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The Peace of God
Through Forgiveness - Rev. Sue Borg
Waking Up -
Rev. Frank Arnold
Peace of Heart Through Forgiveness
By Rev. Sue Borg
Peace of Heart through Forgiveness
“The Peace of God is my One Goal, the aim of all my living here…
acim. Forgiveness is always the way to peace. Forgiveness, as we know,
is always self-forgiveness, or forgiving a thought that anything should
be different than it is, but only the whole world and everything in it.
Spiritually, we know all things are in perfection and that is just fine
and good until one of your loved ones dies (yes, I know we don’t die).
My brother left this planet suddenly on April 28th. In fact, he called
me that morning and asked if I could take him to the doctor because he
was not feeling well enough to take himself. When I got to his house, I
found he had died (probably a heart attack) before I got there.
I did not want him to be dead. I wanted him to be there being the funny,
funny guy he was. I know there is a perfect plan, but I sure wanted my
plan instead of God’s which was that Jeff was here and alive. In a
situation like that, you must take a deep breath and do what has to be
done. I did forgive my thought that I knew better than God where Jeff’s
spirit should dwell. He was physically gone and there was absolutely
nothing I could do about that.
I had to focus on what I knew and what I knew to be true and not try to
understand something I could not wrap my mind around. I have to admit
that Instill want Jeff to be here and to understand all of it, and I’m
sure it will get easier as time goes on.
My first prayer that morning was a prayer for Peace of Heart and Mind.
In the movie a few years ago, “Evan Almighty,” there was a scene where
God (played by Morgan Freeman) is telling Evan’s wife - “Do you really
think if you pray for patience that I will give you patience, or do you
suppose I would give you an opportunity to learn patience?”
So here’s the question – do you think God would change the world to a
world of peace (if that is your prayer), or would he give you an
opportunity to find peace and understanding? Remember the Course teaches
that we can always see things differently. Do you think God can give you
peace of heart or do you think you will be given opportunities to see
and feel peace? I have always said I don’t think we came here for
lessons, but for opportunities to experience the Peace of God that
passeth all understanding.
So I must ask myself “Am I going to get what I’m asking for or will I
get the opportunity to understand it and see how spirit works?” Most of
us will get an opportunity to see spirit in action – and hopefully we
will take the opportunity to learn what it is we want most to experience
in our lives. For me that goal is always to experience peace of heart.
I’m working on it still.
This is what I think I know. God is my source and I will always be given
opportunities to be more of who I am spiritually when I realize my
prayers are answered in many different ways. God is the guiding force in
my life and as I learn to Let Go and Let God, life gets easier and
certainly more peaceful and fun. Things can be as easy or hard and you
chose to make them. I think I’ll choose easy! Next week, perhaps.
By Rev. Frank Arnold
I had a major revelation the other day - for me that is - I’m sure it was for me - I can’t do it for you.
God doesn’t care what I do--I am not special L and God has not given me any lessons (He’s not a teacher), and there are no levels of awareness ‘cept one being awake here and now only to realize there is not a here. Hmmm. I’m either awake or I’m not. Guess that really settles it. Seems that 97% of the time I am not awake, but I think I am waking up when I remember I need do nothing. I move in and out of that dimly lit state but I am doing it less often than I used to. You know, the one where you are not dreaming the nightmare, but dreaming of love and peace. It’s all a dream. Hmmmm.
Somewhere off in the distance of my inner and outer being there is that flash that says, “Love is all there is” and in that instant I am awake and I feel totally showered in Love and Light. In that state, I can see the only true decision I can make is to stay awake, but alas, it slips away. When my brain gets into the waking up process, everything becomes levels, lessons, and steps through the fear that keeps me from me and me from you and me from the one who knows there is only Love and only the Love of God.
If and when my head does stay out of it, I am awake, and when that happens I can see it all and that’s where I want to be. But, in the meantime, I keep taking the steps.
I think my truth is I really want to be special and one of God’s favorites. I’d like to be a Ghandi or a Sai Baba or a Mother Theresa - a great author or something! But right now I’m not any of them. I am Frank Arnold, a child of God having a nap, or at least a fantasy, and hopefully I will wake up long enough to see that all there is is Love.
I see my problem is I have for some unknown reason attached guilt to sleep and made them synonymous. If I’m asleep I must be guilty. Not so! I must practice reaffirming the truth about myself. I am not guilty even if I am asleep. All the classes, books, forgiveness and prayer are helping me to continue the process of staying awake longer. I see them as steps to waking up – kinda like a snooze alarm that gently beeps in the morning. I keep shutting the damn thing off and going back to sleep only to be jarred awake again. Feels a bit futile, but I’m gong to keep going at this waking up business. My awakening is already assured by God, and I know I will wake up and stay awake. Is your alarm is beeping.
My alarm started beeping September 23, 1944, and a few times I actually believed I was awake and turned it off!!! Guess what? I went back to sleep and here I am believing I’m separate, asleep and guilty. Oh well, I’ll just have to be that until I’m not. In my brain I know my Father loves me. When I believe it in my heart more than in my brain, I’ll wake again and will no longer feel separate from me or from you or from God.
Just keep dreaming – or not!
More Information about Gregg Braden
Gregg Braden‘s new book , Fractal Time, The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age is spectacular.
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For over 22 years, Gregg Braden has searched high mountain villages, remote monasteries and forgotten texts to uncover their timeless secrets. Combining his discoveries with the best science of today, his original research crosses the traditional boundaries of science, history, and religion offering fresh insights into ancient mysteries. In doing so he has redefined our relationship to our inner and outer worlds, while sharing his life-affirming message of hope and possibility.
Join Gregg through his highly acclaimed media special here in Salt Lake City on July 23, 34, 2010. The Friday night presentation will provide you with a completely exciting evening and Saturday will just add twice as much information that will dazzle your spirit. He describes why the greatest epoch of peace, cooperation, and healing is yet to come!
Gregg will be in Salt Lake City on July 23, 24, 2010. We have been presenting Gregg Braden in Salt Lake City for 10 years. He never ceases to amaze us with new and interesting information that explains so much about how science is actually proving there is a God (that’s my interpretation). With his information, you will expand your understanding of how the ancients have lead us to this very day and why everything is happening just the way it is in our world. He will to show you how it can affect you personally.
Fact: December 21st of the year 2012 signals the end of a long and mysterious cycle of time—a Great World Age that began 5,125 years ago.
Fact: With the 2012 Winter solstice, Earth enters into a rare celestial alignment creating forces that have not been experienced since last such alignment 25,625 years ago
Fact: The end of such cycles in the past have heralded a time of dramatic change on Earth, as well as opportunity for those living on Earth—changes remembered in ancient traditions and now confirmed in the scientific record.
What does 2012 mean for us today? History shows that World Age cycles of the past have triggered cataclysmic shifts in the Earth that have altered entire civilizations in the past. Today, the predictions for 2012 and what follows, range from an era of chaos and destruction to a thousand of years of peace and cooperation. What can we really expect from such a rare moment in time?
New discoveries suggest that the message of the ancient timekeepers, merged with the best science of today, holds the answer to the mystery and the key to our future.
The Bottom Line: If you know where you are in a cycle, then you know what to expect when it repeats!
Here are a couple of YouTube videos of Gregg. He is so great. Have a listen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhjzVtFoZc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRQeIsfQtE4&feature=related
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