A Little Bit of Doubt

A little bit of doubt:

more than ever now my life holds a great deal of doubt. Almost every thought that doesn't serve the purpose of extending love is, at the very least, examined for it's worth. This is a mindful process, in a very loving way, actually, of simply noting the thoughts that cause even the least bit of disturbance and raising them to doubt. What I'm asking for here is an open mind, to consider, for just a moment, that there might be another way to view a person or situation. 

this little bit of doubt is my freedom. 

shifting how I see the world.

spacious now,

loving. 

forgiven.

~

I love you, Eric

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Relief

Relief: 

it's a relief to know that I can't judge, not that I don't make judgement, but that not a single one made is worth of consideration. Most of my life has been a continuous judgement against myself,very often appearing in the guise of my thoughts about another - yet every single one has more truly been a value call on my own self-worth. 

You have often been urged to refrain from judging, not because it is a right to be withheld from you. ³You cannot judge. ⁴You merely can believe the ego’s judgments, all of which are false. ⁵It guides your senses carefully, to prove how weak you are; how helpless and afraid, how apprehensive of just punishment, how black with sin, how wretched in your guilt. (ACIM, W-151.4:2-5)

the above words are from Lesson 151 of A Course in Miracles. Judgement is the major theme here and this lesson is designed to set us free, completely so, from the belief that we're even capable of truly judging ourselves or others. As condemnation dies down we begin to hear the quietness of the voice for God, gentle, patient, and only judging between what is real or false. 

Yet you must learn to doubt their evidence will clear the way to recognize yourself, and let the Voice for God alone be Judge of what is worthy of your own belief. ²He will not tell you that your brother should be judged by what your eyes behold in him, nor what his body’s mouth says to your ears, nor what your fingers’ touch reports of him. ³He passes by such idle witnesses, which merely bear false witness to God’s Son. ⁴He recognizes only what God loves, and in the holy light of what He sees do all the ego’s dreams of what you are vanish before the splendor He beholds. (ACIM, W-151.7:1-4)

and that's where I am right now, with active doubt taking the place over the certainty of ego. Things mostly continue as they have before, my first thoughts might be a quick judgement cast upon another, or an evaluation of my own sense of worth. Ego still very often makes the first call. But Holy Spirit is the presence that always makes the last judgement and it's always in the favor of love. My peace of mind is only dependent upon how quickly I turn my thoughts of worthiness and condemnation over to the Holy Spirit and allow the voice for God to whisper truth to me. Those words echo within me, continuously, never absent - and I'm more apt than ever to listen first, closely, and give these echos my faith and full devotion. 

All things are echoes of the Voice for God. (ACIM, W-151) 

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I love you, Eric

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Sustained

Sustained: 

yes, I am sustained by the love of God. Lesson 50 of A Course in Miracles arrives to me with a soft urgency to remember, a life rope of grace in times of my forgetfulness. This my my reminder to sink deep within the reality of God, calm and abiding, placing no faith within a dreamed up world. It's the answer to every problem of the dream, indeed, it's the whisper of my awakening. 

Here is the answer to every problem that will confront you, today and tomorrow and throughout time. ²In this world, you believe you are sustained by everything but God (ACIM, W-50.1:1-2)

this lesson mentions the "eternal calm" of the Son God - promising that nothing can intrude upon the mind that is steeped within God's presence. That was the promise I trusted through years of care-giving for both my parents, delivering a new language of infinite patience and tenderness to ease my mind as well as their's. Being sustained by the love of God isn't a distant promise of what will be available after years of diligent practice - it's the immediacy of my surrender, given to me now, and now, always in this one and only Holy Instant. 

Put all your faith in the Love of God within you; eternal, changeless and forever unfailing. ⁴This is the answer to whatever confronts you today. ⁵Through the Love of God within you, you can resolve all seeming difficulties without effort and in sure confidence. (ACIM, W-50.4:3-5)

eternal, changeless - that's the promise. 

not distant.

now.

yes, I am sustained by the love of God...this moment, 

and always.

~

I love you, Eric

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My View

My view::

my only role is to provide the

heart-space-

clearing away all he debris that seems to keep

you from reaching here.

and then we finally meet,

exactly where we've always been...home.

~

and so forgiveness is my clearing tool, removing all obstacles from my one clear view of you. This is my work, a loving task of recognizing all that seems to lay between us, and gently now, gently, sweeping each one away. There's nothing else I would rather do, honestly, than to clean away all that blocks my vision of you, of the world really, and finally rest in my own self-reflected view. The truth is that I'm not even the one who does the actual clearing. My job is to to simply recognize these barriers and invite a loving presence to sweep through for their removal. 

and truly, now, 

it's the most joyful thing I do.

~

I love you, Eric

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Occasional Grace

Occasional grace:

so the real ritual of writing, the one that truly brings the muse to me, is to note the empty screen and recognize that there is nothing here for me to say. I am not the author of anything, not a single word comes from me. But I am an instrument of occasional grace, sometimes receiving just the right phrase, or being gifted a sudden inspiration. My talent has become a singular ability of surrendering to the page and asking the Holy Spirit what it is that I should say. 

the very best writing results form listening.

and simply writing what's received.

And if I need a word to help me, He will give it to me. ²If I need a thought, that will He also give. ³And if I need but stillness and a tranquil, open mind, these are the gifts I will receive of Him. ⁴He is in charge by my request. ⁵And He will hear and answer me, because He speaks for God my Father and His holy Son. (ACIM, W-361-365.1:1-5)

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I love you, Eric

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But First, Pause

But first, pause: 

I'm willing to pause, to truly step back and let the Holy Spirit lead the way. What I want to examine now is even my slightest insistence that I know a better way. My wish is to be shown, gently led to wherever it is I next need to be. Yet what I find is that even surrender carries the risk of becoming an endeavor, that at times I point myself towards my preferred path and then ask  the Holy Spirit to lead me further in the direction I already wish to go. 

and so I'm willing to pause,

to take just a moment and ask the Holy Spirit if this is indeed the path that I should follow. It's that instant given to stillness that makes all the difference now. My willingness is met with a soft assurance, not always a direct answer, but a presence that promises me continued guidance. This is coming to be enough, my demands have lessened, and I no longer need to know everything immediately. 

but it all begins with a pause, 

just a quiet moment before I commit to action, 

 then asking the Holy Spirit,

³What would You have me do?
⁴Where would You have me go?
⁵What would You have me say, and to whom? (ACIM, W-71.9:3-5)

and guidance always follow.

~

I love you, Eric

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A Ceaseless Prayer

A ceaseless prayer: 

and now pray without ceasing, that's the directive given, how I'm supposed to move through life. This is supposed to be a nonverbal communication, full-way openhearted. My prayer is for guidance, continuously so, asking only to be truly helpful. I pray for an easier release through forgiveness, to be mindful of any judgement made towards myself and others, immediately recognizing that I have decidedly wrongly and then choosing again to be at peace. 

mostly though,

I'm to pray with gratitude, thankful that I rest in God. 

and that's how I'm asked to move through life.

a ceaseless prayer.

~

I love you, Eric 

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