Dear Spiritual Family,
Sitting on the deck of our Hot Springs Village Family home, I, Rev. Steve, am looking out on the beauty all around us here. A blue sky, tall trees, softly flowing with the breeze, the hummingbirds darting about – all a reminder of the peacefulness that Nature’s gifts can bring.
Against the backdrop of some of the more challenging times of this particular trip, I find it refreshing to let my focus rest on the beauty of the earth and the love that is so evident in our family.
As with virtually every family, there are times when illness lingers. There are times when disagreements happen, when different points of view arise and seem to beckon to our egos as if to say, “Take your eyes off of what you know deeply to be true, and then engage in frustration or upset or criticism.” But our hearts know better, don’t they?
Instead of focusing on what is less desirable in Nature – the storms, the heat, the lack of rain or too much of it, we have the choice to find comfort in the sweetness of healing beyond the storms. And invariably, we have the choice to look beyond loss or one another’s foibles or “flaws” and find authentic resonance with each other’s hearts.
In the Lesson from ACIM – “I give my life to God to guide today,” we are asked to give God all our thoughts today and to give God “all our acts as well, that I may do Your Will instead of seeking goals which cannot be obtained, and wasting times in vain imaginings.”
What if we take such wise instruction to heart? What if we more consistently trust that the Holy Spirit is right here to guide us in such a noble undertaking? Perhaps we can take our cue from Nature’s gifts, from a greater willingness to recognize that the sacred beauty we can behold there is a clear reflection of the beauty of our Souls.
Won’t you pause for a moment and look into the mirror to behold that beauty that is the Essence of you? Deep in your beautiful eyes, will you rest a moment to see the Christ Self? For It is always there, assuring you that beyond every “storm,” all is truly well.
As we think of you and “look” into your beautiful eyes, we have one message:
We Love You,
Rev. Steve and Mary