Day 251

NOTE: Unfortunately, Blogger does not allow me to pre-date my posts to publish at a future date, so I'm posting for tomorrow and Sunday since I'll be out of town. This is Saturday's post.

4. What Is Sin?

Sin in insanity. It is the means by which the mind is driven mad, and seeks to let illusions take the place of truth. And being mad, it sees illusions where the truth should be, and where it really is. Sin gave the body eyes, for what is there the sinless would behold? What need have they of sights or sounds or touch? What would they hear or reach to grasp? What would they sense at all? To sense is not to know. And truth can be but filled with knowledge, and with nothing else.

The body is the instrument the mind made in its efforts to deceive itself. And now the body serves a different aim for striving. What it seeks for now is chosen by the aim the mind has taken as replacement for the goal of self-deception. Truth can be its aim as well as lies. The senses then will seek instead for witnesses to what is true.

Sin is the home of all illusions, which but stand for things imagined, issuing from thoughts that are untrue. They are the "proof" that what has no reality is real. Sin "proves" God's Son is evil; timelessness must have an ed; eternal life must die. And God Himself has lost the Son He loves, with but corruption to complete Himself, His Will forever overcome by death, love slain by hate, and peace to be no more.

A madman's dreams are frightening, and sin appears indeed to terrify. And yet what sin perceives is but a childish game. The Son of God may play he has become a body, prey to evil and to guilt, with but a little life that ends in death. But all the while his Father shines on him, and loves him with an everlasting Love which his pretenses cannot change at all.

How long, O Son of God, will you maintain the game of sin? Shall we not put away these sharp-edged children's toys? How soon will you be ready to come home? Perhaps today? There is no sin. Creation is unchanged. Would you still hold return to Heaven back? How long, O holy Son of God, how long?

Today's Lesson:

I am in need of nothing but the truth.

I sought for many things, and found despair. Now do I seek but one, for in that one is all I need, and only what I need. All that I sought before I needed not, and did not even want. My only need I did not recognize. But now I see that I need only truth. In that all needs are satisfied, all cravings end, all hopes are finally fulfilled and dreams are gone. Now have I everything that I could need. Now have I everything that I could want. And now at last I find myself at peace.

And for that peace, our Father, we give thanks. What we denied ourselves You have restored, and only that is what we really want.

Miracles I'm noticing:

I'm on my way to an amazing weekend retreat called WomanSong in the middle of North Dakota. This will be my third time there and I'm actually going to be reading from my book there tomorrow, so I'm pre-posting for the weekend.

I love the "What is Sin?" conversation! SIN IS INSANITY!! Yes, how long will we hold Heaven back??? I'm reminded of my dad's funeral, nearly two years ago now. The first thing I remember coming from the pastor's mouth that day was something like "we are gathered here today because of sin." How comforting! As if death were a punishment for being sinful!

Sin is the home of all illusions ... issuing from thoughts that are untrue. Yet we've been conditioned to believe our thoughts, so we exist in a reality that is NOT TRUE!! I listen to Byron Katie nearly every day as she does "The Work" with people live on stage and she challenges them - in the most loving way - to ask themselves whether what they believe is actually true. Is it true that your brother should be responsible with his money because you are responsible with yours? NO!! His job is to be who he is, and, in this case on the CD, his job is to be irresponsible with money. Katie reminds us - who needs God if we've got our opinions?

Here's a clip of Katie in action. The subject matter hits very close to home for me. How totally wonderful that this work is changing the world of 4- and 5-year-olds!! It's magical!



How long will we maintain this game of sin??? We need nothing but the truth. We have everything we need and everything we could want. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, really will - and does - set us free.

Question those thoughts that are running your life. Are they true? Can you be absolutely certain they are true? What is your reaction to those thoughts? Who would you be without those thoughts? I'll bet you would be free. And the TRUTH is, you already are! That's the miracle!!