HOUSEKEEPING

       Everyone likes a clean house; no one enjoys doing the cleaning. In the physical realm a little dust on the shelves, a cobweb or two high in a corner or a carpet that could use a visit from the vacuum are one thing, but of much greater importance is our personal or spiritual housekeeping. When we allow the negative to accumulate in our consciousness the consequences are dire. In our homes when a glass breaks, an egg slips our grasp, the new kitten or puppy has an “accident,” these things are addressed immediately, in much the same way we get busy spiritually on the big problems of life. But just like the upper shelf that could use a dusting or the baseboard that could stand a little scrubbing, we put off addressing the little hurts and small fears and they accumulate in the corners of our consciousness. Left unattended they nibble away at our serenity, our peace of mind slips allowing the adversary, fear, to gain purchase in the forefront of our consciousness.

     Spiritually we must keep our house clean for the adversary is relentless. Where as a dusty shelf or a floor that could use a sweeping are distractions, small resentments and disregarded fears left to fester in our spiritual house have real power. So we address them as soon as they crop up and do not under any circumstance or pretext put off our cleaning. By employing daily prayer, meditation and selfless service, keeping the corners of our consciousness liberated from the corrosive destructive effects of the adversary, we remain free, serenity at play, peace of mind immanent.