“The highest attitude of mind, from which all else springs, is one of perfect calm and absolute trust in the Spirit.” — Ernest Holmes
As a new Science of Mind student, I would passionately pray my spiritual mind treatment. Immediately I would speculate how my prayer was going to be answered. My prayers were usually about money since I believed that there wasn’t enough to go around. I would wait for the mail to show up only to find an empty mailbox. I would check to see if any clients called with potential business, but no one called.
When I complained to my spiritual mentor, she reminded that it was none of my business where or how my good will appear. She said, “If you continue to look for it, you haven’t developed your faith.”
I discovered there are three steps to building faith: Hope, trust and gratitude. Hope is a sense of doubtful expectation. We hope something good will happen to us but underneath, doubt and fear linger. Those doubts and fears produce a type of anxiety called waiting. Waiting for things to change, waiting for circumstances to get better, etc.
As we release the doubts and fears, we begin to develop trust. We have a deeper conviction in the creative process of life and develop greater patience. The stress of waiting is replaced by patience and a sense of calmness that all is well.
Here was the important part for me: refrain from searching for the demonstration of good. Instead, it was essential to give thanks that what I desired was already received. Gratitude is the expansiveness of faith.
In today’s uncertainty, I engage this practice quite often. It is so easy to be swayed by circumstances in the world. I recognize my fears and beliefs and ask what is mine to do. Then I shift into trust, knowing I am not alone. I look around and express gratitude knowing that something greater is being revealed.
I learned a long time ago, it is none of my business how my prayer will be demonstrated. I now give thanks that it is already received. Lesson learned.
Affirmation: I give thanks that what I desire is already received.
“I don’t want the world to end,” you say. But you spend so much of your time in fear of the world and its potential’s that you don’t to do what you can to realize a new world– did you hear those words?– realize a new world, know a new world, which is to claim it through vibration in the eternal moment, which is causal to manifestation.” Paul Selig, Alchemy
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“With every thought we think, we either summon a block or a miracle.” Marianne Williamson
The law of gravity is not just a belief, it is true whether you believe it or not. Spiritual laws are not just beliefs, they are descriptions of how consciousness operates. Prosperity is about a way of thinking and being that opens us to the universal flow of good.
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“I am not a victim of the world I see. ” A Course in Miracles
Thank goodness for spiritual practice! I am NOT a victim of the world I see, even when the headlines say otherwise. Some days, actually most days lately, I have to call on every prayer, every practice, every resource to stay centered in Truth. The real Truth, not the nonsense being broadcast on the news.
Do not get attached to what is said on the news. Circumstances change in an instant. Here is the thing–If you and I focus on what is not working, or spend our energy being upset about what we see, it only adds to the low vibration energy that we are hearing about. From Paul Selig, “What you put in darkness calls you to that darkness. What you damn, damns you back. What you bless, blesses you.”
Stand in the truth that anything is possible. Stay in gratitude. Surround yourself with a vision for what you want to see in the world. Connect with other like-minded friends. Join a group and make some phone calls or write letters. Do things that bring you joy. Bless those around you. Make time to play.
Here are some links to prayers and resources to help keep you lifted up in a vibration of hope and love.
“People encounter God under shady oak trees, on riverbanks, at the tops of mountains, and in long stretches of barren wilderness. God shows up in whirlwinds, starry skies, burning bushes and perfect strangers.” Barbara Brown Taylor
Growing up my experience of sanctuary was a tall building with a steeple, stained glass windows, large looming statues, and lots of marble everywhere. There were so many rules in the sanctuary, one of them required being still and quiet. Only whispers were allowed unless you were praying or singing. When I was there I recited prayers I had memorized and followed the instructions of the adults. There was no laughing allowed, of course, that rule alone brought out the giggles at the most inopportune moments.
I never felt good enough to be in the sanctuary. I was there to confess my sins and my unworthiness.
Today my experience of sanctuary is sacred space and can be anywhere I feel connection with the Divine. Sacred space can be found in the forest, at the beach, or out to dinner with friends. It can be realized when playing with a puppy, helping a neighbor, or going for a walk in the park. My home is my sacred sanctuary, a place where I feel love, peace, freedom and harmony.
In the midst of chaos and uncertainty in the world, realizing our connection with the Divine can be a challenge. Try this simple exercise to reconnect when feeling out of sorts. Look around your space and see whatever is before you with eyes of gratitude. Take a couple of deep breaths and connect your breath to your heart. Silently say, “I see Love through all I see before me.” Repeat until you feel harmony and peace in your heart. Extend that love out into your neighborhood, community and beyond. Right where you are is sacred space.
Ernest Holmes reminds us of this infinite power. “Deep within each of us there is a place of calm, of peace and security, where trouble and accidents do not occur, where Truth and Love reign supreme and good is the only power. It is to this place that daily we go in the silence of our own minds to commune with the Spirit that is both around us and within us.”
I am grateful to experience the world as my sanctuary. I feel blessed to know God’s unconditional love and grace exist wherever I am.
