the
right mind
perceives with love.
“The body is a limit on love. The belief in
limited love was its origin, and it was made to limit the unlimited. . . . it
was made to limit you ” (T.18.VIII.1:2,3,4)
HE WHO follows Me, walks not in darkness,”
says the Lord (John 8:12).
Grant
me Your grace, O most merciful Jesus, that it may be with me, and work with me,
and remain with me to the very end. Grant that I may always desire and will
that which is most acceptable and pleasing to You. Let Your will be mine. Let
my will always follow Yours and agree perfectly with it. Let my will be one
with Yours in willing and in not willing, and let me be unable to will or not
will anything but what You will or do not will. Grant that I may die to all
things in this world, and for Your sake love to be despised and unknown in this
life. Give me above all desires the desire to rest in You, and in You let my
heart have peace. You are true peace of heart. You alone are its rest. Without
You all things are difficult and troubled. In this peace, the selfsame that is
in You, the Most High, the everlasting Good, I will sleep and take my rest.
Amen.
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis, 1380-1471
You may be supremely
accurate by learning the Divine law of the Spirit among us. The spiritual
doctrine at its highest you should learn: “I and the
Father are One.” Emma Curtis Hopkins
To
ask the Holy Spirit to decide for you is simply to accept your true
inheritance. Does this mean that you cannot say anything without consulting
Him? No, indeed! That would hardly be practical, and it is the practical with
which this course is most concerned. If you have made it a habit to ask for
help when and where you can, you can be confident that wisdom will be given you
when you need it. Prepare for this each morning, remember God when you can throughout
the day, ask the Holy Spirit's help when it is feasible to do so, and thank Him
for His guidance at night. And your confidence will be well founded indeed. Never
forget that the Holy Spirit does not depend on your words. He understands the
requests of your heart, and answers them. ACiM Manual for Teachers Section 29 As for the Rest . . .
“Parents
are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has
an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child
than the parent.” ~ Bob Keeshan (
Mr. Kangaroo)
Any sufficiently advanced
technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C
Clarke
"You
will never, never be disappointed at what happens to you as a result of your
wanting to transcend yourself. The reason for this is that there is a
compassionate force that exists which understands you and recognizes even the
smallest portion of higher desire in you and immediately races to your
rescue." Vernon Linwood Howard
"It's not really a meaningful
apology if there is no real intent to change." @DrGaryChapman
I am here only to be
truly helpful.
"You can do much on behalf of your own healing and
that of others if, in a situation calling for help,
you think of it this way:
I am here only to be truly helpful.
I am here to represent Him Who sent me.
I do not have to worry about what to say or what to do, because He Who sent me
will direct me.
I am content to be wherever He wishes,
knowing He goes there with me.
I will be healed as I let Him teach me to heal."
ACIM Ch.2.V.A.18.8
Let
people fully state their propositions before you answer them. Then you will be
wiser in your answers. Keep saying always: “Ye shall know in that day that I
am He that doth speak; Behold, it is I.” Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Do not seek through your eyes, for you made
your way of seeing that you might see in darkness, and in this you are
deceived. Beyond this darkness, and yet still within you, is the vision of
Christ, Who looks on all in light. Your ‘vision’ comes from fear, as His from
Love. And He sees for you, as your witness to the real world.” ACIM Ch.13.V.9.1-4
I cannot sacrifice except
in dreams. As You created me, I can give up nothing You gave me. What You did
not give has no reality. What loss can I anticipate except the loss of fear,
and the return of love into my mind? Lesson 322
“Nowhere can man
find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” ~ Marcus
Aurelius
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