Light into the Darkness

View from my window, taken 02/22/09.

Beloveds~

May this be a part of the foundation that keeps you grounded, inwardly focused, and moving ahead with joy, fun and confidence as you see these truths manifest in your Life. Practice knowing this. Test what is presented here. Print it out, carry it with you and apply it, for your heart's fulfillment.

These are all the main points which I underlined reading from this article. You might want to pick up the March issue of Science of Mind Magazine. You can then make your own interpretations as it specifically relates to your thinking and situation. I have loved receiving this publication thru subscription for almost twenty years. You can also pick one up at Agape in L. A., or a Science of Mind Church or Spiritual Living Center near you.

Love, Kentke

From Light into the Darkness

By Ernest Holmes

We are not going through a harder time today...It only seems darker because we have lost faith---
Faith is built up from belief, acceptance and trust.
Our mind must be steady in it's conviction that our life is some part of God, and that Spirit is incarnated in us.

The foundation for correct mental treatment is perfect God, perfect man (Me), perfect Being. Thought must be organized to fit this premise, and (all) conclusions must be built on this premise.

If we believe that Spirit, incarnated in us, can demonstrate, shall we be disturbed at what appears to contradict this? We shall often need to know that the truth that we announce is superior to the condition we are to change.
In other words, if we are speaking from the standpoint of the Spirit, then there can be no opposition to It. It is only when we let go of all human will, and recognize the pure essence of the Spiritual Principle incarnated in us, that thought rises above a belief in duality.
We should constantly vitalize our faith by the knowledge that the Eternal is incarnated in us; that God Himself/Cosmic Consciousness/Divine Love Intelligence goes forth anew into creation through each one of us; and that in such degree as we speak the Truth, the Almighty has spoken.

It is wonderful to contemplate the menatl attitude of peopel who are not afraid to believe their prayers will be answered, and who are not afraid to say, "I know".

There is nothing in the universal order that denies the individual's good, or self-expression, so long as such self-expression does not contradict the general good, does not contradict Good Itself.

The Universe remains unlimited, though the whole world has suffered a sense of limitation.

Because we fail to realize the Principle is not bound by precedent, we limit our faith to that which has already been accomplished......When through intuition, faith finds it's proper place under Divine Law, there are no limitations, and what are called miraculous results follow.

If we are to have an active faith----the faith of God instead of merely a faith in God---our thought must be centered in Universal Mind. We are convinced that under Divine Law all things are possible, if we only believe, and work in conformity with the principles of that Law. Such a faith, does not spring full-orbed into being, but grows by knowledge and experience.

No matter what the outside appearance, we must cling steadfastly to the knowledge that God/Cosmic Mind is good, and God is All (there is), underneath, above, (within) and round about (us).