Together, We Light the Way

Click link to go to:
Previous Article • Next Article
Together We Light the Way Index

Study of Manual for Teachers 7-29-12

7-29-12
7 And now God’s knowledge, changeless, certain, pure and wholly understandable, enters its kingdom. Gone is perception, false and true alike. Gone is forgiveness, for its task is done. And gone are bodies in the blazing light upon the altar to the Son of God. God knows it is His Own, as it is his. And here they join, for here the face of Christ has shone away time’s final instant, and now is the last perception of the world without a purpose and without a cause. For where God’s memory has come at last there is no journey, no belief in sin, no walls, no bodies, and the grim appeal of guilt and death is there snuffed out forever.

This is the second paragraph to mention the altar to the Son of God. I notice that I wanted to skip over that sentence both times. It did not feel personally meaningful to me, and the reason it didn’t is because I was trying to take it personally. The altar to the Son of God is the altar to our Oneness, our Wholeness. There is no personal in that Self. Personal would mean mine as opposed to someone else. There is no one else, and you see in the next sentence it says, “God knows it as His Own.” There is only One, Father and Son.

This is our ultimate goal, to let go of the idea of separate selves and all the effects that this belief carries with it. No more bodies, no more belief in sin and guilt and death. Perception, good and bad will no longer have a place in the mind because it will not be needed.  The journey will have ended as we remember God, and the world and all it seems to be will disappear into Him.

This is the ultimate goal, but now my goal is to bring to the altar all that is not true, all that blocks the awareness of Love’s presence in my mind so that it can be healed by the Holy Spirit. This seems to be my part. The final step is taken by God, and so I don’t need to do anything about that. For a time yet, I will focus on forgiving all that is given me to forgive, and allowing my thoughts to be purified. It is enough and seems to keep me pretty busy.

This morning I woke up feeling… something other than peaceful, joyful. I asked Holy Spirit to look with me at my thoughts. I saw immediately that I felt like I was sacrificing my time. I asked if that could be true. Yes, I am busier than ever but is it a sacrifice to do what I came to do? Is it a sacrifice to join with others, to share the Holy Spirit? The more I share the Holy Spirit, the stronger His Voice in me. How could that be a sacrifice? Then I realized that the ego was just bringing me disturbing thoughts again. I left those thoughts on the altar.

Thank you, Holy Spirit.

© 2012, Pathways of Light. https://www.pathwaysoflight.org
You may freely share copies of this with your friends, provided this notice is included.

Tell a friend about this article.

Printable Page

<< Back to main page of Together, We Light the Way

Has this page been helpful to you?
Your contribution to support this site is greatly appreciated. To make a tax deductible contribution with a credit/debit card, click here.
Click here to donate from your PayPal account.
Or send a check to Pathways of Light, 12530 Lions Chase Court, Huntley, IL 60142.