[Good morning, beloved Self.] “Good morning, beloved.” [Jesus counsels that we ask YOU for Your evaluation of us; not to be afraid of it, because it comes from Papa; that it is exalted, because of its Source, and therefore true. I have a sense of my value in and to the Sonship yet have been concerned that arrogance – ego-driven – might get in and distort it. [But after reading ACIM T- 9.VIII I feel more able to ask, because it is being more honest and open with myself. So, over to You, because I feel that this will help remove some blocks to hearing You that I seem to have placed between us.] “Let us examine some truths, some realities that you know, because Jesus has told you; and you have already accepted them as so: you and he are brothers in the Sonship; co-equal, for the Sonship IS equality, as created by Papa. You accept Jesus’ grandeur, without hesitation; in fact, you witness to it at every opportunity. :-) “You accept Jesus’ statements about co-equality, therefore acknowledging that you are everything he has shown himself to be. You accept that you will do the works he did and greater works, because he returned to Papa, so that he might, from There, release you from the chains that once bound you in unbelief, prevented you from realising, performing, those works – which can only come from a Mind that knows Itself in truth. All that is fine. “Now comes the area of uncertainty for you: WHEN will all this be MANIFEST in you? Concern yourself not with WHEN! Such uncertainty is, as you know, ego, clinging to your coat-tails, hanging on for dear life. Yet, here is a chink of light: you know of a certainty, that I am performing this release FOR you; that of yourself, this is not possible, because your APPARENT self – persona B – is not the real you. “But pB is, in accordance with his one true function – just as was Jesus – a communication device, for the Spirit of Truth to communicate the Truth of Eternity, to his brethren in the Sonship. By this mechanism, they can hear, and without such mechanisms, how would the somnambulist brethren be able to hear, when they wear earplugs, that their slumbering may be undisturbed? “You are being led by One Who cannot fail – because He is of God – one step at a time, to effect fulfilment of Jesus’ promise about greater works. This HAS to be one step at a time, for the remnants of ego still in you cause fear of change, especially your movement toward the Light. “So the change has to be subtle, almost imperceptible to casual observation. It is one thing to have a Leader Who leads you to Truth; it is another to FOLLOW that leader. How well have you been doing, following that Leader? Be honest with yourself.” [I believe I have been steadfast, at least within my heart, my desire, even if there had been times when outward signs of that following were causing APPARENT lapses.] “I am glad you said, ‘apparent’. Steadfastness is in the heart, not in outward appearances. How many times have you heard – and used – the term ‘One step at a time.’?” [Hundreds, if not thousands.] “Do you believe this applies MEANINGFULLY in this context?” [Yes, absolutely.] “Then do not seek to ACQUIRE the grandeur; that is ALREADY yours, because Papa gave it to you, forever. What is yours needs no outer display; it simply IS. Like all bodily parts, you do not need to boast of, or display the fact that you have a thumb, or an ear. It simply IS so. “To seek grandeur impatiently is an act of belief in littleness. That is not who you are, so do not seek to demonstrate – to yourself or any other – that you are what you are not. Rest in the surety that you ALREADY are Who you Are and cannot NOT be, and that One Who KNOWS, and is all-empowered-by-Papa, is leading you, waking you to that eternal, unchangeable reality. “And you ARE, steadfastly, following. So, WHAT – never mind the WHEN – do you believe can be the only outcome?” [Arrival at the only destination, at the perfect moment, and then forever.] “Good answer.” [Thank You for being so relentless in Your focus on Truth and Light.] “That is My only function.” [Alleluia!] Diary of a Christ Communicant, AM November 28th 2009 honest2goodness.org.uk
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