We all love stories of people overcoming adversity with super-human strength and ability, don’t we? For instance, Kerri Strug in the 1996 Olympics, spraining her ankle on a vault, then continuing and sticking her landing on the next one. We all know people who persevere through seemingly insurmountable odds to attain their goal. We love movies which show us exactly how difficult it can be to survive, much less to flourish in life, as seen in “The Blind Side” and “Precious”. And each of us have had turning points, times when we could give up or take an easier route than the one we have chosen. We all have times we need someone to lean on, and we may not always have this support. But spiritually, we always do. A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson #95 tells us we are never alone, because we're one Self, united with our Creator and all of Creation. Everything we need is always a part of us, inseparable, complete within. Divine Love is our essence, forever an integral part of our Being. Once we have felt this ever-presence, once we've gotten a small taste of Its peace, we can never go back to believing we're alone. Any help we need is always available, no matter how difficult our circumstance may seem, by allowing Love to replace fear.
"Identity is the reflection of Spirit, the reflection in multifarious forms of the living Principle, Love. Soul is the substance, Life, and intelligence of man, which is individualized, but not in matter. Soul can never reflect anything inferior to Spirit."
Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 477:20-25
“You are one Self, in perfect harmony with all there is, and all that there will be. You are one Self, the holy Son of God, united with your brothers in that Self; united with your Father in His Will. Feel this one Self in you, and let It shine away all your illusions and your doubts. This is your Self, the Son of God Himself, sinless as Its Creator, with His strength within you and His Love forever yours. You are one Self, and it is given you to feel this Self within you, and to cast all your illusions out of the one Mind that is this Self, the holy truth in you.”
A Course in Miracles W-95.13:1-5
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