Miracles News
October-December, 2012
Announcing a New Pathways Support Group: Support for the Chronically and Critically Ill
Pathways of Light is expanding its services to the chronically and critically ill. This program is being formed by Pathways ministers who are interested, willing or are called to lend their time and talents to this group of people. POL already has started a Prayer Outreach service, and is now putting together a program to serve all who are seeking support in the area of dealing with chronic and critical illness or are working with those who are chronically or critically ill. We are soliciting ministers who would like to participate on the initial level of forming this group and setting up all the parameters for such an outreach, and or would like to volunteer to be a member of the ongoing support group. Some of you have already volunteered and we are truly grateful.
This will be our mission statement:
The mission of the Chronic and Critically Ill Support Group is to assist those with chronic dis-ease or facing a terminal diagnosis. This includes their family and friends as well. Members of the support group will provide support, guidance and resources that will enable those asking for assistance to work through their fears and difficulties, offering unconditional love and inspiration.
The support group will be guided by the principles of A Course in Miracles which teaches us to go within and access the wisdom and healing messages of our Inner Teacher which the Course refers to as Holy Spirit, the Voice for God. Other names for Holy Spirit which have the same effect are: Higher Power, Higher Self or whatever feels comfortable to you. Seeing ourselves
as innocent, willing to forgive anything that we see as ‘wrong with us,’ and accepting what is, without judgment, are some key thoughts to consider.
Unlike other support groups that only support you in your illness, this support group will support your wellness, your health, your wholeness. One of the reasons illness remains chronic is because we focus on it and as long as we focus on it, the illness will continue. Oh, yes, we can take medicine and the symptoms might go into remission but, the question is why do they keep returning? Why isn’t healing complete and permanent?
The members of the support group understand that you suffer. But the best support that can be given will be to help you discover the true cause behind your suffering and your dis-ease. A Course in Miracles teaches us that the cause of disease starts with our beliefs. The support group will support you in your willingness to look at these beliefs with the help of your Higher Power. They will be able to see your innocence, your perfect health and help you forgive yourself for anything that you may judge to be bad, wrong or not wanted.
God’s Will is that we be happy; God is Good; God doesn’t will for His Children to be sick. His Will is for us to see our Innocence; our Wholeness, our Perfection, our Wellness, our Sinlessness and our Perfect Happiness. Our Higher Power, which is the Voice for God in us, will guide us to release fearful thoughts that make us believe we are guilty of sin and cause sickness, and replace them with the Truth, with thoughts of Love.
God is Life and Oneness, not sickness, death, or separation. ACIM teaches us to think like God, not apart from Him. “For your Father is Your Creator and You are like Him.” (T-11.III:5:7)
Jesus demonstrated that wellness comes when we turn our thoughts to God completely. Embracing the Love we are, our true innocence, and turning away from thoughts that condemn and injure us and make us believe we have sinned, brings healing.
Rev. Linda Wisniewski is a Pathways of Light minister living in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Rev. Maria Kingsley lives in Tucson, Arizona
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