posted July 31, 2006 08:21 PM         

All things are the will of God. Were it conceivable to stray from the path, one might stray by thinking, "I have strayed," or, "He or she has strayed," but, we may well thank divine providence that no such thing is possible. The almighty directs all our steps, though we may imagine ourselves alternately clumsy and adroit. He leads us heavenward by mysterious channels, and where the path zigs or zags, and we seem to turn toward, or away from the summit, still, we follow the shortest route a soul may take. Discover the truth of this, and you are saved. Cast away your compass, trust in his ways, and you shall never dream of straying. For, whosoever understands that all things are the will of God, can suffer no blame. If you do appear to sin, know that this is the will of God, and you shall suffer no reproach. But, if you should reproach yourself, simply return to the contemplation of this truth; know that your reproach is also the will of God, - and you shall not reproach yourself for reproaching yourself!

"If you believe... that you lack both devotion and serious intent and that, not having devotion or serious intent, you do not have God, and if you then grieve over this, this itself becomes your devotion and serious intent. Therefore you should not confine yourself to just one manner of devotion, since God is to be found in no particular way, neither this one nor that. That is why they do him wrong who take God in just one particular way. They take the way rather than God."
- Meister Eckhart

This is the greatest, perhaps the only, truth. Know and receive God's Will in all things, and you shall know and receive the Acceptance of all things. Knowing Acceptance, you will know Trust. Trusting, you will enter into the Kingdom of Peace, whose law is Perfect Trust, and whose sovereign is The Love Divine.

posted December 19, 2006 11:36 AM         

Ever searching, always finding.......

posted December 21, 2006 01:03 AM         

thought i could share some favorite quotes here...

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Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Intro ACIM

The world is only in the mind of its maker. Do not believe it is outside of yourself. (p. 207)

Don’t deny yourself the message of relief that every brother offers you now. (p. 229)

God calls and you do not hear, for you are preoccupied with your own voice. (p. 232)

You have so little faith in yourself because you are unwilling to accept the fact that perfect love is in you, and so you seek without for what you cannot find within. (p.293)

There is nothing outside you. (p. 358)

Heaven is not a place or a condition. It is merely an awareness of perfect oneness. (p. 359)

posted December 21, 2006 01:03 AM         

The world the holy see is beautiful because they see their innocence in it. (p. 401)

The world believes in sin, but the belief that made it as you see it is not outside you. (p. 401)

In your brother is the light. See him as sinless, and there can be no fear in you. (p. 402)

Seek not to change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world. (p. 415)

Perception selects, and makes the world you see. (p. 425)

Reason cannot see sin, but can see errors. (p. 428)

When you feel defensive about anything, you have identified yourself with an illusion. You therefore feel weak because you’re alone. (p. 446)

posted December 21, 2006 01:05 AM         

It is impossible to seek for pleasure through the body and not find pain. (p. 386)

posted December 24, 2006 03:05 PM         

I especially resonate with these two:

Give faith to one another, for faith and hope and mercy are yours to give. (p. 394)

Reason cannot see sin, but can see errors. (p. 428)

(you knew i would love that one, didnt you?)

But this one, "Heaven is not a place or a condition. It is merely an awareness of perfect oneness. (p. 359)," for me, casts doubt upon the divine, unadulterated authorship of the Course. Awarenesss of perfect oneness is a condition; a state of being (aware). Jesus would know that.

Thanks for the link, too.

posted December 26, 2006 12:31 AM         

glad you liked some of the quotes.