Day 164: Now are we one with Him Who is our Source.

The Course begins describing today's lesson with the following: "What time but now can truth be recognized?  The present is the only time there is."  It is Now that we must recognize that We are One with God.  Let us not wait for tomorrow.  Likewise, let us not delude ourselves that we were once connected but no longer are a part of Him.  We remain as God created us, and He created All of us as One to share Eternal Life with Him.

I have a friend who seems to carry with him lots of anger.  He is single, and he longs to meet someone who will love him.  I get the sense that he feels threatened in the presence of a healthy couple, because it just exacerbates the fear that he's alone.  As a result he closes off, hiding his anger underneath the walls he builds around himself.  From time to time this rage seeps out, in simple things - like when in traffic or while sending a passive-aggressive text.

Well, tonight I had a fall-out with this friend.  It unsettled me, because I know that he has a good heart.  But he shields it under lock and key and distances himself.  When he sees the love two people share he starts to feel excluded.  Yet in those moments, he has failed to recognize the Truth of Who He Is.

The love a couple shares is but just one expression of God's Love, and His Love is the only one there is.  We tend to seek so desperately for someone who will love us, but in so doing we forget that we are Love ourselves.  There is no part of us that is unworthy of God's Love, and there is no part of us that He does not give all His Love.  The Truth is that we are never alone, but if we close our hearts we will perceive ourselves to be.  If we seek our validation from outside sources, we will only feel separated and, in turn, alone.

To See ourselves as One is to dispel the fear that we are disconnected from each other.  To See ourselves as One is to remember that our Source created us as Whole with Him.  To See ourselves as One is to know Who We Are and that no matter what we may perceive, we can never be alone.  For within our hearts the Love of God shines brightly, Everlasting.  All we need to do to feel His presence there with us is to close our eyes and look inside, and we will find His hand upon our soul.

Tear down today the walls that you have built around yourself.  You have nothing to fear; you have no need for anger; for we are One with Him Who is our Source.  The time is Now that we remember this, for Now is all there is, and all there ever will be.  Unlock your heart and throw away the key.  The Loving Hands of God are there to catch you.

Until tomorrow,
Journeyman