July 29, 2014

The Course teaches us one of its basic premises; that we are not bodies. Identifying as a body is a confusion of our perceived identity. The Course uses this idea in the lessons; “I am not a body, I am free. For I am still as God created me.” This idea is also used to frame a series of review lessons. It is that important for us to learn. The body is actually a symbol of our belief in separation. However, Spirit has a divine purpose for the body. Spirit uses the body as a teaching device, a learning tool. Since we have identified with the idea that we are separate human beings, the body becomes a means of communication between the Children of God until we all have reawakened to our Oneness and the communication that occurs in Oneness. This is not to say we are not One, but that we have lost the awareness of that which we are and the way we communicate in our natural state of being.  The body’s holy purpose, then, is to facilitate the reawakening to the awareness of who we really are in each and every one of us.

What use have we chosen for our body? Have we used it to reinforce our belief in separation? Have we used it to attack or even think about attack? I use the word “attack” in a very broad sense, as does the Course. Using the body to “get” from what is perceived as a limited world is a form of attack. Defense is also considered a form of attack. Any thought that divides or limits ourselves or anyone else is a form of attack. The Truth is that we cannot be attacked, for we have all and lack nothing. Any thought that contradicts this is a thought of separation and thus blocks our awareness of who we really are.

The function of the body in Spirit’s mind is to join minds. It is to remind us of the One Mind we all are and to reawaken that awareness of our One Mind. In this joining we reawaken our true nature that has never left us. We have simply blocked our awareness of our true nature and our true being by believing the idea that we are separate beings manifested in a body. If we use the body, as guided by Spirit, only to reach the minds of those who believe they are bodies – separate – and teach them through the body that this is not so, we will understand the power of the mind that is in us. If we use the body for this and only for this, we cannot use it for attack and the idea of separation it reinforces. In the service of uniting, the mind becomes a beautiful lesson in communion.

Our mind unites with other minds in the extension and sharing of love. This uniting in love is the realm of Heaven. Love is creation. Creation is the sharing and extension of love. Nothing unites us in the One Mind as love does. Love is limitless. Love is limitless and is shared equally by all of Creation, unable to be divided for it is the communion of the One holy Child of God, the One Child we all are in Unity. Love, peace and joy are ours when we allow Spirit to guide us on this journey without distance, the journey back to the awareness of who we really are. We are not a bunch of bodies, we are free. For we are still as God created us. Let it be so.

July 22, 2014

This section of the Course has told us that we are the Creator’s treasure. It also asks us to answer this question, “Do I want to know my Creator’s Will for me?” The Creator’s Will for us has already been revealed to us in our creation. Also, our Creator’s Will for us is our Will, too, for ourselves and our Creations. Our function is to work together, for apart from each other we cannot function at all. God’s power lies in all of us together, but not in any one of us alone. Although we do have the power to think we are separate and thus imprison our own mind and perceive a mistaken identity and a mistaken world, a world that appears to be something other than it really is.

The Creator’s will for us is to Create as the Creator does. As our Creator’s creations are holy, so are our Creations. We are One, so we create as One. And since we are also one with the Creator, we co-create with the Creator and each other. It is our function to work together as One. This may sound daunting from the perspective of a mind that believes it is on its own and separate, but in reality we can only create together in Oneness. The realization of our treasure and our abundance is the realization that we are all One in Oneness. It is also impossible for us to make anything real or substantial alone from a mind that believes it is separate. The Creator’s will for us is to create together by extending the Love we all are and share.

The journey to God and the healing of our minds is simply the reawakening of the knowledge of where we are always, and who we are forever. It is a journey without distance to a goal that has never changed. Spirit asks nothing more of us than to allow Spirit to guide us on this journey. It is as easy or as difficult as the amount of resistance we hold in our minds. The belief in the idea we are separate we hold in our minds is the block to the awareness of who we really are. It is the belief that we are alone or in this alone and the belief in scarcity and limitation that impede us. The journey cannot be successful alone. We must join with all of Creation and realize our divine Oneness to create the shift in the beliefs we hold in our minds that releases us from the imprisonment of our own mind.

Our hearts lie where our treasure is, as does our Source. We who are wholly beloved of the Source are wholly blessed. Learn this, and free the divine awareness of who we all really are of all those who are as blessed as we are in Oneness. In Unity we all are the Divine One, the Source of all that is. Herein lies our true treasure.

July 15, 2014

We have come to believe that “treasure” is physical, is of form. We believe it can be amassed, increased, decreased, and lost. We believe it is subject to the conditions and forces of the world. And further we believe that we can’t take it with us. We also tend to identify ourselves by the “treasure” we think we have. This results in us valuing each other by our perceived “treasure” in comparison with each other. We have come to the conclusion that there is a limited amount of treasure and we must compete with each other to get our portion of that treasure.

In the story of the prodigal son, Jesus tells of a son who asks his father for his rightful portion of his father’s “treasure”, his inheritance, and thus leaves home and eventually squanders it all. He is left with nothing and finds himself in squalor and thinks himself worthless. The son realizes his father’s servants are better off than he is, so he returns home to ask his father to take him on as a servant. What the son doesn’t realize is that he, not the inheritance, is his father’s treasure. His father welcomes him home with open arms, rejoices at his return and throws a huge welcome home party. The father’s joy is in the joining of his family as one, no longer being separated.

The point of the story is that we are our Creator’s treasure. We may have blocked our awareness of our Creator’s value of us, but the Creator never loses sight that we are the Creator’s treasure and wills that it can never be lost. Source fully gives us all knowing that we cannot squander it. As we wander about in our unawake state of mind searching for the treasure we already are, Spirit gently calls to us reminding us of who we really are. It is our choice whether we listen to that still, small voice beckoning us to awaken to the awareness of who we really are.

We may, at first find it difficult to believe that we are the Creator’s treasure. But Spirit is given to us to guide us each step of the way. When we’ve had enough of the fleeting “treasure” of the world, we need only decide to return to the awareness that we are our Creator’s treasure and that our relationships are our creations and our treasure, as well. As our perception is transformed to higher seeing, we understand the joy that comes in the awareness of our true Self. And this joy extends to all we bring with us into the joy of being and seeing who we are and who each other really are. Take a moment to pause and look at what you think your treasure is and who you think you are. Does it bring you joy? If not, allow Spirit to guide you in returning to the awareness of the treasure you are and reunite with the Creator and all creation in the Oneness we already are. The Creator is waiting for you now. We are all God’s treasure.

July 8, 2014

Alone we can do nothing. But together our minds fuse into something whose power is far beyond the power of its separate parts. By releasing our attachment to our idea we are separate from each other and our Source, the Mind of our Creator is awakened in our minds and established as ours – what our minds really are. Only our belief in a separate and therefore lesser identity blocks our awareness of the Mind already ours. Thus we deny the power of our undivided Mind.

The same is true of our undivided Will – the Will of the Sonship. The Will of our undivided minds is the Will of the One Mind – the only True Mind. This is our One True Will we share with Source and each other. Not one is excluded from this unified Will. Only our belief in a separate and therefore lesser identity blocks our awareness of this Will of Love that is our natural and True Will. We share this Will with each and every creation. All of creation is blessed and holy. And we all are an inseparable part of it. This is the realization that brings us peace of mind. This is the realization that fosters happiness in our minds. This is the awareness that motivates the extension of healing love and compassion in the world we perceive around us. The awareness of our true Identity is reawakened, nurtured and shared as we allow our minds to be reunited in this One undivided Will.

The Creator’s Oneness and our Oneness are not separate because our Creator’s Oneness encompasses ours. When we join with Spirit we restore the power of the Creator to us because we are sharing it. And thus when we join with each other in Oneness we restore the power of the undivided Will of Oneness to all Creation. The power restored to us is our true natural power. It is a power instilled with Love and compassion. It is a gentle power that recognizes that nothing unreal exists and that there is nothing real that can harm us. What joy comes from this realization. What peace fills our hearts and minds as we rest in this knowledge. Our only real purpose is to extend this love and joy to each other in every encounter in which we find ourselves. Our journey back to the awareness of who we really are is the series of holy encounters we experience each and every day. No one encounter s more or less important than another. Each encounter is an opportunity to share and extend love to another holy Child of the Creator, each One one with us.

Do we know the undivided Will of our Oneness? Yes, we do, for it is already at the core of our being. If we can’t see it or believe it right now, ask Spirit who knows it for us for guidance and we will find it. This is the journey back to our home. Our home is Heaven on Earth, the unified awareness of our Oneness even while living in a world of form and perception. Spirit teaches us that we and the Creator are One. There is no separation in this awareness. As we rest in the recognition of this Unity, the egoic mind we so firmly believed was our identity fades from our mind and the peace, love and joy we are radiates from each of us to each other in perfect Oneness. This is real power. This is Heaven on Earth, our One home.

July 1, 2014

Our natural state of being is peace and joy. This is God’s Will for us and our Will, too. So, is our mind ion a state of peace and joy? If the answer is no, we have separated ourselves from the awareness of our natural state of being. In other words, we have denied ourselves the awareness and experience of who we really are. We have denied ourselves the awareness of our natural state of being. We have denied ourselves peace and joy. It is completely our choice. At any moment we can decide to allow our mind to accept the truth about who we really are and step in \to the awareness of the peace and joy we really are. This is the shift in thought that is the miracle of salvation, the awareness of who we really are.

Spirit has given us light and said we are the light of the world. No darkness can remain in a world that is full of light. This light does not attack darkness, for it is incapable of attack. But darkness cannot remain in the presence of light. Light shines darkness away. When the light of peace and joy fills us with love, we cannot help but let it radiate from within us. No matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, we can stop this moment and let Spirit guide us to the awareness of who we really are. We allow Spirit to guide us to the upwelling f peace, love, and joy that is within us. Sharing this light as One brings the awareness of peace and joy to our minds and brings our minds into unity with the Mind of God. Unless we share this light, love, peace, and joy with each other, we will not experience it ourselves, for it cannot be experienced in isolation.

Our freedom is found in this transformation. When we deny ourselves our natural state of being, we withhold the freedom to be who we are from ourselves. It takes great effort to deny who we are and enslave ourselves to our perceived lack of peace. Lack can only be imposed by our disbelief in our true selves. We must share all we have with each other to fully realize what we have. We are created free and given all that is true and real. Do we choose to align our minds with peace or separation? Peace is ours for the choosing. The alternative is to lose peace and feel that we lack what we already have. Allow Spirit to guide your mind.   We have nothing to lose but imprisonment, and everything to gain. Allow Spirit to guide us all to the place of peace within us. This is our destiny.