ONCE UPON A TIME…

The Second Commandment: You shall not make for yourself a carved (graven) image… (Exodus 20:4).The passage goes on to state that we must (shall) not bow down or serve them. We all have a friend, acquaintance or relative whom has been retelling the same story, recounting in passionate detail a lost love, opportunity, when they were wronged or a medical procedure/condition, seemingly forever. We have heard it so many times that when we think of them their “story” immediately pops into our mind, their lives defined by it. Instead of applying spiritual principles, they have crafted an image that is dragged out at any opportunity and displayed, the eternal search for a sympathetic (or just willing) ear, any solution or moving beyond his or her “story” of no real interest, only the telling since “no one really understands.” Their identity so intertwined with their story the fear of letting go, moving forward, so overwhelming that rehashing the past, with feeling, is preferable. Living on the Spiritual Basis, the basis of trusting and relying on God, we have turned out our sacred cows and given over our “stories” our carved images of resentment, ailments and anything else that stands between us and the sunlight of the spirit. Living in this way we transcend ordinary levels of consciousness, placing aches, pains, and secular living concerns in their proper perspective, choosing instead to focus on our relationship with God and how we may be of service to those about us seeking help and guidance.