Remembering the Playfulness of God

Someone asked me recently if I could say for certain that God has given us the answer to all our problems and we have ignored it. My answer is: yes, with a slight amendment. “God had given us the answer to all our problems but we have forgotten it.” The difference in framing is nontrivial.Continue reading “Remembering the Playfulness of God”

The Third Principle of A Course in Miracles

Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love. The real miracle is the love that inspires them. In this sense, everything that comes from love is a miracle (T-1.3:1-3). Here in the world – in these bodies in the world – love appears as a special emotion, one that we offer to some people, places andContinue reading “The Third Principle of A Course in Miracles”

A Story to Shed Light on Forgiveness

Once when I was a young lawyer another lawyer – a guy maybe twenty years older than me, a skillful attorney I admired a lot – humiliated me publicly. During a meeting before about two hundred other lawyers, he spoke from the podium about how he hated working with “dumb young lawyers” and – pointingContinue reading “A Story to Shed Light on Forgiveness”

Special Relationships as Forms of Avoidance

Special relationships reflect a decision to avoid looking at guilt and hate within by renaming them “love” and projecting them onto a partner. This only exacerbates the underlying problem, which is our refusal to be responsible for the decision to be separate from both Creator and Creation. Separation is only a decision not to knowContinue reading “Special Relationships as Forms of Avoidance”