence
In the centre of your Being.
It is the Light in you.
It is the Love you are.
I see the Christ in you.

Rev. Veronika Wilcox is a Pathways of Light minister who lives in Merimbula, New South Wale, Australia.

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Behind the Curtain

by Rev. Sherry Jonckheere, O.M.C.

We know the perils of earth yet we step into the dream like an old coat, not thinking about the consequences. It is only in the briefest of moments when we see the play being played out before our eyes that we stir with awakening.

It is in this moment where Eternity and Love reside: A space so illuminated, so filled with grace that our memory is restored — our memory of what we had forgotten; a true essence of innocence, beauty, sinlessness, perfection, unconditional, everlasting Love — exquisiteness, a place without limits just for our awakening.

The actors stop and fade away.

The backdrops that once seemed real — landscapes that looked to go on to meet the sky are now just pieces of wood, deftly painted to look like the real thing — an inch of plywood is my world.

I see it now so clearly. All of the pain I thought was — is now nothing in this moment. Everything! Every problem, every fear, every joy, every accomplishment, every need, want and desire only an act in the play.

I remember yet again. I choose once again.

The simple truth is that none of this is real — an illusory world to dramatize our ego’s desires.

Step back and see the actors, see the curtain, see the props, the stage, the audience, the lights and catwalks above. If only for a moment stop and step back.

See the illusion and then open to reality. Let Love rush in and show you the way Home once more. You are safe at Home in Heaven now and forever!

Rev. Sherry Jonckheere is a Pathways of Light minister living in Howell, Michigan.

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A Holiday in the Hills and One More Step On My Journey Home

by Rev. Anne Mepham, O.M.C.

It was two weeks after being ordained as a Ministerial Counselor. I was looking forward to a couple of days in the hills of Derbyshire with an old childhood friend. We had planned this months ago and I was excited about walking in the hills again. I had been experiencing some pain but I had no intention of cancelling my trip. Even so I was a little anxious. I wouldn’t be telling anyone about my difficulty because I know that whatever may appear as a bodily difficulty needs a correction of my thought, so discussing this with someone would serve no purpose other than alarm others.

I spent a lot of time in prayer and meditation before the journey to my friend’s house. I was feeling reasonably confident but was not completely free of the difficulty.

We had a lovely first day. We caught up with some old friends, had a walk, and went for dinner in the evening to one of our friends, who, as it happened had cooked my favorite dish, apparently co-incidentally. It was all very enjoyable but at the back of my mind seemed to be a little niggling uncertainly about the discomfort resurfacing.

When I was alone in my room later that night I was so overwhelmed by the love that had been shown me during the day and evening. I recognized it to be God’s goodness and gave thanks. I recognized the Oneness of God expressing Herself in the unity and the love of those I had spent my day with. I felt a lovely warm feeling of gratitude and love for all.

When I got into bed I noticed that the discomfort had diminished. I slept for a short while, but woke with the discomfort there again. I lay there for what seemed like a couple of hours, thinking about myself as being the beloved spiritual child of God, never born and never ending. I didn’t want to get up to read but I thought about ACIM Lesson 93, which I had been working with for a few days.

“Salvation requires the acceptance of but one thought;—you are as God created you, not what you made of yourself. Whatever evil you may think you did, you are as God created you. Whatever mistakes you made, the truth about you is unchanged.” (W-pI.93.7:1-3)

I turned within and asked to see as Holy Spirit sees, recognizing that I know nothing of myself and can do nothing of myself. What came to me was, “No man can take your joy away.” I thought about this for some time. This was pretty surprising as I was feeling so much joy nowadays, but I listened carefully for more enlightenment.

A couple of instances came to mind which had happened years before and involved me and others. This situation had been anything but happy, so I replaced this ego thought of separation from God with the Truth of Atonement. I recognized that God’s Will for all is happiness now and always has been. I also remembered a time when I wanted to be special.

This wanting a separate identity from God had caused me a lot pain. But the Christ the Comforter had been there all along and was all that was real for me and others. I saw very vividly that there is one Son, the Christ. I saw that there is only one man, and we, in our Oneness with God and with each other, are that One Man.

No man had taken my joy and neither had I been capable of taking anyone else’s joy from them. I realized that I had been looking at and thinking about a meaningless world. A world in which all thought, whether good or bad, is meaningless and powerless. With this I felt release. I knew the discomfort would not return. I knew that the day to come would be a wonderful day without any more fear of discomfort returning. I felt lightness and joy and knew that I had taken one more step on my journey home.

“God did not create a meaningless world.” (W-pI.14)

Anne Mepham is a Pathways of Light minister living in Howden, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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The One About Anger

by Rev. Stephan Mead, O.M.C.

I opened the Course the other day and was drawn to the conditions necessary for anger to manifest; “Anger cannot occur unless you believe that you have been attacked, that your attack is justified in return, and that you are in no way responsible for it.” (T-6.Intro.1:3)

With curiosity, I contemplated how those words might be helpful to me. Lately my life seems to be pretty much anger free. (Hey, sometimes it happens — don’t be so surprised!) Because I really believed there was a message for me, I felt much opened to receive.

For 25+ years I have been active in a 12 step program. Every week, and sometimes it seems every day, I meet with people in this program. The recent complaints brought to me for discussion can be summed up like this; anger at my partner, anger at my boss, anger at my adult son, anger at a physical disease and anger at life in general. It sure didn’t take long for me to see that the teachers in my life currently seem consumed with anger.

The manner in which the stories were presented to me was remarkably similar. “I wasn’t doing anything wrong, and bad things started happening to me. I had to retaliate because I was wronged. Others need to realize they can’t treat me like they do. How can I make others change?” Inside, I smiled at their complaints. I have entertained every one of them many times. On the outside, I looked interested, attentive and sympathetic. The thought, “Someone/something outside of me made me angry,” is the barrier that will forever keep healing at bay.

Confusing my uninterrupted listening with support, my friends repeated their stories of “justified anger.” Like a closing courtroom statement, the evidence of justification was again presented. (Apparently they must have thought the fifth time telling the story would be the charm.) What was really going on here? How could I be helpful, if help was even being asked for? What should I say to them?

I noticed an interesting state of mind in myself. The feeling of being “separate” from them was strong, in the sense of, “I am looking at situations differently than you are.” But also the feeling of “connectedness” was present too. “I know exactly how you feel, because I have believed as you do.” Recalling that these people came to me, I asked, “Are you suffering because of the situation you think you are in?” To a person, after a brief pause, the answer was a form of “Well, I really wouldn’t call it suffering, it’s just that I am being treated unfairly and I need to make it stop.”

Trying not to laugh out loud, my guidance became perfectly clear. “Am I harboring any resentment? The Holy Spirit, the Voice of Reason, assured me I was. The judgment I was making regarding my friends was the judgment I was making on myself. Almost 27 years in a 12 step program, 10 years of studying the Course, an ordained minister and I can still meet the conditions for anger perfectly and not see it. I too can experience hell and deny it. Any resentment I hold is proof positive.

As it turned out, these friends of mine were not asking for any help at all, although they did “thank” me for help. Remember, all I did was listen and notice that at the end of the conversation they stated, “All is well, as long as others will change.” Now, “as it turned out” looked at differently, I was the one who was helped. Spirit showed me through friends, how blind I can be to Reality. Do I still believe that some anger/resentments are justified? (Yes.) Do I still believe I can be unfairly treated? (Yes.) Do I still believe I am in no way responsible for these thoughts? (Yes.) Am I willing to have my thoughts corrected and live in peace? (Hell yes!)

Rev. Stephan Mead, O.M.C., is a Pathways of Light minister living in Seattle, Washington.

© 2013, Pathways of Light. https://www.pathwaysoflight.org
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