The Decision for God
Every situation a course in miracles that is presented to us is an opportunity for prayer. The decision for God is always present in our mind. This decision means that no matter what is presented, or what plays out, our decision is to be taken deeper into Truth. Now. Beyond the things of this world.
When our desire for God is all that we want, we are no longer afraid, because there is no outcome that could go wrong.
God is the one Guarantee, the one Guaranteed Outcome.
When He is truly the aim I seek, and the aim of all my living here, I have nothing to fear. Because what I sought, I found. The end is here and now, in my heart. Any other 'end goal' takes my mind into identifying as a body, in the script, in the future. That is a scary thought. It doesn't matter the details. Simply identifying with the 'person', the 'body', 'in the script' is a scary thought - for it is to identify with something separate, something apart from God. Something that can be threatened.
God is not in time. God is Love, here and now.
There is a sameness behind all appearances, a Love beyond all images, a consistency beneath all happenings.
In the deep recesses of our Mind, we have not forgotten our Father. Our oneness with Him is unshaken by illusions. We have always abided in His everlasting Love.
“You will identify with what you think will make you safe.
Whatever it may be, you will believe that it is one with you. Your safety lies in truth, and not in lies. Love is your safety. Fear does not exist. Identify with love, and you are safe. Identify with love, and you are home. Identify with love, and find your Self.” (What is the body? ACIM)
"Father, You stand before me and behind, beside me, in the place I see myself, and everywhere I go. You are in all the things I look upon, the sounds I hear, and every hand that reaches for my own. In You time disappears, and place becomes a meaningless belief. For what surrounds Your Son and keeps him safe is Love itself. There is no Source but this, and nothing is that does not share Its Holiness; that stands beyond Your one creation, or without the Love which holds all things within itself. Father, Your Son is like Yourself. We come to You in Your Own Name today, to be at peace within Your everlasting Love.
My brothers, join with me in this today. This is salvation's prayer. Must we not join in what will save the world, along with us?" W-pII.264
Deepening in Purpose
I was just walking around a mall in Salt Lake City while waiting for a dealership to finish working on one of our cars from the Monastery. I was starting to realize something deep.
At the Monastery, we're used to having some kind of darkness come up on a daily basis and I noticed for myself at least, there used to be an attitude of "I don't want to deal with this stuff coming up"
But while I was walking around at the mall
I noticed a feeling of nothingness starting to come in and meaninglessness. But then I sat down at a table and starting working on my Spirit-given projects and I noticed a familiar trigger come up with someone. Then I noticed my typical reaction of, "I don't want to deal with this" come up with the trigger. Then I realized the purpose of this world is to allow the darkness up so it can be healed. It's not a problem, it just needs to come up and that's only what this world is for.
All of a sudden, I felt so joyful as I allowed this trigger to come up happily. There were so many people around me outside and I felt like shouting out the good news, "All this world is is for healing, rejoice!!! There is no other purpose, it's so simple!" (I didn't because it didn't feel appropriate it was just for me.) But I just felt so safe, and still do. I felt that everyone loved me and wanted to support me. There's no problem if the only purpose for the world is healing. The world will actually support you if you have that purpose.
Literally as I'm typing this, the song playing all around me has these lyrics: ? Might as well face it, you're addicted to love ?
