December 27, 2011
This week’s text talks about idols. Do we understand what an idol is? An idol is nothing, it is nowhere, and it has no power. No matter what form idols take, they are nothing but substitutes for our reality. In some way we have come to believe that they will complete us, or save us, or give us power. We believe they will restore our peace of mind. We believe they will supply our “lacks” and add “value” to us and who we e. And so we seek beyond ourselves for even the strength to raise our heads and stand apart form the misery of the world.
But this constitutes a false impression, a false belief, and a mistaken idea that actually constitutes the gap between us and the Christ Spirit, between us and God, between us and who we really are. Some form of anti-Christ that is nothing more than a gap, a misperception, a mistaken idea. It is a wish given form, made tangible only by our belief that it is outside our mind. It is nothing more than a spot of darkness in a field of light, made dark only by a veil of thoughts drawn around the illusion of who we think we are.
Yet, how can darkness be in a field of light that has no hidden alcoves, no dark corners, and no hiding places? The veil of thought that appears to make the shadow, that makes it appear the light comes from outside of us fades away and vanishes as we turn to look within ourselves for the peace of mind we think we lack. The love of God and the joy of Heaven are right there within us waiting to be recognized and set us free from the constant searching outside that we are so ready and willing to obsess on. All we need do is simply stop a moment and look within to the peace, love, and joy of God within us and reconnect with the abundance that Spirit has supplied to each and every one of us.
Take a moment today. We stand in the light with our eyes tightly closed, convinced we are hidden in total darkness, searching desperately outside ourselves for light when all we need do is open our eyes and see we are already in the light and that it shines brightly from within us. In this moment stop searching and simply open your eyes. See the light within and around you and know the light is you.
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