Archives of Spiritual

Lesson 190 I choose the joy of God instead of pain. On the human journey we often feel more like the mistake rather than the joyous miracle we are. We identify ourselves with the one who makes the wrong choices; the one who causes others to suffer; the one who goes about wrecking everything it […]

Lesson 189 I feel the Love of God within me now.   Everything that is of God is within us now. Knowing this is so, is the adventure of life. As we come to know of the magnificence that lies within, we witness a whole different world. “To feel the Love of God within you […]

Lesson 188 The peace of God is shining in me now.   The question that begins our lesson says it all, “Why wait for heaven?” (ACIM Lesson 188 1:1).  We can stop reading.  We can close our books and just abide here, in the light that shines in all of us. Heaven is not a […]

Lesson 187 I bless the world because I bless myself. You cannot give what you do not have.  As we have discussed before, you cannot give someone $5, if you do not have $5 to give.  In Course terms, we extend to the world through our experience within, as it is by knowing the roadmap of salvation […]

Lesson 186 Salvation of the world depends on me.  Most of us want to know, Why am I here?  What is my purpose in the world?  At the beginning of a spiritual journey the question can be quailed with the response, “Your purpose is to be The Light of the World, a savior, a minister […]

Lesson 185 I want the peace of God. After Review V and prior to Lesson 181, we were given a brief introduction to the lessons that followed (181 – 200).  It was just a few paragraphs but there was no mistaking the theme, commitment.  We were encouraged to check in with our commitment, as the […]

Lesson 184 The Name of God is my inheritance. Language, like time, is a useful tool.  It gives, us humans, a reference point and a common language from which to understand one another.  The purpose of language was to help us and aid us in evolution.  Yet if we fully rest on language, it can […]

Lesson 183 I call upon God’s Name, and on my own.   Mantra is a Sanskrit word meaning the utterance of a sacred word, sound, or various syllables.  Many religious sects use mantras.  Nichiren Buddhism chants “Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō,” as a means for coming out of one’s suffering.  Tibetan Buddhists consider all of Buddha’s […]

Lesson 182 I will be still an instant and go home. Imagine for a moment that you, as you are today, are taking a trip back to the day you were born.  Imagine yourself standing above your own newborn body, looking down upon yourself.  What does this being look like?  What are you wearing?  What […]

 Introduction to Lessons 181 – 200 Prior to beginning Lesson 181 yet post Review V we are given a little pep talk. It is as though the coach has called a time out from the sidelines, calling the players over to reaffirm everyone’s commitment to the game plan to ensure a win for the team. […]