Great Faith

Great faith:  

there's been great faith placed in my mantra, how a specific sound, a vibration really, has carried me to the depth of stillness repeatedly through years of my meditation practice. No matter where my thoughts might wander I am led back to silence through it's practice. In much the same way forgiveness plays though my mind, a backdrop of consistency that never allows me to stay far from my true spiritual home. I have great faith in my practice of forgiveness, always available to me, a continuous meditation that never fails to release me from the grip of resents and grievances that seek to keep me in their tightened hold. This is my mantra away from the meditation cushion, carrying the softest vibration of love, a forgiveness phrase that carries me lightly though the day - 

"I forgive myself for dreaming this world" 

and with great faith, 

trust,

no matter were my thoughts might wander...

my mantra always takes me home.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Eternity Follows

Eternity follows: 

I love the gentleness of allowing myself to trust in the Holy Spirit, how it calls for just a little willingness, no more, and then my trust develops a bit further from there, one moment of trust at a time. This is the trickle of faith that carves the stone floor into a canyon, steady, asking no more than a single moment that leads on into eternity. It seems that I often place the development of trust on a list for things to be accomplish, that it's an achievement of faith that accelerates my progress. This has often been my "all out or nothing" approach throughout life, diving in at once for the immediate benefits and results - and of course trust doesn't work that way. It's a gradual extension of that little willingness I'm asked to have, trusting just for this one moment, right now and no more...

and from here eternity follows.

as it's always now.

~

I love you, Eric

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Show of Faith

Show of faith: 

and of course the ultimate show of faith is forgiveness, a display of trust so profound that our initial reaction to a person or situation that seems to wound us is now used as a call to prayer, providing us an opportunity to love further and forgive more deeply. The appearance of our wounds aren't denied, our trust's isn't misguided, nor do we bypass our trauma. We seek to heal the source conflict, addressing the wound directly at its point of origin. Our faith is placed in our own internal healer, not trusting in an illusory world for comfort, but turning within and asking the Holy Spirit to guide us towards a true healing. Faith is now continued by extending this same healing light towards another, trusting that there is only love between us, one internal teacher that guides us all back to heaven. 

forgiveness is the ultimate show of faith. 

it's independent of the evidence provided by an illusory world. 

relying solely on the results of its practice -

being self-evident,

by the healing that proceeds it. 

~

I love you, Eric

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A Quiet Faith

A quiet faith: 

this last year has seemed most pivotal, key figures gone, financial concerns growing, and a great deal of chaos regarding my creative concerns. And yet I'm closing out this mid-decade with a quiet faith growing, trusting that only the valueless has shifted, and that I'm reaching now, finally, my own special function for the salvation of the world. This isn't quite as grandiose as it sounds. We all have a special function to perform, and we're here to serve in the awakening of each other. Right now I feel like a facilitator, a bridge between voice and ears for just the right people. It's a wonderful feeling to know I'm serving in some small way for someone's healing, that perhaps at their most loneliest moment a person might stumble upon words offered by a guest on my channel and feel just a glimmer of the same hope I feel right now. Of course I have no way of knowing, but it's enough to just offer this possibility to the world. 

and for this,

I am forever grateful. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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Edge of Fear

Edge of fear: 

what I've long wanted to do was live a simple life of creativity, writing and sharing, and above all else demonstrating the principles that I've held so dear. My challenge has been the possibility of earning an income through creative means, ultimately trusting that indeed, God alone is the source and I only have to stay true to the message of forgiveness and love. I am not there yet, not in income, nor faith - trusting in the infinite generosity of the universe has often placed me on the edge of fear. This year has taught be the art of letting go, almost continuously so it seems. I've been stripped of much that I've long cherished, finding myself precariously dangling on that edge. 

and yet, here I am. 

my plan is to keep showing up until I can no longer do so, or that I am eventually called to offer a different means of my creativity. So is it really a gamble when all I've been asked to do is demonstrate love, kindness, and continuous forgiveness? Sometimes it still seems so, my faith hasn't quite backed me away from that fearful edge. But I'm willing to stand here a little while longer, swaying on that edge, afraid, and yet trusting too that perhaps....

this is where I learn to fly.

~

I love you, Eric

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Closer

Closer: 

this trust has always been the hardest for me, never quiet reaching that point of perfect surrender, placing my future in the hands of God. Ultimately this is what A Course in Miracles brings us to, and not even that far into the workbook we're asked to take that step, gently so, but still a giant act of trust. Decades ago, my first time through the workbook, and I was naive enough declare that from this point on my faith was in God alone and my future was secure. It was naive because my life was still so full of fear and anxiety, having more faith in ego than God. 

I'm no longer quite so naive.

but my faith has grown, and even with no small amount of fear still present - I'm closer to that trust than ever, maybe not quite ready for that definite declaration. 

yet closer.

and, indeed, I do place my future in the hands of God.

knowing that each day,

 my trust grows stronger still.

~

I love you, Eric

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Trusting

Trusting:

more than anything else, it comes down to trust, always an issue for me, but now arriving to the point where it's imperative. This isn't to imply that I'm mistrustful of others, but in the deeper sense of living in full faith that Gold alone provides. It strikes me as ironic that I write this as an abundance of air is available for me to draw each breath, my body functions without any conscious effort, and the universe is perfectly aligned for my comfort and ease. I don't question any of this, fully trusting in the present moment for these essential needs to be met.

and yet a certain doubt persists.

as my later years old there's been a series of loss that confronts me, knowing that at my age it's inevitable for more to follow. Fear seems natural and it's so easy to give in to, feeling almost impossible to place my trust in an ever changing world. And of course it is - I'm not asked to trust anything that changes, but only to continuously look deeper to the changeless source beneath all things. My faith is now being drawn there, just a little more each day, and my trust is growing. 

so what's really called for is my surrender.

ego traded for faith in God.

giving up illusions.

and trusting in the reality of always being cared for.

faced with this surrender I simply say...

thank you, thank you, thank you.

trusting.

~

I love you, Eric 

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All That's Left

All that's left: 

my every concern relinquished, turned over to the guiding voice of Holy Spirit, and all that's left then is the faith of my surrender. The entirety of A Course in Miracles is a gentle nudge towards that one moment when I finally admit that I don't know what is truly best for me - and everything changes after that, as if a confession that lifted the darkest secret of the ego and held it up to the light of God. 

I've been seen through completely.

and all that's left is love.

~

I love you, Eric 

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My Trust in You

My trust in you:

I'm not asked to have trust, but only to have faith that trust is developed through my commitment to seeing God everywhere and in everything. This is how I practice forgiveness, relying on vision rather than mere sight, and honestly looking for the divine light that resides within us all. Once seen, even the slightest glimmer sparkling through, and trust grows and my commitment deepens.

so truly,

I place my trust in you to show me the way.

and you always do.

thank you.

~

I love You

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Where There is Doubt

Where there is doubt: 

here, where there is doubt, faith, we're not asked the impossible but to only recognize the changing nature of our lives. Our faith is placed on acceptance of the present moment, things being as the are, yet with a conviction that a greater presence guides us, lovingly, along the way. This present might be different for many, for Saint Francis it was Jesus, for others it might be their commitment to a particular practice that brings them a sense of peace and understanding. 

our faith is in the transformation of the moment.

by whatever means this happens. 

but always there's a surrender, as faith ultimately calls for a letting go, and through this the transformation happens. If we cling to anything as it changes we add suffering to the challenge, causing a difficult situation to worsen to despair. The prayer of Saint Francis asks only for the courage to have faith in our innate capacity to love, that we have a quality deeply hidden in our heart that arises to the suffering of ourselves and others and carries us through these times.

I have faith in a loving heart.

it belongs to me, a gift...

I give to you.

shared.

~

I love you, Eric

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