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| − | "You may pray to God for many things—for protection, for advantages, for a happy outcome—but God has given you the greatest possible gift. But if it is unknown or resisted or neglected, what else can God do for you?" | + | "You may pray to God for many things—for protection, for advantages, for a happy outcome—but God has given you [[Knowledge|the greatest possible gift]]. But if it is unknown or resisted or neglected, what else can God do for you?" |
<ref>The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref> | <ref>The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)</ref> | ||
"The answer to your prayers is a preparation, a way out, a ladder with steps." | "The answer to your prayers is a preparation, a way out, a ladder with steps." | ||
| − | <ref>Living the Way of Knowledge, chap. 5, p. 51</ref> | + | <ref>''Living the Way of Knowledge'', chap. 5, p. 51</ref> |
“You will have a special practice two times today where you are to think of someone in need and then give them a quality that you wish to receive yourself. Send that individual that quality. Send them love or strength or faith or encouragement or determination or surrender or acceptance or self-discipline—whatever they need to bring about resolution in their lives.” | “You will have a special practice two times today where you are to think of someone in need and then give them a quality that you wish to receive yourself. Send that individual that quality. Send them love or strength or faith or encouragement or determination or surrender or acceptance or self-discipline—whatever they need to bring about resolution in their lives.” | ||
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“Allow your deeper practice periods today to be times of true devotion, where you come to the altar of God to give yourself. This, in essence, is the true church. This is the true chapel. This is where prayer becomes real and where your mind, which is an expression of God’s Mind, in stillness, humility and openness, yields itself to its great source. In this, God blesses you and gives to you a gift to give to the world which is the result of your own development.” | “Allow your deeper practice periods today to be times of true devotion, where you come to the altar of God to give yourself. This, in essence, is the true church. This is the true chapel. This is where prayer becomes real and where your mind, which is an expression of God’s Mind, in stillness, humility and openness, yields itself to its great source. In this, God blesses you and gives to you a gift to give to the world which is the result of your own development.” | ||
| − | <ref>Steps to Knowledge, Step 285</ref> | + | <ref>''Steps to Knowledge'', Step 285</ref> |
“Asking for peace or equanimity, Wisdom or Grace means that you are asking to be given those things that make the fulfillment and experience of these things possible.” | “Asking for peace or equanimity, Wisdom or Grace means that you are asking to be given those things that make the fulfillment and experience of these things possible.” | ||
| − | <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 6</ref> | + | <ref>''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 6</ref> |
“Your life will become simple, direct, magnificent and demanding—all the things that lead to accomplishment and to true satisfaction. Life asks a lot of you because your prayers for peace have been answered.” | “Your life will become simple, direct, magnificent and demanding—all the things that lead to accomplishment and to true satisfaction. Life asks a lot of you because your prayers for peace have been answered.” | ||
| − | <ref>Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 6</ref> | + | <ref>''Greater Community Spirituality'', Chapter 6</ref> |
“When you pray, ask that this Knowledge can become stronger within you and create time whenever you can to be still and listen, not to ask questions, not to make petitions, not to pray for miracles, but just to listen in simplicity and humility. This is the beginning.” | “When you pray, ask that this Knowledge can become stronger within you and create time whenever you can to be still and listen, not to ask questions, not to make petitions, not to pray for miracles, but just to listen in simplicity and humility. This is the beginning.” | ||
| − | <ref>Message for the Impoverished & Oppressed | + | <ref>Message for the Impoverished & Oppressed (April 18, 2008)</ref> |
“If you are praying for someone or with someone, you are attempting to focus the Mental Environment. You are creating a greater power between the two of you by joining your minds together in a focused activity. Here, for a moment at least, you have transcended your individuality and created a Group Mind.” | “If you are praying for someone or with someone, you are attempting to focus the Mental Environment. You are creating a greater power between the two of you by joining your minds together in a focused activity. Here, for a moment at least, you have transcended your individuality and created a Group Mind.” | ||
| − | <ref>Preparing for the Greater Community, Chapter 4</ref> | + | <ref>''Preparing for the Greater Community'', Chapter 4</ref> |
“The Angelic Presence may not give you what you request, but it will bring you closer to Knowledge which is such a greater answer. If you simply ask for favors without realizing that you are lost, you are really asking for so little. It is Knowledge within you that will enable you to regain your awareness of who you are and why you are here, where you must go and what you must do. This sense of determination will be natural to you, and it will give you a sense of freedom and liberation.” | “The Angelic Presence may not give you what you request, but it will bring you closer to Knowledge which is such a greater answer. If you simply ask for favors without realizing that you are lost, you are really asking for so little. It is Knowledge within you that will enable you to regain your awareness of who you are and why you are here, where you must go and what you must do. This sense of determination will be natural to you, and it will give you a sense of freedom and liberation.” | ||
| − | <ref>God, Knowledge and the Angelic Presence | + | <ref>God, Knowledge and the Angelic Presence (September 17, 2008)</ref> |
==Prayers== | ==Prayers== | ||
“May Knowledge grow strong in you each day. May you take each day as a process of learning about Knowledge and the need for Knowledge. May you put yourself in a position to benefit from your errors and the errors of others and build your foundation of wisdom and build your connection to the guiding Presence and Power in your life. And as you gain confidence and trust and ability, you will be able to give these to others, for the need in the world is immense.” | “May Knowledge grow strong in you each day. May you take each day as a process of learning about Knowledge and the need for Knowledge. May you put yourself in a position to benefit from your errors and the errors of others and build your foundation of wisdom and build your connection to the guiding Presence and Power in your life. And as you gain confidence and trust and ability, you will be able to give these to others, for the need in the world is immense.” | ||
| − | <ref>The Awakening | + | <ref>The Awakening (October 20, 2008)</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:16, 9 December 2011
"You may pray to God for many things—for protection, for advantages, for a happy outcome—but God has given you the greatest possible gift. But if it is unknown or resisted or neglected, what else can God do for you?" [1]
"The answer to your prayers is a preparation, a way out, a ladder with steps." [2]
“You will have a special practice two times today where you are to think of someone in need and then give them a quality that you wish to receive yourself. Send that individual that quality. Send them love or strength or faith or encouragement or determination or surrender or acceptance or self-discipline—whatever they need to bring about resolution in their lives.” [3]
“Allow your deeper practice periods today to be times of true devotion, where you come to the altar of God to give yourself. This, in essence, is the true church. This is the true chapel. This is where prayer becomes real and where your mind, which is an expression of God’s Mind, in stillness, humility and openness, yields itself to its great source. In this, God blesses you and gives to you a gift to give to the world which is the result of your own development.” [4]
“Asking for peace or equanimity, Wisdom or Grace means that you are asking to be given those things that make the fulfillment and experience of these things possible.” [5]
“Your life will become simple, direct, magnificent and demanding—all the things that lead to accomplishment and to true satisfaction. Life asks a lot of you because your prayers for peace have been answered.” [6]
“When you pray, ask that this Knowledge can become stronger within you and create time whenever you can to be still and listen, not to ask questions, not to make petitions, not to pray for miracles, but just to listen in simplicity and humility. This is the beginning.” [7]
“If you are praying for someone or with someone, you are attempting to focus the Mental Environment. You are creating a greater power between the two of you by joining your minds together in a focused activity. Here, for a moment at least, you have transcended your individuality and created a Group Mind.” [8]
“The Angelic Presence may not give you what you request, but it will bring you closer to Knowledge which is such a greater answer. If you simply ask for favors without realizing that you are lost, you are really asking for so little. It is Knowledge within you that will enable you to regain your awareness of who you are and why you are here, where you must go and what you must do. This sense of determination will be natural to you, and it will give you a sense of freedom and liberation.” [9]
Prayers
“May Knowledge grow strong in you each day. May you take each day as a process of learning about Knowledge and the need for Knowledge. May you put yourself in a position to benefit from your errors and the errors of others and build your foundation of wisdom and build your connection to the guiding Presence and Power in your life. And as you gain confidence and trust and ability, you will be able to give these to others, for the need in the world is immense.” [10]
References
- ↑ The Shock of the Future (April 30, 2011)
- ↑ Living the Way of Knowledge, chap. 5, p. 51
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 121
- ↑ Steps to Knowledge, Step 285
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 6
- ↑ Greater Community Spirituality, Chapter 6
- ↑ Message for the Impoverished & Oppressed (April 18, 2008)
- ↑ Preparing for the Greater Community, Chapter 4
- ↑ God, Knowledge and the Angelic Presence (September 17, 2008)
- ↑ The Awakening (October 20, 2008)