Day 66
4 Peace is impossible to those who look on war. Peace is inevitable to those who offer peace. How easily, then, is your judgment of the world escaped! It is not the world that makes peace seem impossible. It is the world you see that is impossible. Yet has God’s Judgment on this distorted world redeemed it and made it fit to welcome peace. And peace descends on it in joyous answer. Peace now belongs here, because a Thought of God has entered. What else but a Thought of God turns hell to Heaven merely by being what it is? The earth bows down before its gracious Presence, and it leans down in answer, to raise it up again. Now is the question different. It is no longer, “Can peace be possible in this world?” but instead, “Is it not impossible that peace be absent here?”
I loved yesterday, and not because great things happened. Actually it was the usual mixed bag, but no matter what the appearance, I remembered the truth. I would notice a loss of peace and would remind myself that peace is possible in every circumstance. I would remember to disregard the appearance.
A really helpful reminder came through my friend, Deborah, as we were doing a course together. Remember the lesson that says,” I think I am _______. But my mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.” This was part of the course and it stuck with me all during the day. Here is an example that occurred at the end of the day.
It was getting near 4:00 and I realized that I was going to have to drive part way to my morning destination if I were to get everything done the next day. I could drive about half-way there which would take two and a half hours. So I left the office and went home to pack. There were a couple things to take care of before I left and with that and the packing, I started getting anxious about the time. I had been tired during the day and now was more tired. It was dark and I don’t have good night vision and that was a concern, too.
I noticed the anxiety and stopped a moment to check in with Holy Spirit. I said to myself, “I am late. I am tired. I am uncomfortable driving at night. But my mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.” My heart leapt with joy at the memory. I can’t be tired or late or fearful of night driving. My mind is part of God’s and these things cannot be part of him, so they cannot be part of me. I can simply disregard the appearance of these things in my life because they cannot possibly be true.
In peace, I continued to gather my things and to do the little chores that had to be done. Time continued to pass and I continued to be undisturbed even though it was now thirty minutes past my original goal for leaving. And that turned out to be a blessing. In my rush to get going, I had forgotten I had a couple coming by to discuss their wedding.
When they got to the house I was surprised, and I was grateful that while I had forgotten, the Holy Spirit had not. I was also calm and happy which I would not have been had I continued being worried and fretful about the time. We had a wonderful visit and without anxiety taking up space in my mind, I was able to be there fully for them.
As we spoke they decided to do the ceremony right then and there rather than wait. They realized, I think, that it was the only way they were going to keep it simple and uncomplicated. I like to have time to plan and design just the right ceremony for my couples, and this could have thrown me, but tonight I was in perfect peace. I trusted that whatever I said was the perfect thing to say and needed no planning.
They were very happy with the wedding and said it was just exactly what they had hoped for. When it came time for them to pay me, I offered to take half my fee because it was so little work for me, but they wouldn’t hear of it. They said it was too precious to them and insisted on writing a check for the full amount. I was grateful to the Holy Spirit who guided me through the whole process, and was not unaware of how different this would have all turned out if I had been in a fearful, anxious state.
Now it was a great deal later than I had planned to leave and I considered not going but when I thought about it, I realized that was not an option. Those conflicting thoughts - I don’t want to go/I must go – are the war in my mind that Jesus talks about. And with that war, the tiredness set in again. Then I remembered that this need not be. My mind is part of God’s. Is there loss of energy and loss of clarity in God’s Mind? Then that cannot be true for me either. Those feelings must be an illusion. I drove and I felt alert and very peaceful and happy the whole way. Thank you, God! I love you, God.
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