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Implosion --by Rev. Deb Frantz

Today I am thinking about God’s strength and how the strength has helped me these last 2 1/2 months in our family situation. Particularly this section in today’s ACIM® lesson. (Lesson 42) “God is indeed your strength, and what He gives is truly given. This means that you can receive it any time and anywhere, wherever you are, and in whatever circumstance you find yourself. Your passage through time and space is not at random. You cannot but be in the right place at the right time. Such is the strength of God.”

It’s always there for me. I just need to access it. This family situation has taught me a lot about trust in God, in miracles, in that I am indeed in the right place at the right time. There are no accidents. This has come into my life right now because I asked for healing. I devoted myself to healing so “I have received as I have asked.” I am not sorry. If this would have happened a couple of years ago, I would not be dealing with it as I am now … and that’s because of the strength of God that I fully realize in my life.

This morning as I sat here cozily on the couch watching our “beloved?” Three Rivers Stadium here in Pittsburgh implode today, I thought about a conversation I had the previous day with Jackie about Marianne Williamson’s book, A Return to Love, where she says after she had given her life to God, “I had thought that things would improve. Its as though my life was a house, and I thought God would give it a wonderful paint job — new shutters perhaps… Instead, it felt as though, as soon as I gave the house to God, He hit it with a giant wrecking ball… I thought we better just start all over.”

So here I am Lord. I had previously described this situation to other folks as a bomb going off. But instead of exploding to destroy, it was a change that imploded as to rebuild and make way for the new. It’s wonderful how the Holy Spirit puts something simple as an imploding stadium in your path so you can see your own life so clearly.

I have this past year surrendered to God, and know I need to continue to do so. So now my skyline (my vision) will be different. I may have more (now two stadiums) than what I thought I had with the way things had been. Sure it may cost more (if you choose that perception), but to now see clearly the wonderful skyline of my life in tune with God will certainly be worth it.

They say that the stadium came down without any damage to the new Steelers stadium. So, I too, will not suffer any damage as my life has been built with God’s Love and this situation tumbling down will not shake my foundation or break any windows of my sight. The old way cannot continue to serve it’s purpose. It needs that way cleared.

Although personally I didn’t like the money aspect of our new stadiums and the 38 million that still is owed on the old one, all of that doesn’t seem to matter to me as much. Although personally I didn’t like the money aspect of our new stadiums and the 38 million that still is owed on the old one, all of that doesn’t seem to matter to me as much as the information and guidance I received from the Holy Spirit this morning as it has proved quite valuable indeed.

It’s time to move forward. It’s time for a new design on my life. It’s time to expand. It’s time for progress. It’s time to have a new perception on the skyline, on the world. It’s time to allow baseball to be baseball, football to be football and me to be me. It’s time for me to align my thoughts with God’s. I feel such a sense of peace. Look at your life now. Perhaps the Holy Spirit has spoken to you in a unique way so you ‘get it’ too.

Rev. Deb Frantz is a Pathways of Light minister living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Email: revdeb@miraclesministry.org

Communication Is Union --by Rev. May De May

I have been receiving lessons about communication lately. I would like to share with you what has been given to me in meditation.

Communication is union. When you choose to communicate with your brothers, you are choosing to relinquish the illusion of differences. By communicating you are wanting to see the truth and speak the truth. Communicating truth is the most helpful thing you can do.

If you allow Holy Spirit to use your body for the purpose of communicating, you are learning the true purpose for your experience. In communicating truth, you will learn that separation is not real. False ideas can and will be laid aside as you learn it has no use, no value.

What God created, joined as one, remains so. That one insane idea has never touched or changed the Son of God. Your denial of truth, does not change truth. It only makes you seem unaware. Your denial only shows that you once knew the Truth — your Being. Wanting specialness split the mind, and with this came guilt. You are learning that projecting guilt is not what you want. You want the truth. You want union and you do love your Father. You want to extend love, and that is all.

Communication is extending Love. In this experience you call ‘life,’ you made a big story about not communicating, not speaking, as your lesson in learning how to do just that. You are now realizing that this is just a made up the story and you are ready to move beyond the fear.

You were created to communicate, because you were created to Love. Love is always extension. Communicate the truth, for you can never lose in sharing the remembrance of everyone’s innocence. Communicate freely, for there is no loss in sharing thoughts. You will come to know that God’s thoughts are never yours alone.

Learning to speak in spite of fear, will lead you to speak beyond fear. For as you speak, you practice the extension and extension is always from Love to Love. Communicate in spite of fear and you will learn that fear cannot stop you, that you cannot harm nor be harmed because fear is not real. Physical senses would maintain that fear is real because the separate bodies appear real. The world appears real, but it comes only from belief. The belief is strong, which makes the world appear solid in a world of time and space.

When you communicate that Love is real and all are loving children of a loving Father, then there is no place for fear. There is no end to the Love of the Creator to His Creation.

Communicate what you know and not the little belief in separation. Remember always that you and no child has ever left their Father. He knows only One, therefore so do you. Because the Truth remains in you, you cannot cut it out. To know you have It, you must share It. You may not say it out loud to your brother, but you can share it by remembering it. Only truth is true.

Rev. Mary De May is part of the Pathways of Light staff in Kiel Wisconsin.
Email: revmdm@pathwaysoflight.org
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Fear or Truth --by Rev. Mary De May

n my mind is the Truth. I choose the Truth today, not lies. I choose the Truth, for therein lies my peace, my joy, my happy eternity. The Truth gives me everything as my Father promised me.

My mind either projects or extends. It has to be one or the other, but not both at once. If I choose projection, I have chosen fear and not truth. If I project, I have bought into the split mind’s dream. I have decided that illusions are real. I will see the world as a dark place, where everything waits to attack me. I do this so unconsciously it seems, because there is a hidden belief that I am guilty. This comes from believing that I separated from God.

Fortunately, this is not the truth. I have never left God. I want to learn that to be independent from my Source is just a false idea. It is an insane idea that has only brought me pain by my belief in it. It seems to the split mind that pain is the ‘proof’ that it is alive. If it gives up pain, it will die. To accept instead the truth of what I am and where I am always is the way out of the dark world of fear and projection. When I choose for truth, then I am open to the knowing of Holy Spirit. When I choose truth, then I am choosing to extend Love and be part of the truth. Holy Spirit is the Truth in my mind. The Holy Spirit never leaves my mind, but I can choose not to be aware of It.

The power of my choice is amazing, and the thing that the split mind would not have me recognize. The instant that I choose not to project my fear thoughts is the instant that I receive forgiveness. I know I have truly accepted forgiveness when I feel the Presence of Love in my mind.

When I choose not to project fear, I step back from the idea that there is an outside world. When I acknowledge that the fear begins with me, then I have the choice to hand the erroneous thought to Holy Spirit for correction. The truth He holds is unchangeable. There is no fear that can stand before the Light of Truth.

As I accept forgiveness in place of every tiny thought of shame, blame, anger, guilt or fear, I let the Truth be at home in my mind. I give room to the truth of Love’s Presence in my mind. Accepting forgiveness lets me give forgiveness in place of the projection of my fears. In forgiveness, I accept that I remain as God created me. I do not attempt to make separation real. I did not usurp my Creator’s power.

I let go of what never happened. I remind myself that I do not know what anything is for. I choose and accept the help of Holy Spirit. The Truth will replace all fear in my mind, as I ask and allow.

In my mind is the Truth. I choose the Truth today, not lies. I choose the Truth, for therein lies my peace, my joy, my happy eternity. The Truth gives me everything as my Father promised me.

Rev. Mary De May is a Pathways of Light minister living in Markesan, Wisconsin.

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A Healing Journey Home --by Rev. Robert Stoelting

Recently I was having problems with my eyes. I realized that the current situation was part of a lifelong pattern. The blessing in the current problem was that it brought me to a state of willingness to ask for and accept help. In meditation, I asked Holy Spirit to help me heal the error in my mind that was reflected in the problem with my eyes. Following is the allegorical journey I experienced. After this experience, the healing of my eyes accelerated.

Once upon a time, a traveler and his Guide were walking down a country road. They came upon a village with streets of dirt. The small houses had thatched roofs. Small animals like pigs and chickens roamed the streets, but there were no people.

They passed through the village and followed the road up a barren hill with grass but no trees and many big rocks. They walked toward a small hut. The Guide gently supported the tired traveler, giving him His strength. As they reached the hut, they saw that it was quite small with a low door. They sensed that the hut was built by the person inside. It was small because he built it alone and that was all the strength he had. The Guide opened the door. They had to stop to enter. The ceiling was so low that they could not stand up.

There was a man sitting on the floor in ragged clothes near a small cooking fire. A little bit of light came through a narrow opening in the wall. He was sitting, staring at the fire. He hasn’t noticed the traveler and his Guide come in. They sat on a bench and looked at the fire with him.

The Guide began to emanate light, beginning ever so softly. Very gradually His presence became brighter. The man was deep in his own world in his mind. After a while he noticed that the room was getting lighter. Finally he looked up and looked around the room until he saw the traveler and his Guide. He recognized the Guide as someone to pay attention to. The Guide said to the man, "We heard your call and we are here to help." The man was a little startled because he did not say anything out loud. But in his mind he had felt great despair and asked for help.

The Guide asked, "Would you like to share about your concern?"

The man had mixed thoughts. His first thoughts were that his experience was not important. No one would want to hear his story. He felt very sad, yet the presence of the Guide was comforting. Somehow he knew that the Guide really did want to hear.

He answered, "I am an outcast. I am here alone because I am not welcome anywhere. I must not look on anyone. That is why my house has only a narrow opening to allow in light but does not allow me to see outside. I go out at night to gather food.

"I used to be the spiritual leader of the village at the bottom of this hill. I was the one all came to for advice and help when they were troubled or sick. The village was very happy. I helped settle many disagreements and taught people how to live together in harmony. The spirit of cooperation was strong. And everyone was well taken care of with food, clothing and shelter, for everyone supported the whole. There was plenty for everyone with some left over. Our village was happy. We danced and sang and worked together, young and old, men and women. We all shared equally.

"Then one day one became ill. Nothing I did helped. The person just got weaker and weaker and died. Then another one. I had never experienced this before. I had always been able to help.

"The village people stopped coming to me for help. And still they died. Then they started avoiding me. There were whispers that I had lost my power. They started to say that I was the reason they were dying. They became afraid of me. They drove me out of town saying, 'Don’t ever look upon us again.'

"That is when I built this hut. I failed my people. I could not help them when they asked for help. It was my job to keep them healthy and I failed. Over and over I have tried to understand but there is no explanation. I only know I failed. And because I failed, many people died."

The Guide responded, "I would like you to come with us. You are safe. It's okay to come out into the light." The man looked a little worried. The Guide encouraged him, "You are safe. We will take this gradually. I am here to help and I know what to do." The Guide opened the door and light came streaming in, shining on the floor.

The man cringed. He never opened the door during the day. The bright light hurt his eyes. The Guide said, "Take your time. Allow your eyes to become comfortable with this light. Let’s move closer to the door." As the man became accustomed to more light, they gradually moved closer and closer to the door, accepting more and more light, a step at a time. Finally when they reached the doorway, the man stood sideways because he couldn’t face the full light.

They stepped out of the house. The man partially covered his eyes to shield against the bright light. Gradually his eyes became accustomed to the light. He looked out and saw a beautiful green valley. Off to the left in the distance were the huts of the village he left long ago. He was afraid to look in that direction. The Guide reminded him, "You are safe. No harm can come to you and you can do no harm." The three of them continued along the road and up the hill. They walked together with the Guide in the middle holding the hands of the man and the traveler.

When we got to the top of the hill, they could see the other side. It was a lush valley, abundant with trees, flowers and grass. Down in the valley was another village. These homes were neat, clean and well kept. There was a sense of abundance.

They sat on some rocks at the top of the hill looking at the scene. The Guide began to share, saying: "You did nothing wrong. What happened to your village was not caused by you. The village people blamed you because of their fear. Each one who appeared to die, died by their own choice. There was nothing you could do because it was their choice. Before they came to you with an outward show of asking for help, they had already decided not to live. Without their change of decision, there was nothing you could do.

"Because the villagers did not understand, they looked for someone to blame and chose you. You accepted the blame and so you accepted exile and isolation. But there is no blame that is justified. You need not accept blame or exile. You did nothing to cause loss or harm."

The Guide was silent for awhile. The man asked, "What is this village we look upon?" The Guide answered, "It is your home. The people there have been waiting for your return. They are ready to celebrate your arrival with great joy and gratitude to one who is part of them returning to reunite with them."

This was a very radically different view of himself than the man had been believing. He had always thought he deserved isolation, believing he had harmed and that isolation would keep him from harming again. The Guide said, "Your friends waiting for you in this village know that you can do no harm. They know and see your kind and gentle heart. It is a heart they share with you, for all here have that same kind and gentle heart." Then the guide asked, "Are you ready to join your friends and accept their welcome?" "Yes," the man answered.

They started walking down the hill toward the village. There were many flowers, fields rich with grain and trees loaded with fruit. As they approached the village, children came and danced around them with great happiness. People came laughing and smiling. With open arms, they joyously greeted and welcomed them. They were led to the central square where a pig was roasting.

The people said, "We knew you were coming today. We prepared this feast as a celebration for your coming. Welcome home." The man stood there in awe, with deep gratitude and relief.

He realized he was among friends — his equal brothers and sisters. He knew that they would not look to him alone for their safety and protection for they know that their safety is in their unity and equality. By remembering their unity, no harm is possible.

The man stands straighter now. The burden of responsibility for defending against harm is gone, replaced by the joy of joining with his brothers and sisters. He knows he need never defend anyone nor condemn himself or anyone. Even though he had isolated himself out of guilt that was unfounded, the hearts and minds of his friends always welcomed him and never forgot that he was part of them. All this time he thought he had been alone was only because he did not realize where his home was. He stood up on the table, with outstretched arms and declared, "Thank you. I'm home!"

Rev. Robert Stoelting is cofounder of Pathways of Light and lives in Kiel, Wi. Email: office@pathwaysoflight.org

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