February 19
Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:
“Our opportunities to forgive are everywhere.”
“If we are relying on the ego to interpret the situations that involve us, we’ll be consistently misguided into believing we have been attacked. That’s the ego’s hope, at least, because then we will be willing to let it determine our response.
Yet, there is another way to perceive the attacks. The Course says they are always appeals for healing and help, but what does that really mean? It means the attacker was filled with fear, not arrogance, as we may have supposed. We have the opportunity to envelop that fear with forgiveness.
Depending on the severity of the attack, it may not be easy to turn the other cheek. We may initially refuse, in fact. The resulting chaos doesn’t bring us peace though, and we do want peace even when we don’t understand how to get it. That’s where the presence of the Holy Spirit comes in. It’s our avenue to peace in any situation. Every time we forgive another’s actions, peace will wash over us.
“I will not look hatefully on my attackers today.
I’ll see them as needing my help.”
Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “In asking for miracles, we are seeking a practical goal: a return to inner peace. We’re not asking for something outside us to change, but for something inside us to change.”
Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “The longest strides come from standing still. The paradox of progress is that we grow each time we realize that we can only be where we are. I can’t fail to grow in happiness, wholeness, generosity, and inner strength when I am quieter mentally, more peaceful, and above all, more present.”
Wayne Dyer: “Acquire a rebellious attitude toward the philosophy that preaches a style of God-as-boss who is authoritarian and a benevolent tyrant. Rejection of this model does not mean that you are an atheist, but rather a believer in the true meaning of divinity.”
Paul Ferrini: “Until you look in the mirror and see your own beliefs reflected there, you will be using every brother or sister in your experience as a mirror to show you what you believe about yourself.”
Unity’s Daily Word:
“Our world is healed
as God’s good is shared by all people.”
“It has been said that if one has built a castle in the air, this work need not be lost. The imagined castle should, indeed, be in the air. The next step is to put a foundation under the castle.”
“As leaders use creativity and vision inspired by divine ideas, they dream and plan for the good of the world. Initiative, integrity, and commitment strengthen the foundations that leaders build.”
“Whether they are giving a hand to guide the vulnerable or sharing in world summits, I pray they place their foundation with care. Leaders bless the world as they use God-given guidance and talents for the good of all people.”
A Course in Miracles: Lesson 50
“I am sustained by the Love of God.”
We believe food sustains our bodies, but do we realize that the Love of God – that which we are in truth – sustains us eternally? Food and body are but illusions – projections of our thoughts from our minds. The Love of God is real. It is who we are. It is the Oneness we speak of so often and yet too quickly forget.
Namaste - Ron
Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:
“Our opportunities to forgive are everywhere.”
“If we are relying on the ego to interpret the situations that involve us, we’ll be consistently misguided into believing we have been attacked. That’s the ego’s hope, at least, because then we will be willing to let it determine our response.
Yet, there is another way to perceive the attacks. The Course says they are always appeals for healing and help, but what does that really mean? It means the attacker was filled with fear, not arrogance, as we may have supposed. We have the opportunity to envelop that fear with forgiveness.
Depending on the severity of the attack, it may not be easy to turn the other cheek. We may initially refuse, in fact. The resulting chaos doesn’t bring us peace though, and we do want peace even when we don’t understand how to get it. That’s where the presence of the Holy Spirit comes in. It’s our avenue to peace in any situation. Every time we forgive another’s actions, peace will wash over us.
“I will not look hatefully on my attackers today.
I’ll see them as needing my help.”
Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “In asking for miracles, we are seeking a practical goal: a return to inner peace. We’re not asking for something outside us to change, but for something inside us to change.”
Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “The longest strides come from standing still. The paradox of progress is that we grow each time we realize that we can only be where we are. I can’t fail to grow in happiness, wholeness, generosity, and inner strength when I am quieter mentally, more peaceful, and above all, more present.”
Wayne Dyer: “Acquire a rebellious attitude toward the philosophy that preaches a style of God-as-boss who is authoritarian and a benevolent tyrant. Rejection of this model does not mean that you are an atheist, but rather a believer in the true meaning of divinity.”
Paul Ferrini: “Until you look in the mirror and see your own beliefs reflected there, you will be using every brother or sister in your experience as a mirror to show you what you believe about yourself.”
Unity’s Daily Word:
“Our world is healed
as God’s good is shared by all people.”
“It has been said that if one has built a castle in the air, this work need not be lost. The imagined castle should, indeed, be in the air. The next step is to put a foundation under the castle.”
“As leaders use creativity and vision inspired by divine ideas, they dream and plan for the good of the world. Initiative, integrity, and commitment strengthen the foundations that leaders build.”
“Whether they are giving a hand to guide the vulnerable or sharing in world summits, I pray they place their foundation with care. Leaders bless the world as they use God-given guidance and talents for the good of all people.”
A Course in Miracles: Lesson 50
“I am sustained by the Love of God.”
We believe food sustains our bodies, but do we realize that the Love of God – that which we are in truth – sustains us eternally? Food and body are but illusions – projections of our thoughts from our minds. The Love of God is real. It is who we are. It is the Oneness we speak of so often and yet too quickly forget.
Namaste - Ron
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