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April-June, 2007

How to Consistently Choose God’s Peace

Rev. Derek Dube

…Or in clearer terms: Be diligent with the thought process! It’s ok to deny the thoughts that come to us that do not have our best interest in mind. Thoughts come to us every minute of every day. We need to remember that these thoughts are not ours. These thoughts are not who we are! The peace leaves us not because of the thoughts. The peace leaves due to the power we give the thoughts; the belief we have in the thought.

This denial that I am speaking of is the proper use of denial, meaning any thought or idea that does not have my highest interest in mind does not serve my healing and should be denied or let go of or turned over to the Holy Spirit for transformation.

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April-June, 2007

Sweet Surrender

Rev. Cheryl Hubbard

In February I attended the 2007 ACIM Conference in San Francisco. It was titled “An Opportunity to Gladden Yourself.” And wow am I glad that I made the decision to go! Rather I should say that “we” made the decision to go. I had been struggling for months with taking a new direction in my life. And it was not a small struggle. It was a huge one.

There was a battle raging in me and I felt helpless and hopeless a great deal of the time. I had decided to complete the Ordained Ministerial Counselor Training with Pathways. It was something that I began in 2000. In the spring of 2001 I was within a few weeks of traveling to Kiel for my Step 4 courses. But something stopped me. Apparently I was not yet ready.

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April-June, 2007

Just Say “Yes”

Rev. Donna Marie Cary

I have been a minister of music for over 20 years, in fact, was honored with a certificate and title of Minister of Music, in 1994, through the Community Miracles Center. Since being a student of ACIM, since 1986, I have been trusting the Holy Spirit’s guidance, which has led me across the country to share the message of Love and forgiveness. With all of my travels, I have received just as much healing as has been extended from me to others. In fact, that is really all the Journey is about — healing my mind.

Thoughout these years, I have considered various ministerial programs, but none seemed to resonate fully. There was no big ‘yes,’ until I visited Pathways of Light in the summer of 2005 to partake in and share music at a week-long forgiveness retreat. Once again, I received so much love and healing. I was so deeply touched by their offering that something in me said, ‘yes,’ this is the one. I started the ministerial program shortly after leaving that retreat. I could have completed the studies and been ordained sooner, but I now know why I was to wait until this time. I was to be a part of the first teleconference training.

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April-June, 2007

Holy Spirit — on a Teleconference?

by Rev. Dan Landis

I approached the new Accessing Inner Wisdom Counseling teleconferencing training with much concern. How in the world would I learn with everyone on a phone! I wouldn’t even get to see them in person. How would I read their body language?

The more I worried, the less peaceful I became. I thought maybe I needed to let them get the bugs out. I’ll let another group be the guinea pigs. Oh! But wait – I’m to trust that everything is perfect.

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January-March, 2007

A Course in Miracles Enlightened Parenting

by Rev. Myron Jones

The following is an excerpt from Myron’s pending book about applying the principles of A Course in Miracles to parenting. She has been studying A Course in Miracles for 25 years and has had extensive experience applying Course principles in parenting her children. Her children have encouraged her to write a book so that others can benefit as they have. Myron will also be facilitating a workshop on enlightened parenting September 15-16 at Pathways of Light.

I bought a new car last year, and noticed that there was not one, but three, instruction manuals in the glove box. I looked in one of them to see how often I was supposed to change the oil, and when I should get a tune up. I haven’t looked at any of them since. I will use them if a light I don’t understand comes on.

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January-March, 2007

The Importance of Remembering “I Know Nothing”

by Revs. Robert & Mary Stoelting

It is thinking we already know ‘what’s what’ that blocks the Holy Spirit from entering our minds. When we think we are separate and alone and can think clearly on our own, we are mistaken. The separation we see through our body’s eyes is really showing us the opposite of the truth of our oneness in God’s Love.

Then how do we function in this world? The answer is to develop the habit of stepping back and being willing to follow Holy Spirit’s lead.

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January-March, 2007

How to Bring Immediate Healing to Any Relationship

by Revs. Paul and Deborah Phelps

  The following are excerpts from Paul and Deb’s Appreciation Inspiration Method for enhancing your relationships. Paul and Deb will also be facilitating a workshop on July 14-15 at Pathways of Light.

Recently we recorded our insights about our TALKS Appreciation Inspiration Method before a live audience at Pathways of Light. This method helps to bring immediate positive healing effects in any relationship. Appreciation Inspirations can be used to shift any uncomfortable situation or conflict with another person to a place of forgiveness, healing, release, peace and love in a matter of minutes, no matter how long the particular situation existed.

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January-March, 2007

True Balance

by Rev. Cheryl Ford

It seems that on the path of spiritual enlightenment we are always trying to find some sense of balance in regard to our spirituality and the world of form. Jesus’ interpretation of balance in Tom & Linda Carpenter’s book, Dialogue on Awakening says, “Attempting to achieve a sense of balance between the infinite and the finite intellectually is much like juggling a combination of feathers and bowling balls.”

To me, this statement is so true, and I became painfully aware of it over the last week when I felt inundated with attempting to balance work, family and spiritual practice. I actually had an insane schedule for work that required a lot of advanced planning, paperwork, driving and full day meetings that exhausted me mentally and greatly reduced my connection with Holy Spirit.

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January-March, 2007

The Price of Being Right

by Rev. Mary Manke

We recently went to Menard’s and picked out a carpet remnant for the office.

My partner was tired and ready to leave, asking if there was anything else we needed to look at. I made a comment about kitchen flooring, which he again dismissed. He surmises that “I” want everything “new” in the house. So the ego mind flipped out. I abruptly walked away. My behavior made it plain that I was angry — but also there was “hurt” — Is that about my request being denied? Or that my judgment is solely wrong?

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January-March, 2007

Changing the Purpose of the Body

by Rev. Linda Wisniewski

In my childish fantasy world, there’s a part of me that still believes I could ward off sickness, pain and suffering by being a “good” Course student. 

‘If only I study hard enough, do my daily lessons ‘religiously,’ nothing bad will ever happen to me.” So when I get sick like I just did with a sinus infection, does that mean I am doing something wrong; that I’m bad; I’ve sinned and deserve to be punished?

I know, having been a diligent student of A Course in Miracles for the past four years that this is not true, even though in my ego thought world it seems true. After all, isn’t the ego thought system designed to make us all believe we are guilty and deserve punishment? Doesn’t it make us believe, as we learned when we went to our childhood religious classes, that God is watching our every action, judging us to be naughty or nice and meting out punishment accordingly?

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January-March, 2007

Healing Messages from Rev. Veronika Wilcox

by Rev. Veronika Wilcox

Steady Practice

Once I attended a master class for violin as a listener. The lecturer was a Russian violinist. He told the Australian students that the Russian students practised about twelve hours a day! Laughter was the answer.

It seemed too incredible to those students who seemed to practise only about three hours on an average. When I was a student I practised six hours a day for years.

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January-March, 2007

I Want the Peace of God

by Rev. Michael L. Ciavarella

This article was inspired by Lesson 185 in A Course In Miracles, Workbook for Students.

I don’t want a house anymore. I want the peace of God. That’s all I really want. And yes. I am sincere in this desire. It is not simply words to say. It is what I really want. It is what everyone really wants, isn’t it?

I don’t want a house anymore. Oh, it would be nice to have a house, but holding a desire like that is, in the long run, buying into the illusion. It is a compromise that would spoil the whole need for my wanting the peace of God and that’s what I really want.

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January-March, 2007

Beautiful Dreamer

Rev. Mary Manke

Beautiful Dreamer
Walk in the Light,
Be at my side now,
It’s no longer night.

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January-March, 2007

Grandeur vs Grandiosity

by Rev. Lee Catalano

Grandeur is of God and equally shared. Grandiosity is the belief in littleness. If the mind didn’t first believe in lack, it would not need the illusion of grandiosity to comfort itself. Grandiosity is a vehicle of pain because it is not shared.

The entire Sonship shares granduer equally and therefore it is of God and it is the truth. As I recognize the granduer that is my brother, I experience it myself because it is the truth of us both.

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January-March, 2007

A Grateful Heart

by Rev. Robert Thompson

On November 11, 2006, Revs. Deb and Paul Phelps gave a workshop called, Appreciation Inspirations at Pathways of Light annual membership weekend. During the workshop, we were guided to take a few moments to write someone a letter of appreciation.

In the workshop we were reminded, “All it takes is a little willingness and inspiration from the Holy Inspiration does the rest.” Following is my letter of appreciation that I wrote to my Mother during that workshop.

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