Mercy Demonstrated

To show mercy to those in pain, whether physical or emotional, is of course a quality to be cultivated. But how merciful are our thoughts? It is the secret place the The Carpenter is really speaking too with the lesson: Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy (Matthew 7:1-5). To help someone but hold contempt in our heart for them for any reason, demonstrates having missed the point entirely. Having embraced Living on the Spiritual Basis does not mean we ignore the contemptible acts of others, but we must not confuse the act with the actor. So we act by praying for their raised consciousness and in focused meditation seek to improve conditions.

Remember all transgressions will ultimately be addressed in the proper manner, for we are all responsible for our own demonstration, reaping the crop our actions have sown. A more seductive form of contempt is when we decide that someone is beyond the pale, incapable of growth or spiritual understanding for any reason. The most spiritually handicapped individual’s life will improve when we shine the sunlight of the spirit, to the best of our current ability on them. Sometimes the change in condition will be instantaneous and obvious, often however it will be more subtle and that is none of our business anyway. What matters is our demonstration, for by our action we have raised not only our consciousness and the consciousness of those around us, but the entire world, for it is an ultimate truth, that everything and everyone are connected.

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