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Miracles News Spring 2000 |
One of the most spiritually moving experiences I have ever had took place last winter during a wretched snow storm. The setting was a jewelry store where I was surrounded by millions and millions of dollars worth of sparkling merchandise that was meant to adorn our bodies in the physical world.
I had taken refuge in a local mall because I was in need of exercise. Walking, even a short five to ten minutes helps me to relax and feel mentally alert. I love to go into jewelry stores and "ooh" and "ah" over all of the beautiful merchandise that they stock and so I wandered into a shop that advertised an anniversary sale.
One of the sales ladies walked over and remarked that I was practically the only person in the Detroit area brave enough to adventure out into the storm. Since there were no other customers in the store, she showed me some very expensive, but beautiful gold and diamond necklaces that had just arrived and were being put into the glass display cases. I picked out an exquisite one and out of curiosity, asked her what the price of such a marvelous piece might be. She looked the price up and said it was $15,000.00.
I immediately laid it down on its black velvet protective case, backed up two steps and remarked to the sales lady that if I ever owned a piece of jewelry that expensive and lost it, that I would be devastated and probably wouldn't ever be able to overcome the grief.
She looked at the piece of jewelry as if to size it up, took a deep breath and then looked into my eyes and said that if I owned that beautiful necklace and lost it that I wouldn't have lost anything at all because the necklace was only a piece of gold adorned with diamonds and although exquisite, it could never glitter with the love, dignity, sincerity, grace, passion, desire or anything else that comprises the very core of the human Spirit and therefore wasn't priceless or important. I was completely humbled by her profound words and stood there speechless with tears in my eyes.
It has been my profound experience that many heart wrenching sermons come to me in the most unusual places and are taught by the most gracious of people. I believe that my God in His wisdom directed me into that jewelry store full of material wealth and beauty on a slow sales day to receive that very meaningful and spiritual lesson from a very wise and gifted lady and I will never forget her or her moving message.
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I began my present habit of daily spending an hour or so with my Inner Guide, that I call my Holy Spirit, Feb., 22, 2000. My practice is to make myself comfortable, with a lap top computer on my lap. I relax and go to peace. Sometimes I begin by typing how I am feeling, sometimes I merely type, "What is my lesson for today?" I then wait until the Voice within silently speaks to me. I type it as the words or images, mostly words come to me.
This practice has changed my life. I am learning that I don't have to make difficult decisions by myself. I don't even have to make easy decisions by myself. Holy Spirit tells me that I cannot go to Him too often -- I cannot become a pest. No question is too trivial or unimportant. He wishes me to come to Him with anything and everything. He told me yesterday to make no commitments before I consult Him.
The other day someone asked me, "If the Son of God can neither harm or be harmed, how do we explain murder, rape, child molestation, etc.?" I have often pondered this myself. I paused and allowed my mind to go to peace, and I silently asked Holy Spirit for an answer. "Just as there is no order of difficulty in miracles, there is also no order of magnitude in mistakes. They are just mistakes; they are not sins. There are no sins... they do not change what the Son of God is."
I am not sure if this answer satisfied my friend, but it was a miracle to me. This was the first time I had ever gone to Spirit for help in answering a question someone else had asked. I was satisfied with Spirit's answer, and what's more, I now know that infinite knowledge and wisdom is at my disposal anytime I am willing to receive it.
I suppose I had known this before, but now I have a demonstration that it works. I can assure you that it won't be the last time I ask Spirit to speak for me. He is, after all, the Voice for God.
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Thank You my Father.
Thank You for all the Gifts You have given me.
Thank You for keeping me safe...
when I thought I was in danger.
Thank You for keeping me in the Light...
when I thought I was in darkness.
Thank You for keeping me...
when I thought I was lost.
Thank You for keeping me joyful...
when I thought I was sad.
Thank You for keeping me in Heaven...
when I thought I was in hell.
When I thought I was alone and without hope
and when I thought I was unworthy and without Love,
Oh my God, thank You for
Knowing I am worthy and...
Thank You for always loving me.
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Love Holds No Grievances -- by Rev. Mary Manke
WOW. If I could get this one concept, how peaceful would my life be! Do I need anything other than peace? It always comes back to letting go of grievances.
Just let go! Just letting go the tiniest amount, the slightest release of some long held valued idea of separation brings all of Heaven to my aide. How could I not desire this? How could I not feel loved when Love's Messengers will come and show me the happy dream in place of the one I see now?
I do not need to doubt that I could give up some cherished thought. I need only give the thought to Holy Spirit, give up the toy completely. In the hands of the Holy Spirit, the grievances value, charm and tenacity are gone. By giving up the "toy" completely, I mean that I can't keep one little finger on it -- I can't try to keep just a minuscule bit of interest in it. It doesn't work that way. Holy Spirit can't transform it while I still find it appealing. And I can't keep opening the door to see what Spirit has done with it or if it is gone for good.
My insane desire to keep a grievance keeps me from peace. It keeps me from listening to True Guidance -- from accepting all that is given me in the present moment. Keeping some idea that I deem "special" prevents me from being in joy. Making some mistaken thought appear real takes all my energy and I go along with the illusion that possessing this idea is my happiness or my safety. Whoa!! Do I really want to keep investing in this?
To heal my mind, I remind myself that I do not know my own best interests. I remind myself that my thoughts are preoccupied with the past. I am preoccupied with nothing, the past is not here, and it is gone completely if I will allow. If I will give up some idea to Holy Spirit and be receptive to my mind being healed, my perception will be corrected.
In Lesson 200 of A Course in Miracles, Jesus says: Forgive yourself for vain imaginings, and seek no longer what you cannot find. To me, this means to let go of my fantasies, my thoughts, my ideas of what something means. It means not to make myself guilty over these foolish imaginings, but merely let them go. To me it means to stop looking for the love and safety I think I have lost in the dream I made. I can not find it in the illusion I made. I cannot find what I seek by myself. I need Spirit's help. I need Spirit's correction to perceive differently, and see differently, and finally to think differently. I need Spirit's Guidance to recognize my real thoughts, the thoughts I think with God/Love.
Even before I do this, I need to return to peace. It is in peace that I can truly hear the Voice for Love. In peace I am blessed with the stillness that opens the way for Spirit's Presence. When I choose peace, I allow the confusion, conflict and turmoil to fall away. I have the power of decision to choose peace. When I ask for peace, I let Spirit know that I want His help in filling me with peace. In truth, peace is in me already but I am not aware of it's presence. Once I allow peace to be, I feel love, I feel safety. I open more to Love's Presence, and accept the Self that I am. Peace leads to the healing that I seek. Peace is what heals all wounds. Peace leads me to the Love I think I have thrown away. Peace shows me that forgiveness is in me through Holy Spirit. Peace is all I want. Peace is my only goal. I would remember this is the reason I am here. Peace is the condition of understanding.
In peace I have understanding and the idea of separation is undone. Step by gentle step, I continue to open to peace, giving peace It's home. How glad I am when I remember that I am the home of Peace!
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A Message from the Teacher of Peace -- Scribed by Rev. Christine Anderson
Dear one, rest in My peace today...
Open to peace... Allow the cup of your
receptive heart to expand to receive My peace...
Peace will lead the way to seeing the Light
of the world in everyone today...
Peace will help you see how precious
your brother and sister really are...
In all of your doing today... do it in peace.
Stop often to honor peace...
the experience of peace...
the helpfulness that the experience brings...
the Voice of reassurance that you hear
when you are in peace...
the restfulness you feel... the comfort...
the sense that all is very, very, well...
Allow yourself to open to deep peace
in this now moment...
listen... listen...
Your Father loves you with a love so deep...
In deep peace, you will discover this love...
Go to peace often today...
I will meet you there My Beloved,
and we will know Universal Love together.
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Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend • Listening to the Voice for God • Prayer of Thanksgiving • Love Holds No Grievances • A Message from the Teacher of Peace • More Spring 2000 Articles