April-June, 2010
Dear Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ — This means all who are reading this, even those who aren’t (as funny as that sounds) because we are all equal members of the One Family of God! I know that my purpose in this “dream world of illusions” is to remember in each and every moment Who my Heavenly Father/Mother really Is on earth as in Heaven — God the Father; God the Mother; God of all Creation; God of Love, Gentleness, Mercy, Joy, Peace, Innocence, God of all that is Eternal!
In that total and profound remembrance, I remember Who I AM — A Divine Creation of God’s holy Love, as Love, eternally! In this recent enlightenment and Self-Realization on a much deeper level then ever before, I will continue to remember then that I am a Divine Creation/Child of Love by extending Love; a Divine Creation/Child of gentleness by being gentle; a Divine Creation/Child of mercy by being merciful; a Divine Creation/Child of joy by being and expressing joy; a Divine Creation/Child of peace by being peaceful; a Divine Creation of innocence by believing whole-heartedly in my innocence!
Seriously, I laugh to think that I had thought that I could be anything other than the Truth of Who I AM, Who I always was, Who I always will be! My remembrance is no longer just in my mind and the words I speak, but within the quiet and stillness of my heart shared with my Heavenly Father/Mother and without in my every action! It is in my being Love in motion that I will keep from forgetting again the grandeur and exhilaration of my “total and profound Remembrance.” It is in the believing without a single doubt that this “world” is only a “dream world of illusions” and that I have never left the Home or Loving and safe embrace of my Heavenly Father/Mother, which is the truth for us all in spite of how our human eyes and ears, erroneous beliefs and false ideas would try to convince us differently.
The “dream,” of which no part is my Truth, is only the catalyst to “choose once again” (ACIM T-31.VIII) with Holy Spirit (the Voice for God) to remember my eternal Oneness with God, my Heavenly Father/Mother and Who that makes me! With that thought, I can let go of all self-imposed guilt. The freedom from understanding not only the self-imposed guilt but, in this understanding, the freedom from the suffering and pain of thinking I had left the “Home” of my Heavenly Father/Mother (which in Truth I never did) and that I was some how separated from God’s Love because of it (which in Truth could never happen) is, as I said, exhilaratingly freeing!
The understanding of the paradox that my “forgetfulness” in truth helped me to “remember,” blesses me with my Divine birthright and heritage of not only my Innocence but everyone’s, and the Divine abundance of God’s Love that we are meant to share; His peace which blesses us all; and God’s grace in which I want to live with joy, laughter and a sense of light-heartedness.
I want to share with you a definition of “grace” by Étienne Pait: “Grace is a shift in perception which consequently allows us the recognition or the ability to see the beauty or to have a glimpse of the pure Presence of God. The way it’s felt in the body is ultimate peace, pure peace. So it could be we miss the mishap or we have the mishap — no ego involved. Grace is the step before the constant living with the recognition of the Presence of God in each and every moment.”
With my enlightenment and Self-realization “felt” on a soul level as never before, the understanding of Étienne’s definition of “grace” has become crystal clear to me and I am filled with gratitude beyond what any words could ever express for the Divine abundance of God’s constant Presence in my life and the realization that It always has been a part of my earthly life! What I can not “express” in words, I can do in action to show my gratitude to my Heavenly Father/Mother by letting only God/Love work through Me, for Me and with Me, as Me, because that is what I AM — Love eternal!
To help me remember and maintain my enlightenment and Self-realization,” I realize I must also be continuously vigilant for those thoughts and actions that are valuable and for those thoughts and actions that are valueless. What is “valuable” is only that which comes from Love, gives Love, returns to Love and is eternal — cannot ever change or ever be changed. And any thought or action that does not come from Love, does not give Love or does not return to Love and is temporary and changeable. If a thought or action helps me remember Who my eternal Father/Mother is, Who I Am and the Oneness we all share, then it is valuable because of the clarity it offers me and the Love and peace I will feel!
If the thought or action is unloving, judgmental, fearful, condemning and/or surrounded with anger, it is valueless, even though it often times has the “illusion” of being or feeling “real.” It is just part of the “dream world of illusions” that I created to “help” me “choose once again” with the help of Holy Spirit to remember my Truth, which is the Truth for all of us.
So I will “choose once again” and again and again, however many times it takes for me to see through Christ’s Vision, to feel, to know without a single moment in doubt. I not only know but am “living” — being Love in motion — Who my Heavenly Mother/Father is (eternal Love), Who that makes me (a Divine Creation/Child of God/eternal Love), Who that makes all of us, and not only my Oneness with God eternally but with you, my Divine Brothers and Sisters in Christ because we share the one birthright and heritage!
In my “right-mindedness,” which “listens to the Holy Spirit, forgives the world and through Christ’s vision sees the real world in its place,” (C-1.5:2) I can easily forgive myself and all others with the change in my perception and whole-hearted recognition of the “illusion” that anything ever “happened” to me that was “real” except for God/Love because nothing, absolutely nothing, but God — Love — is real and eternal.
The “ego” — which is simply a set of false and erroneous beliefs — can be quite proficient and tricky in trying to have me believe something other than what is Real and what is Truth. As soon as I am aware that I no longer am in a state of “pure peace” — recognizing “the Presence of God in each and every moment,” I will not only ask Holy Spirit but allow Holy Spirit to replace any and all valueless beliefs (without exception) and fill my heart with God’s Divine Love, holy peace, gentle strength and crystal clarity of what is of Truth and eternal!
Yes, I believe it is that simple to release myself from the “prison” of pain and suffering, guilt, anger and fear that my erroneous and mistaken beliefs would have me locked in! What may “appear” or “feel” not to be so simple is just how many times I have to do this until in every “now” moment there is nothing else I remember, nothing else I desire — nothing but “… the constant living with the recognition of the Presence of God in each and every moment” and “the One-mindedness of the Christ Mind, Whose Will is one with God’s.” (ACIM C-1.6:3)
The glorious freedom to “constantly live in the recognition of the Presence of God” and our Oneness is worth however many times it takes for me to achieve my goal until it is the effortless natural state of my Being in quiet stillness and in lively motion!
This “letter” then is not only to share the love, joy, peace and freedom of my “enlightenment and Self-realization” but to “thank you,” each One of you, for your “help” in my coming to this point of “Grace”!
I clearly know, understand and feel now that “… all things, events, encounters and circumstances are helpful” (M-4.I:A.4:5) because not only are they a chance to be God’s arms or hands or be compassionate or patient or gentle — whatever is Loving and eternal — with you, dear brothers and sisters in Christ, but I am so grateful for how that has truly helped me “find” my way Home — a “place” in actuality I never left, in spite of how it might “appear” through my earthly eyes and ears, rather then through Christ’s Vision, which reflects only Love, unity and strength… the “Real World.”
It is my greatest hope that my attempt to express my reflective gratitude for the important and beautiful part you have had in my life will bring you joy and will make your heart smile in the recognition of your own truth!
May each of you recognize and believe that this thought, this “Love in motion,” comes from the depth of my heart to yours — I am You, You are Me, We are One — all equal members of the one Family of God! Be filled with wonder! Be touched by peace! With only Love and heartfelt gratitude to all! As One eternally, a loving sister in Christ.
Rev. Sue Hannon, OMC is a Pathways of Light minister living in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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