Day 155: I will step back and let Him lead the way.

Today's lesson is about relinquishing control, and accepting that - in this world of illusion - we never really had it to begin with.  Think about this: Who makes a happier person?  One who tries to orchestrate every single aspect of his life?  Or one who accepts what comes to him and proceeds to make the best of it?  The former will meet disappointment after disappointment, as expectations that he sets are constantly not met.  The latter will move through life fluidly, extracting from each unexpected situation an opportunity to grow.  The former tries to make sense of an insane world, which is insanity in and of itself.  The latter accepts where he is, and lets fate guide him along his path through life.

The only danger in relinquishing control is when it's done before yet realizing Who will be your Guide, and when the destination of your journey is not clear.  This is what today's meditation helps remind us:

I will step back and let Him lead the way.
For I would walk along the road to Him.

God must be our Guide, and Truth our destination.  They are One and the same, as are we with them.  In recognizing this, we also realize that we are walking on the path that leads us Home.  By allowing Truth to go before us, and with the helping hands of those who walk beside us, the road on which we travel is illuminated, showing us the way amidst illusions that we pass.  As we embark upon our sacred journey, the Course advises us as such:

Walk safely now, yet carefully, because this path is new to you.  And you may find that you are tempted still to walk ahead of truth, and let illusions be your guide.  Your holy brothers have been given you, to follow in your footsteps as you walk with certainty of purpose to the truth.  It goes before you now, that they may see something with which they can identify; something they understand to lead the way.

Yet at the journey's ending there will be no gap, no distance between truth and you.  And all illusions walking in the way you travelled will be gone from you as well, with nothing left to keep the truth apart from God's completion, holy as Himself.  Step back in faith and let truth lead the way.  You know not where you go.  But One Who knows goes with you.  Let Him lead you with the rest.

Indeed, as we follow those who have gone before us, others will follow in our footsteps.  With each step we take in the Light of Truth, our own light brightens and serves as a beacon for those who have yet to hear the Call of God.  Let Him be your Guide.  Relinquish all "control" you may perceive yourself to have, for such is wasted energy in this world of smoke and mirrors.  True freedom comes with following the Source of Light.  And when we finally have left this world, illusions will not haunt us anymore.  Let us take that journey now, and along the way we will but laugh at silly holograms that try to veer us from our path.  Keep the Truth ahead of you, and you will walk with confidence of purpose, knowing Who You Really Are.  As A Course in Miracles tells us, "We walk to God."  What other destination could be worthier than Him?  Step back, and let God lead the way, and we will walk together along the road to Him.

Until tomorrow,
Journeyman