In today’s reading, Jesus is arrested and taken to the high priest’s compound for trial. When you read today’s story, pay attention to how the apostles react to this event.
1. Some apostles imagine what will happen next, and then they run off, reacting to their own imaginations.
2. One apostle stays in the garden seeking guidance in quiet.
3. Judas realizes that he has made a mistake, and he believes he’s guilty for it.
4. Peter realizes that he has made a mistake, and he seeks guidance from the inner teacher.
The reactions listed in #1 and #3 are egoic reactions. They come from identifying with thought and identifying with emotions.
The reactions listed in #2 and #4 are healing. Using the language of The Code, they are choices that raise one’s vibration. (Reference the tip for Day 53.)
In #2, the apostle stayed quiet and sought guidance instead of believing his imagination and acting from it. In #4, Peter made a mistake. When that mistake became apparent to him, he went within and sought clarity.
The contrast between #1 and #2 teaches us how to respond when a fearful situation arises in our life. The contrast between #3 and #4 teaches us how to respond when we see our own mistakes.
I recommend contemplating these contrasts. This contemplation will help us make choices that follow the examples set in #2 and #4. Those types of choices raise our vibration, and then higher choices become available to us.
Thoughts of Awakening # 56
I know nothing,
and so I cannot lead.
I can only follow.
The choice I have is clear.
I can follow the one
that thinks it knows,
but does not.
Or I can follow the one
that knows
and loves all things.
This is the choice that is mine.
I must choose which voice to follow.
The voice I choose,
is the voice that I will hear.
~An affirmation of awakening
given to us by our Holy Spirit
