Ragna, I think you did a beautiful job! Joli
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> Joli, I thought the words from altarlight that you
> posted earlier were so beautiful that I set about the
> punctuation/rearranging process as soon as they
> came in so I could show them to Bob. I have taken
> a few more liberties than you did.
>
> Below is my "rendition" (the gospel translation
> according to Ragna) of this song of truth, love
> and joy. I love it!
>
> (Altarlight is probably going to croak when he
> sees all this ... ;-)
>
> Laughing!!!!
>
> Ragna
>
>
>
> At some point in one's life we MUST see the seeming needs of
> "another" as our own. Not like our own; AS our own. This tiny
> willingness to see begins the restoration for it is the willingness
> to be led. It will grow in its own way according to the denial we
> cling to. It cannot override our desire to fear and cling to lies,
but
> it has been given permission to show us through our brothers,
> through the dream itself.
>
>
> Thus the dream, all of it; and the ego, all of it; becomes a way
> to perceive and also look beyond perception ... a savior.
>
>
> The dream is neutral. The ego is neutral. Even war is neutral.
> It is only allowed to appear in order for us to find our
willingness
> and allow our true self to reveal itself around and through the
> dream, shining like a light through the cracks in our poorly
> constructed dreams, increasing our confidence by its faithful
> gentle call to us. We gradually remove our hands from our eyes
> and admit what we see is there, can be seen, is seen, and is
> what we want and have always wanted more than anything else.
> Then we see that there simply is nothing else and the dream is
> gone.
>
>
> Do not despair that it takes longer than you believe you want for
> the dream to disappear. It is your belief that makes it seem to
take
> longer. Belief is there specifically to cling to error. The error
it clings
> to is "not looking."
>
>
> But as the light shines in and finds in you that tiny willingness
> it begins to ignite the understanding that what it is shining upon
> and lighting up in you is the same light that is shining into you.
> Your willingness grows beyond all possible reciprocation. It
shines
> both inwardly and outwardly together as one light, one direction,
> the creation creating itself as the light shines everywhere, every
way,
> together.
>
>
> It is heard as the word of god; a joyous sound for it literally is
> rejoicing.
> The entire creation rejoicing together as one love, one word,
forever
> settled in heaven. You are that word; the heaven of its continual
birthing.
> Born again and again and again and again in you, from moment to
moment.
> The moments coalesce and overflow into one another. You find that
not
> only do you want it, but you cannot contain it. You automatically
share it,
> shine it, and say it; and cry it out to all around you.
>
>
> My word has gone forth and cannot return unto me void. Unto ME,
> your own self, spirit within, shall every knee bow and every tongue
> joyfully confess. Not believe, but see, know, and love; and confess
> that we are one god -- a virtual river of life.
>
>
> It is simple. We love each other as Jesus said; "Love ye one
another."
> We look at each other as one. You as me. I as you. And somehow
> we know that this is true because it resonates beyond the feelings
it
> evokes and causes us to shine. To shine -- to know the flow and
the
> light -- is to see as you are; for your questions are openness
rather
> than questions of lack and refusing. Just say that to yourself with
exactly
> the same reason for it is true.
>
>
> Look at yourself, perhaps not intellectually knowing what to look
for; but
> watch for the flow, the light and the shining nature of the call
of spirit
> within
> as it gives you confidence that you are looking at something real,
and
> that you do see it! And therefore know that your vision will
eventually
> unblock and defeat the imagery of perception.
>
>
> But it is not a battle. It is a yielding to the call to look, to
know love,
> and to share it.
>
> ===
> altarlight
>
> (I think :-)
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