February 24, 2015
Do you feel weary? Do you feel attacked? Do you feel lonely or friendless? Do you experience conflict? Do you need comfort? The Course tells us that the Child of the One indeed does need comfort, for they know not what they do, believing their will is not their own. In other words we believe we do not control our own minds and are at the mercy of the world we think we live in. The Realm of Heaven on earth is ours, yet we feel like we are wandering homeless through life. It is like being surrounded by loved family and friends and feeling lonely and friendless at the same time. I’m sure we’ve all felt this more than once if not many times.
We are indeed in need of comfort for we know not what we do. Sound familiar? Jesus, as he was dying on the cross, said this about those who were crucifying him. What all this boils down to is that we don’t know who we are because we have forgotten who we are. We are One with our Creator. We are created One with our Creator and we always remain so, for that is unchangeable and unalterable. Our natural state of being is in Oneness with the One and all Creation. We are complete, whole, limitless and at peace. Our home is in the Realm of Heaven. We are as One with the One, all of our brothers and sisters and all creation; all that is perfect and filled with love. Any thought that strays from this Truth is simply mistaken and in need of healing. And when our mind is in need of healing we do indeed need comfort.
Comfort will come if we will simply let it into our minds. Spirit is often called the Great Comforter. The Comforter knows no attack or conflict. It knows no weariness, loneliness or frlendlessness. Yet all the while we are feeling all these feelings, the Comforter is silently surrounding us with peace and love. Our Source’s Will for us is to know our peace and love and be aware of it, to recognize who we really are. From the Text:
…if you knew what the One wills for you, your joy would be complete! And what the One wills has happened, for it was always true. When the light comes and you have said, “The One’s Will is mine,” you will see such beauty that you will know it is not of you. Out of your joy you will create beauty in the One’s Name, for your joy could no more be contained than the One’s. The bleak little world will vanish into nothingness, and your heart will be so filled with joy that it will leap into Heaven, and into the Presence of the One. ACIM T-11.III.3.1-5
What more could we want? The healing of our mind, the shift from mistaken thoughts to whole real thoughts, is simply a choice away. Spirit is quietly surrounding us with peace and love. Make the choice to turn toward the Comforter and accept what is offered. This way is not hard, but it is different. The way of fear and pain to which we have grown accustomed is indeed hard and lonely. Enough with this dark journey with fear ad grief as our traveling companions! Walk instead in light, for we are created of light and in light. Walk with joy in the Great Light that always surrounds us. Even in our darkest moments, the spark of that Great Light shines within us reminding us of the truth about who we are. Turn towards that spark and see it surround you with the warmth of its Great Rays and return to the awareness of who you really are.
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