Miracles News
April-June, 2005
Holy Spirit, I’m Listening
There is no Will but God’s. I am realizing that I have been giving more attention to my own will than to the Will of God. My ego takes over and I am in wrong-minded thinking. From here, my entire day can become a complete shambles and full of one illusion after another. It is like anxiety and fear become the ground of my being. It is here that I needed a change in my perception. This is the shift to right-minded thinking. In right-minded thinking, the ground of my being becomes the Love of God. “You focus your thoughts on remembering that the Holy Spirit is right there in your mind, waiting to help you remember your true Identity in the oneness of God’s Love. You let the Holy Spirit remind you that only God’s world of Love is real. You let the veil of the false world be lifted and you are willing to rest in the truth awhile.” (Course 921: Miracles Practitioner, Part I, pg. 47)
On coming to the section in the Manual for Teachers, “How should the teacher of God spend his day?” I was in for a major shift. The shift to right-minded thinking started with the practice of how I begin my day. It is that simple. My day is for God’s Will, not my will. “There is no substitute for the Will of God. In simple statement, it is to this first that the teacher of God devotes his day.” (M-16.10:1-2) This shift is to listening to the Holy Spirit. “The Holy Spirit’s lessons teach us how to give the day to God.” (pg. 46) How different my day is when I stay in the peace of Love’s presence, in the presence of Spirit. In this way of being, I begin my day. The Course teaches that “Broadly speaking, then, it can be said that it is well to start the day right.” (M-16.2:6) It is essential that I be receptive to Holy Spirit on awakening and in awakening. “Let it sink in how important your receptivity to the Holy Spirit is to your awakening and your role as a Miracles Practitioner.” (pg. 46)
Peace becomes my ground and my starting place and everything shifts as Spirit leads and I follow. Each day, I open to the lessons of that day and I ask and listen to Holy Spirit for guidance. How much sense it makes to begin each day with the awareness of giving the day to Spirit, quieting my self and asking Holy Spirit to guide me and then listening. “Miracles Practitioners understand that Holy Spirit will present them with lessons each day in awakening to the Truth if they will listen.” (pg. 45) Yes, take time to breathe in Love, to listen and to let Spirit guide my entire day. My practice now is internalizing this. This means practicing every day, giving the day to God and letting Spirit guide me on my way, allowing my mind to heal as I embrace the truth of my brother and trust and follow the Holy Spirit’s lead. This is my call.
Colleen McNally is a Pathways of Light student living in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
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