Here is what the Holy Spirit tells you when you listen: happiness is given; joy is given. You don’t have to do anything. People hear this and panic. I have to go to work! I have to have sex! I have to have coffee! I have to floss! And vote! And so forth! I appreciateContinue reading “On Listening to the Holy Spirit”
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Interlude: Looking is the Holy Spirit
Yesterday I talked about giving our mind over to the Holy Spirit, both in terms of its content and its function. In that way, our problems end. I suggested a next post would relate to how to give our minds over. That’s still coming, but here I offer a side note about what the HolyContinue reading “Interlude: Looking is the Holy Spirit”
On the End of Problems
There are no problems. Not even the problem of thinking we have problems is a problem. Even that is an illusion. It is a miracle that makes this perfection, this utter absence of problems, possible, and it is a miracle that allows us to see perfection so clearly that we know instantly it is ourContinue reading “On the End of Problems”
Notes at Summer’s End
A cup of coffee or a single walk can change our life forever. One glance from a brother or sister who sees us without any projection of guilt, theirs or ours, is perfect healing. Only after it is given to us can we offer it to others. One way to understand our role as studentsContinue reading “Notes at Summer’s End”
Remembering our Guiltlessness
We learn of our guiltlessness when a brother or sister looks at us and sees not a body but rather that which is worthy of love and wholly undeserving of punishment (e.g., T-13.In.1:2). It is the so-called other who reminds us of God’s uninterrupted, unconditional Love, effectively restoring it to our mind. And it isContinue reading “Remembering our Guiltlessness”
Refusing to Wait on Love
We have to love in the very circumstances of our lives as they are given to us moment by moment. We cannot postpone love in favor of the life we long for or think we deserve. We can’t wait on love – neither as a gift we receive nor as one that we give. GodContinue reading “Refusing to Wait on Love”