Lesson 120. Review of Lessons 109 – 110.
How to Contemplate, conclusion:
In summary, here are the keys to contemplation.
• When you contemplate the written word, read slowly and repeatedly with long silent pauses.
• Toss out your beliefs, preferences and all prior knowledge as you enter the sacred ground of contemplation.
• Listen or feel inwardly for some stirring that might be the birth of insight.
• Be like an explorer and follow what comes to see where it goes.
• Use inquiry to invite wisdom. Even “What does this mean for me?” can invite powerful personal insights.
• Reserve judgment and let the value of the contemplative experience reveal itself in its own time.
• Receive your daily bread with gratitude no matter how simple it may appear to be. Review it and practice it throughout the day. It is a step on your own personal stairway to heaven.
Connie’s Personal Contemplation:
Lesson 120
Review 109, I rest in God.
Review 110, I am as God created me.
Have you ever watched a movie that impacted you so that you noticed how it hung around in your mind for a time after you watched it?
Have you ever been with someone whose presence seemed bigger or more expansive than typical interactions? It seemed more important? You may have felt like being in their presence was the only place you ever wanted to be. You might have picked up some of their mannerisms. And when they left you they didn’t leave your mind. Things had shifted. You thought a little differently.
These shifts in the mind are a natural occurrence as we spend time with God, with Awareness. When my mind rest in God’s, I feel the light in me. It’s own radiance shines and seems to perceive truth–truth like, “I am as God created me” and “I am God’s Son.” Truths like these resonate when I am in my natural state. I feel God’s presence. I naturally release all fear, strain leaves my body. I am happy when I rest in God.
