Living In Spirit

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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 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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Monday, June 8, 2015

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 had existed!

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. Emmet Fox adds succinctly: “At a single blow this teaching of Jesus swept away 99 percent of all the old 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 His children. Unlike the Constitution that is subject to the capricious will of man, the old theology has been amended, by God, sanctified by the blood on the cross, superseded forever.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Does God Have Favorites?

The Lord’s Prayer begins, “Our Father” not just my father or your father, but Our Father. This ground breaking truth ends the false belief, that many still cling to unfortunately, that God plays favorites. No individual, no group, race, class or ethnicity holds a preferred or special place with God. He is the Father of all, regardless of race, creed, location or belief, All loved equally and unconditionally. Period. Imagine for a moment if this monumental truth was universally understood. “What tree is so unwise as too fight among its own branches.” Sectarian violence would end. Wars and disputes over territory nonexistent. All who have would rush to help those who want without any reservations or conditions. The Golden Rule; much talked about, rarely employed, would become the Law, the only Law. Consider for a moment what could be accomplished by humanity if we stopped wasting lives, time and resources on all things contrary to the Golden Rule. The Great Carpenter taught that heaven is not a destination, but that we live in it now. Clearly we have had the key to unleash Heaven in our hands for two thousand years, how much longer will we allow false belief and fear to stay our hand from turning it?

Father, make my life a demonstration of your guidance, show me the way of patience, tolerance, kindness and love and provide me with the strength and courage to practice these principles, today, tomorrow and forever in every area of my life. May thy will be done. Amen.

When we know, who walks beside us, on this path we have chosen, our fears fall from us.