Sunday, April 30, 2017
The Ultimate Truth Of Our Connection
As we embrace the true significance of “Our Father” it becomes clear
that when we pray, our prayers are never solely for us
alone but for all mankind, for in truth everything and everyone is connected. All
that
we desire to have in our lives we must also desire with all our heart to
come to our brothers and sisters in equal measure. To hold anyone
in contempt or worse beyond the pale is too say we know better than God, so we
must leave
retribution and resentment outside the door of our heart if we wish to be happy, joyous and free and embrace
“Our Father” not only for our own sake, but for all humanity for today
we know the truth of our true connection with the Miraculous.
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
Amended By God
In 1919 the Constitution of the United States was changed,
amended, to make the consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages
illegal. Now take a moment and consider that. It is a monumental task
to change the Constitution, requiring 2/3 of the Senate and House to
pass it and then 3/4 of States have to approve it, in 7 years or less!
Then, in 1933 the Constitution was changed again to nullify the previous
change and make liquor legal again! As you can well imagine it made for
some interesting battles on the editorial pages of newspapers. Imagine
if talk radio or the internet had existed!
Spiritually, The Lord’s Prayer is the amendment establishing our true relationship with “Our Father.” Many within the religious community seem to have missed the memo, that this teaching supersedes all that came before, the essential nature of our relationship with God explained fully, for at a single blow this teaching swept away 99 percent of all the old fear based theology, with its avenging God, its chosen and favored individuals, its eternal hell fire, and all the other horrible paraphernalia of man’s diseased and terrified imagination. The Lord’s Prayer states clearly and forever that God is All-Powerful, All-Present, Eternal, the loving Father of mankind who heals, loves and guides all His children. Unlike the Constitution that is subject to the capricious will of man, the old theology has been amended by A Power Greater Than Ourselves, sanctified in blood, superseded forever, love triumphant over fear.
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Friday, April 28, 2017
Our Perceptions, Altered
Consider:
A homeless person asks for assistance, do you:
1) Act as if they were invisible.
2) Ask them what they need the money for, for you will consider it if they can convince you it is for food and not something you deem objectionable.
3) Simply smile and hand them a few dollars, saying a silent prayer for them since they are a child of God, just as we are.
When I wore a younger mans clothes, not just the homeless, but much of life was invisible to me. Being infallible as only the young can be, why would I consider another’s plight when the universe revolved around me. In time, becoming a husband and parent my vision and perceptions began to change, priorities altered. I could see those struggling, but felt duty bound to lecture and inform these poor unfortunates, because they clearly needed the benefit of my superior world vision. Woe be to me.
“The only instrument sharp enough to cut away the excess of self, is pain.”
The slicing away of self can be a tedious process, but is spiritually invaluable. Through this process today I see more with my heart, knowing that all are children of a loving God, all equal in His eyes, regardless of station, circumstances or shortcomings. Today I know in my heart of hearts that how I treat the least of us will be meted to me in kind, for all reap as they sow and forgiveness the key that unlocks serenity. Today to the above quote I would add “The only instrument sharp enough to cut away the excess of self and alter our perceptions, is pain.”
© Vincent Lee Jones Living In Spirit
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Enlightenment, Zen, Emmet Fox, How To Be Happy, Golden Key, Four Agreements,
Chopra, Jesus, Einstein, AA, McRaven, Healing Path
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