This Week's Quotation:
Let us not spend this holy week brooding on the crucifixion of God's Son, but happily in the celebration of his release. Easter is the sign of peace, not pain. A slain Christ has no meaning. But a risen Christ becomes the symbol of the Son of God's forgiveness on himself, the sign he looks upon himself as healed and whole.
Easter is not the celebration of the cost of sin, but of its end. The time of Easter is a time of joy, and not of mourning. Look on your risen Friend, and celebrate his holiness along with me. For Easter is the time of your salvation, along with mine.
~ A Course in Miracles, Chapter 20
Release and Renewal
Terri McCartney
When we align with the renewal symbolized by Easter Sunday, we are open to receiving the plethora of light-filled energy streaming into this planet to support regeneration. Hallelujah! Let's rejoice in our release from the superstitions and beliefs that have kept us tethered to divisive thoughts, words, and deeds.
To ensure that the misperceptions of our past—born of the belief in separation—will no longer darken the doorsteps of our future, those incongruencies are being revealed and released. The darkness coming to the light is not to be seen as a threat but as an opportunity to love.
It may feel like being in an energetic washing machine as the cleansing of the past occurs. Think of it as being purified of very old and dense energy that's accumulated on this planet for over 2000 years.
No time except now is ever needed. Opportunities for release and renewal are ever-present. Peace and ease fill us as we release preoccupation with that over which we have no control.
The eternal must walk hand-in-hand with the mortal, working with the material before us. There is divinity in all that is—this vision supports regeneration in every circumstance.
Our life is our experiment, deepening our awareness and understanding of ourselves as eternal creators. Everything is our Creator's love manifested here, there, and everywhere. May we all be filled with wonderous joy at how diverse and mysterious it all is!
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We hope these weekly quotations and meditations speak to your heart and soul.
There is no Renewal without Release – sometimes we may forget that…..
Blessings All……
Yes, Easter is about the victory, not the tragedy. And since this is an interfaith conversation, it is great to feel that right now half of the interfaith world is/are celebrating either Ramadan, Passover, or Holy Week. May we not only be uplifted but also UPLIFT. Thanks much, Terri, Course/Miracles, and all. Love, Tom
Tomorrow, as I write this, is Good Friday. If we believe Jesus came on earth to die, this would be the day most worth celebrating and Judas, who betrayed Jesus, would be proclaimed a hero. Thanks for setting things right in the tone and content of your blog.
The mastery which abides in the shadow of the Almighty is like the energy you describe here. I call it “sieveness”. Being washed through one of those finely netted utensils so the past cleanses away in blessing us with abundance. Only the richness is present. It’s been percolating under the surface for a long time, patiently waiting within us as the “coming forth” of the Angel in our Christ Body.