Our consciousness is unsullied at birth; we are born pure in spirit, our Divine connection immaculate. But as we age and mature, our consciousness becomes layered with false beliefs in limitation, sin, sickness and all discord, obscuring our original perfection. Just as the lucky flea market shopper who stumbles across a life changing treasure hidden under layers of dirt and grime, we rediscover the Higher Truth we are born with. As we peel back the layers, employing meditation and prayer to scrape away bit-by-bit the fear, limitation, selfishness and unrighteous judgment that the world and our carnal pursuits have bound us with, our true self begins to shine through. Often it feels as if this is a task beyond us, the needed power lacking, which in fact, it is. Fortunately the innate connection we are uncovering and discovering again for the first time is power personified. By taping into this power greater than ourselves we receive not only the direction and guidance but also the needed strength to walk our path of enlightenment and awakening.
It is easy to become overwhelmed by this undertaking, but the good news is we only need to accomplish what can be done in a day. The story is told of the mason working on an intricate tile floor in a cathedral. A visitor marveled at the work that had been done but was overwhelmed by the immensity of the area left to be tiled. When the mason was asked how he could do it, he replied, “I know about how much I can do in a day, so I mark out that much and don’t concern myself with the rest.” We employ prayer and meditation in the same way, addressing what is before us this day, leaving the morrow to care for itself.
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