Tuesday, December 15, 2020

GOD'S WILL...LOVE AND LAUGH

He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it rather for the common good than for his own will. -- Thomas A Kempis from  "God Calling," December 15   

That reading reveals the fallacy of a self-determined objective when, to the reasoning mind, it seems so spiritual. As in, doing the deed well to feel good about ourself, even spiritually fit, does not have "the common good" in its eyeball.  

All the heretofore unremembered thus unrepented lies, thefts, dirt of our past (up to yesterday) that are surfacing in our mind today are the makings of the amends we must needs make when (not if) we see the same thing in others...and quickly judge the other. Make note: Invariably we judge not the "sin" but the other. 

We must needs extend love, understanding and forgiveness to the others and their actions...and invite each into our heart as our angel-friend. For all those yet to come, same goes...invite each in as our angel-friend. 

Blinding flash: To extend love, understanding and forgiveness to others is a self-determined objective. 

It is a good objective, but to talk it, teach it, preach it before we've realized it, keeps it stuck in self. To quote the Sermon: Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them.... 

There is a sliver of gold in everything even in self-determined objectives. Comes the dawning...we realize the sliver as our intention...the  foundation of our objective is our intention. It is our intention to extend love that is transmuted by God and thus becomes...in God's time!...God's will. 

It takes as long as it takes to walk, not just talk, love, understanding and forgiveness, and when it is made our own, doubt not that it will come dressed as a stupid mistake. Simply put, that's I See Me through the egoic mind losing the battle. Kiss it on the lips, hug it and kiss it and let it go. There, that's how we learn to love and laugh. 

Thank you. 

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