July 19, 2012 - Obey Only Love

"Utah Sunset"
photo by Aaron Springston

A Course in Miracles Lesson #200

“There is no peace except the peace of God.”

The following  Kahlil Gibran quote is a strong statement of what it means to give up every material belief and live only the peace of God: "Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love."  Truth beauty, love, are spiritual attributes. While we may perceive these things as changeable, that is only true of our material perceptions of such.  True peace, the peace that is God, is ours now for the accepting. An interesting event happened in the gallery today.  People often comment on how good it "feels" in our space, and this is because everything there is brought forth from love. I was not working today, but my wonderful employee tells me that a blade flew off of the ceiling fan. There were two customers in the room and thousands of dollars worth of pottery and sculpture and glassware which this blade flew over. It landed in an open space on the floor, stopping just short of the front window, which is also full of breakable objects. Some may say this was very lucky. Luck is one of the beliefs I've been working toward releasing. Why? Because if you believe in good luck you must believe in bad luck. This thing called luck is nothing more than a human concept, one which I want nothing to do with! This protection of everything and everyone was a demonstration of the ever-presence of divine Love. When I feel this  presence of Love emanating from the gallery, I am grateful once again for all the beauty brought forth into form by our loving, peaceful artists. We demonstrate this peace everyday as we share it with everyone -- even those who never walk into our space, because we are really, truly One.

Mary Baker Eddy quote:

“It is our ignorance of God, the divine Principle, which produces apparent discord, and the right understanding of Him restores harmony. Truth will at length compel us all to exchange the pleasures and pains of sense for the joys of Soul.”

Science and Health Page 390:7-11

This material is copyrighted by Marsha Havens, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. All rights reserved. All writings, other than quoted material from A Course in Miracles or Mary Baker Eddy are the personal interpretation and understanding of the author