January 10, 2017
We have built the world we see on our own interpretation of our own past. We have chosen to accept much of what we have been taught as truth, often without question, and often in fear. Even with our best intentions, we still do not feel at peace with it. We feel we are lacking something. We feel we are missing something. We don’t feel happy or even content. We feel conflicted and want something better. Yet, without realizing it, we have what we are seeking within us. It is embedded in the beingness we are that we have denied by seeking outside ourselves for what we want. Spirit is gently calling to us 24/7, reminding us of who we really are and directing us where to find the answers we are seeking. We have glimpsed the reality of our divine Self, for we have all experienced the holy instant many times. We may not have recognized it as such, but we have experienced it.
Our denial of our true nature, our Oneness, is the barrier that keeps us from recognizing our divine nature. And we need not prove to ourselves the realty of our divine nature, for this would be nearly impossible on our own. The Course asks us, not to understand this, but to accept Spirit’s understanding of our divine nature. The reality of this acceptance is that Spirit is within us and One with us. As long as we remain attached to our belief that we are separate and achieve understanding alone, we will fail to recognize the Oneness of our divine nature and remain in darkness unaware of who we really are.
No evidence will convince you of the truth of what you do not want. Yet your relationship with Christ Spirit is real. Regard this not with fear, but with rejoicing. The One you called upon is with you. Bid the One welcome, and honor the witnesses who bring you the glad tidings the One has come. It is true, just as you fear, that to acknowledge this One is to deny all that you think you know. But what you think you know was never true. What gain is there to you in clinging to it, and denying the evidence for truth? For you have come too near to truth to renounce it now, and you will yield to its compelling attraction. You can delay this now, but only a little while. The Host of God has called to you, and you have heard. Never again will you be wholly willing not to listen. T-16.II.6:1-12
Listen for the Voice for the One gently calling you to the awareness of the divine being you really are. You need not understand it, but simply accept that the divine within you understands. Put your faith and trust in the divine within you. Let its awareness rise in your mind and reveal to you the truth about your inherent holiness. Allow the joy and peace within you to rise.
This is a year of joy, in which your listening will increase and peace will grow with its increase. The power of holiness and the weakness of attack are both being brought into your awareness. And this has been accomplished in a mind firmly convinced that holiness is weakness and attack is power. Should not this be a sufficient miracle to teach you that your Teacher is not of you? But remember also that whenever you listened to your Teacher’s interpretation the results have brought you joy. Would you prefer the results of your interpretation, considering honestly what they have been? The One wills you better. Could you not look with greater charity on whom the One loves with perfect Love? T-16.II.7:1-8
Listen for the One’s Voice that speaks to you from within. Recognize Its understanding of who and what you are and accept Its understanding for yourself. Release yourself from the limitations of the limited understanding you made for yourself. What is real will remain and what is mistaken will fade into nothingness. Step into the awareness of your divine nature as Spirit guides you and feel divine peace and joy rise within you. Once your eyes are opened, you will return again and again to the awareness of your divine nature shared completely with the One and all Creation. Be the peace and joy you truly are. In this awareness will you find the power of Holiness within you.
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