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Ernest Holmes wrote about the mingling of our spirit with
the Spirit of Life Itself in his book "Creative Mind and
Success":
"Spirit responds to us by corresponding to our states of
thought. We enter into Spirit in such degree as we comprehend
It. It enters into us through correspondence in such degree as
we comprehend It. Prayer, communion with Spirit, and meditation
or contemplation are for the purpose of unifying our minds with
the Universal Mind, opening up the avenues of our thought to a
greater influx.
Spirit is ever ready, ever waiting, because Its
nature is to incarnate. The greater our receptivity and
comprehension, the more complete Its flow. The Universe is not
only a spiritual system, it is an orderly system. We are living
under a government of law, always, whether we deal with the
soul, the body, or Spirit, whether we are dealing with physics
or with metaphysics. The law is subject to Spirit, which does
not mean that Spirit is capricious and may create a law only to
break it, but does mean that law is subject to Spirit, in that
the law is Spirit’s servant, just as all the laws of nature are
our servants and obey us insofar as we understand them and
properly use them. Spirit, being Omniscient, understands and
properly uses all law. Hence, Spirit never contradicts Its own
nature, is always harmonious, is complete within Itself; It
exists in a state of perpetual bliss and always acts in accord
with the law of Its own being."
It follows that if our soul brings to the surface of
our conscious mind the desire for something or for an experience
different than what we are currently having, then it is our
consciousness that is impelling us to accept the thing that we
desire. It is important, always, that we remember, "to whom
much is given much is required" and to develop the consciousness
of having is required no matter what it is that we desire to
experience.
Let us think on these words from Ernest Holmes:
"Naturally
our first thought is that we would like to demonstrate health of
body, peace of mind, prosperity in our affairs, to neutralize a
circumstance which is unhappy, or to attract to our self some
good which we have not been enjoying. Such a desire is natural
and in every way normal, and the possibility of such
demonstration already exists within the mind of every living
soul. Every one of us has within our self the power to
consciously cooperate with the spiritual side of our existence
in such a way that it will create for us a new body and a new
environment and a greater happiness. But the greatest good which
this philosophy of life brings to us is a sense of certainty, a
sense of the reality of our own soul, of the continuity of our
own individualized being, and the relationship of this self to
the great Whole."
By grace we have self-choice and through the activity of
our thoughts and words and feelings we can choose the good life,
the joyful life and a wonderful life. This is the truth for
everyone but not everyone is mentally disposed to accept it
because they have allowed the "world belief" in duality to
obstruct the development of their consciousness. There is no
"withholding" power that seeks to test us or challenge us with
struggle or pain; physical or emotional. This is the myth of
superstition and of primitive people. As we open our mind to
receive our good let us daily without exception, affirm not only
the goodness of Life but the eternal goodness and giving-ness of
Life to all.
Keep the Faith!
Rev-Bates
(Reverend Dr. Henry Lee Bates)
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