Guiltless?

The guiltless have no fear, for they are safe and recognize their safety...

Forgetting!

Awake to the reality that you are a child of God and nothing can change that truth. It is foolish to think that you can change anything that our Father has created. By your awakening to it you are merely forgetting who you are not and this enables you to remember who you are...

Oneness, Jesus and us

I’m writing this post due to a stirring in my soul. Recently I’ve been thinking about Jesus and the connection He has with our Father.  He described this connection as “ONE”. He also prayed that we would be one with each other just as He is one with the Father and that we would be one with them also. I think this is one of the most overlooked passages in the bible. Jesus described our perfect relationship as one not only with God but each other and Himself. Wow I can’t seem to get my head wrapped around that but never the less He said it  so it must be possible.

  Fast forward and here we are, still in the same position as 2000 years ago. Surely if religion could get us there at least some of us would have reached the goal. The reasons are many and fault should be dismissed. Fault only leads to condemnation, guilt and judgment.  These are a big part of the reason we haven’t achieved our goal or Jesus’ goal for us. The reason being that if we are one or to become one then we can’t judge one another. Think about it, if we judge someone then we bring the same judgment on ourselves, because we are one. We also bring the same judgment on Jesus because He is one with us also.  That doesn’t sound very nice does it?

  I also think forgiveness plays a big part in us reaching Jesus’ goal for us. Would we withhold forgiveness from our selves? Would we withhold forgiveness from Jesus? And yet that is just what we do when we hold grievances against one another because we are to be one. If we are to be one with Jesus then we have to start thinking of ourselves as one with each other also. If I am to think of myself as forgiven then I have to think of my brothers and sisters as forgiven also. If I choose to condemn or judge another child of God then I am doing it to myself also (and Jesus too).

Jesus is calling us to cross the bridge from condemnation, guilt and judgment to love, compassion, mercy and forgiveness. And joy and peace awaits us on the other side. One of my dearest friends and she happens to be my wife and companion which I wouldn’t be on this Journey if it weren’t for her love and support, anyway her favorite saying is “You DECIDE a thing and LIGHT will shine on your PATH”  And that is in the bible also...

Character!

Jesus is the exact representation of God. He is not our protection from God. We don't need protection from a loving Fathers judgement, He is always for us and since He is for us the question is who could be against us. Jesus is the character of God but He is also portrayed the true character of us.

Some of my favorite quotes...

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”
Michael Anglo

"If your going to err then err on the side of mercy"
Me

"I see you"
Neytiri

"The Dude Abides"
Dude

"Be glad today in loving kindness that your Father has not left you to yourself or let you wander in the darkness alone"
Jesus

"I'm the captain, it wouldn't do any good for me to go around waving my arms in the air saying oh shit we are all going to die. That doesn't provoke very much confidence does it?
Queenie

"Today we smile on everyone we see and walk with lighten foot steps as we go to do what it is appointed us to do. We do not go alone. And we give thanks that in our solitude a friend has come to speak the saving word of God to us"
Jesus

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
Winston Churchill


"No shadows from the past remain to darken our sight and hide the world forgiveness offers us."
Jesus



"Darkness and turmoil and death have disappeared. The light has come."
Jesus


"God goes with me wherever I go."
Jesus

"And those who come to follow us will recognize the way because the light we carry stays behind, yet still remains with us as we walk
Jesus


"If you are going to be dumb you gotta be tuff"
Me

"Wyatt Your an oak"
Doc Holiday

"Little children, love one another if you will do this it will be enough"
John

"I'm drinking my coffee"
Walter

"I am the vine"
Jesus

"We are a folk sing group from Salt Lake City"
Claire

"Nothing real can be threatened and nothing unreal exist"
Jesus

The end of guilt

A Course In Miracles
‎"When everyone is welcome to you as you would have yourself be welcome to your Father, you will see no guilt in you."
I thoughtI could add something to this but Jesus said it just right.

A Year of Forgiveness

A year in forgiveness

A year ago I awoke to Jesus speaking to me. In that in-between sleep and awake time is when Jesus sometimes speaks to me (maybe that is when He can speak to me without me interrupting). On this particular morning it didn't seem to be any different than any other morning with the exception that the hot summer days had given way to a cool western breeze. As I lay there, my mind wondering back and forth from sleep to awake, I hear Jesus say " prepare to leave this world". Those words rang in my ears like a mega phone. Immediately I was fully awake, jolted from my half asleep state to a whirlwind of emotions and thoughts as to what that meant. The first thought was that I'm dying! This is it, I'm done for! But, before I could get all my invites out to my self-imposed pity party, a calm assurance settled over me and I realized that death was not what He was implying. That was not important anymore as I was enjoying this calmness. I am thinking that I could stay here forever in this calm stillness that seems to permeate every part of my soul.

Then impressions of all the unforgiveness and grievances that I have so willing hidden and stored away came rushing through my mind like a flood. And then I heard Him again saying "these are the things you can't take with you to the place where I am taking you. Now you will be able to let them go." From that moment on I have been able to forgive easily and physically feel it leave my soul. Wow! Finally I am free from the burden that I so willingly placed on myself. I truly understand for the first time what it feels like to be free from my own hatred. I can let these burdens go that have held me back for so long. I am free!
Flash forward 1 year

Now 1 year into forgiveness I know what it feels like to be unburdened from my own selfish storehouse of grievances. It was like a dark place where I would go to relive all the terrible actions that I thought others had done to me. I liken it to a dark and musky room deep in my soul where only me and my unforgiveness were welcomed. I would go there often during those days and play with my nasty thoughts of revenge. It was a place where I could hide all the wrongs that I could imagine. When I would leave I would shut the door and proclaim forgiveness but secretly I would keep the key to that door. It seemed like a never-ending cycle that I was trapped in. One moment I would forgive and the next I would be reliving all the pain that I so easily stored in my secret room.

Now, a year later it is over. That room is a faint memory. All that remains of the room is a memory of the burden that I placed on myself. It is gone and I am free. I know now what forgiving is. It is the unburdening of your soul. It is setting yourself free from the past. It is realizing that you are free from the pain of self imposed hurt. You are free!

To truly forgive means I relinquish any form of attack. I do not want revenge. I only want the best for others.

Next!
JUDGEMENT!!!