While traditional modes of thinking may result in questions such as “How can I keep up with the world around me?” we can follow Jesus’ example in perceiving new and fresh opportunities from God and acting on them.
As I understood God more as our loving Father-Mother, I found that God does not make us material and would never hurt His child. God wanted the best for me as I did for my children.
The work of spiritual identification through prayer requires that we stand porter at the door of our consciousness, allowing in only thoughts from God.
My prayer changed from “God, please give me the job I wish for because I know it will make me happy,” to “God, what matters most is that wherever I am, I am useful to You. I only want Your will for me.”
Christmastime is a perfect occasion for understanding the significance of God’s sheltering love and how Christ ushers this love for the babe of Christian healing into our humble hearts.
Our role as Christians is to profoundly sense humanity’s need for salvation from suffering and to find this salvation ourselves in seeing our lives as expressing God—for everyone’s sake.
Like Mary, we can accept God’s love for us as fundamental to our worthiness and see our lives open up to an abundance of selfless living and spiritual growth.
Christmas was rough after her dad died. But even during that difficult holiday, this author was able to feel the presence of Love that would never leave.