12/24/13-Merry Christmas Eve

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I am in the midst of a re-birthing, of sorts.  I am in a chrysalis, anxious to emerge.  Of that I am convinced.  Admittedly, it is at times painful and simultaneously, paradoxically always joyful.

I woke up this morning with this bible scripture on my mind (Psalm 118:24):

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

And I suppose, since it is Christmas Eve it is only fitting that re-birth is on my mind.  Consequently, I turned to an article that a friend of mine wrote in September, “A New Creature in Christ.”  I love this article (click here for full version).  His entire series, “Wake Up with Jesus”, is probably my favorite to date.  Well, on second thought, it runs a close race with his metaphysical interpretation of the Wizard of Oz which is my all-time favorite from a few years ago.  But today, what resonated with me from his September article was this:

We must be willing to “die” to the false self that we have created or have allowed others to create for us, and be reborn as new creatures in Christ.  As Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" (2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV)
Paul is saying that when we stay focused on our divine nature, Christ, then we no longer give life to the false self; therefore, it dies, and we realize that there is only the Christ expressing as us.

I have been tormented with wanting answers and direction from Spirit as to where I’m going; what do I do next; how do I get there.  The list of questions goes on and on and on.

This morning I remembered something I wrote in August based on a post from the Daily Word Magazine (their website; FB page):

Unity minister Eric Butterworth wrote: "The answer is already within us, as well as the keys to call it forth. The need is to take the first step in the direction of our dreams. God will send the thread, the guidance, the creative ideas, and, yes, even the money." From the book "Celebrate Yourself".

What triggered me back then was the question they posed at the end of the article: “What is the next step in the direction of your dreams?”

Here it is almost six months later and I have come full circle.  I am still pondering that same question and I still have no idea what the next step is that I am to take.  Here is an excerpt from my journal that day:

“My dreams are blending and flowing through Oneness like ripples in water.  They don’t disappear; they don’t go away; they move, they flow, they recycle and blend, again and again.  And they don’t matter.  They don’t matter because there is no separation.

As a boat travels across the lake, ripples are formed and water molecules gather in formation and head to the shore.  But do they “go” anywhere?  Does the lake expand in size or move in that direction.  No, of course not, the ripples and the lake are one.  The molecules simply transition from ripples back to placid lake water and the cycle repeats.

Ripples exist.  They are temporary and elusive, impossible to capture and freeze in time, but they aren't imaginary.  They are real; much like dreams.  Those same molecules are equally beautiful and enjoyable to watch when they are shimmering on a moonlit night or creating sound as they lap on the shore.  All of it is still a lake, one lake, just in different form.  It doesn’t matter.  Likewise, the form or state of my dreams does not matter.

My dreams, my life, my goals are like the lake ripples.  They may be set in motion by and tied to something else; elusive and seemingly beyond my control at times, but none of it matters.  Every thought I’ve had, every dream I’ve had is still there, waiting to be called up at a moment’s notice.  As I relax into just being whatever I am, wherever I am in each moment, I realize that this limitless ocean of energy, Oneness, is so vast that I cannot possibly fathom the infinite possibilities for my life.  It is all already here, and I am one with it.

I do not need to know where I am going.  I am happy, content, grateful, joyous and free just being a ripple today.”

And so it is.  A gentle reminder from Spirit that remaining open in my awareness of Oneness is all I need to know, do or be on this Eve of re-birth.  The rest I can trust to faith and relax in the knowing that all is well, always.

I send a heartfelt Merry Christmas Eve to each of you.  We are One.  We are Christ expressing.  And if no one else has told you lately, you are awesome.  You are love and you are loved.  Namaste.