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ACIM Workbook Lesson #69
“My grievances hide the light of the world in me.”
Whether cleaning cobwebs from hidden places, or sweeping away dust and debris, or having to power clean big globs of grievances, all are the same when it comes to what is hiding the light of the world. I may be holding on to some of these because it's comfortable. I've created a story for myself and if I let go any part of it, perhaps none of it is valid. I may have convinced myself that I like my history and wouldn't want to give up any of it, much less all of it. I'm like a little child holding on to a stuffed animal, feeling like it's my security. Or maybe I'm a little older, holding on to cigarettes because they feel like a friend and I'm not sure what I'd do without them. Now I have the stories I've built upon for years and years. And if I let them go, I may disappear. But what brilliance is hiding behind the cover of the clouds of grievance? What light have I hidden behind the illusions I've created for myself and the world? I know something wonderful is there, just out of reach. So when an old story comes to mind, I will turn thought instead to contemplation of the wondrous Truth which flows in, out, and through me when I lift the veil created by my grievances. Now that's spring cleaning!
Mary Baker Eddy Quote:
“The manifestation of God through mortals is as light passing through the window-pane. The light and the glass never mingle, but as matter, the glass is less opaque than the walls. The mortal mind through which Truth appears most vividly is that one which has lost much materiality--much error--in order to become a better transparency for Truth. Then, like a cloud melting into thin vapor, it no longer hides the sun.” Science & Health Page 295:14-24
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