In this reflective talk, Rev. Paul Phelps explores what he calls the ego’s treadmill of anxiety and how easily the mind becomes caught in cycles of worry and worst-case thinking. Drawing from A Course in Miracles teachings on forgiveness and the undoing of the past, he shares a personal experience that illustrates how anxiety is sustained by misperception and resolved by turning inward for guidance. This talk offers practical insight into recognizing the ego’s patterns, stepping off the treadmill, and allowing a change of mind that restores peace and clarity.
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Welcome to the New Year! Rev. Paul is back sharing with you  insights to align with our monthly theme for January 2026 - “Choosing Again: Freedom from the Past”

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Week 1 - Meditative Thoughts: A Recipe for Happiness from The Forgotten Song is a reflective audio offering by Rev. Paul Phelps. In this short talk, Paul shares contemplative insights on happiness, presence, and remembering what truly matters beneath the noise of daily life. Drawing from quiet wisdom rather than instruction, this piece invites gentle listening and thoughtful reflection on the deeper song of peace that is never truly lost.
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Week 5 August Readings:
• Lesson 100: My part is essential to God’s plan for salvation.
• Chapter 4, Section VII: Creation and Communication
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Last week, we recognized forgiveness as our function as the light of the world.
This past week: By now, you’ve begun to recognize that your light is not for you alone. It is a shared light, a blessing meant to extend—quietly, gently, naturally—into every relationship, every interaction, every moment.
Week 3 Readings: Living On Purpose
Healing Through Extension
Key Idea: You are not the light of the world alone. Your purpose unfolds when you extend that light to others—not by doing, but by being.
Readings:
•    Lesson 63: The light of the world brings peace to every mind through my forgiveness.
•    Chapter 6, Section I: The Message of the Crucifixion
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Rev. Paul has for you a video on Sunday's theme of "Living on Purpose" for Week 2 of August's theme.  Please be aware that in the future, there may be times when he will be unable to produce a video for the week's readings due to his schedule. That is why you may see gaps in presentations, like no video for last week for Week 1. Thank you for understanding. Last week, we accepted the truth that we are the light of the world. This week, we explore what that light does. The Course tells us: Forgiveness is my function as the light of the world. That’s a powerful reminder—your light isn’t passive. It’s radiant. Transformative. It brings peace where there was pain, understanding where there was conflict, and love where there was fear. Forgiveness doesn’t mean condoning harm. It means choosing healing over hurt. It means seeing past the ego’s story and remembering the truth in everyone. When you choose forgiveness, you fulfill your spiritual purpose. You don’t need to do more or become someone else. You simply allow light to flow through you—naturally, gently, and with love. Our meditation for this week helps us to explore further. Link available in the study guide. Week 2 Readings: Living On Purpose Key Idea: When you remember your true nature as light, your life becomes a channel of purpose—extending love, peace, and healing wherever you go. Readings: •    Lesson 62: Forgiveness is my function as the light of the world •    Chapter 18, Section VII: I Need Do Nothing Join us on Sundays at 10:00 am Central Time if you can on Zoom. Be sure to work with these readings with our monthly optional study guide with each week's guided meditations. The guide includes points to consider, reflection and journal prompts! See our website at miraclesone.org for all the details. --- Your Donation Helps to Support our Ministry! Thank you for your generosity so we may continue to bring these videos to you. MiraclesOne - www.miraclesone.org

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We share with you Rev. Paul's talk on Week 4 of July's theme. When we look through the lens of ego, the world appears filled with lack, attack, and separation. But the Course gently reminds us that what we see with the body’s eyes is not reality—it is perception distorted by judgment. Access the following readings. • Lesson 93: "Light and joy and peace abide in me." • Chapter 13, Section IX: The Cloud of Guilt--- Your Donation Helps to Support our Ministry! Thank you for your generosity so we may continue to bring these videos to you. MiraclesOne - www.miraclesone.org

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What if the one thing we resist the most is the one thing that holds the key to our freedom? Forgiveness, in the eyes of the world, can seem like giving in—letting others off the hook. But in the Course’s teaching, forgiveness is the most powerful tool for liberation. Lesson 121 tells us, "Forgiveness is the key to happiness." Why? Because as long as we hold grievances, we’re locked into a cycle of pain. We perceive through the lens of hurt, and the world mirrors back that suffering. But forgiveness dissolves the veil. It unshackles us from the past. It reveals that no one is truly guilty—that what we perceived as attack was actually a call for love. Chapter 30 puts it plainly: "Forgiveness recognizes what you thought your brother did to you has not occurred." This isn’t denial. It’s the correction of perception. We’re choosing to see with the Holy Spirit’s vision instead of the ego’s. Forgiveness doesn’t change the past—it changes how we see it. And in doing so, it transforms our experience of the present. Forgiveness is how we remember who we really are. And it is how we set others free, too. The Guided Meditation that was shared with the group was "The Key to Freedom." Available in our study guide. Readings: •    Lesson 68: "Love holds no grievances." •    Chapter 5, Section V: The Ego's Use of Guilt --- Your Donation Helps to Support our Ministry! Thank you for your generosity so we may continue to bring these videos to you. MiraclesOne - www.miraclesone.org

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Week 5: Practicing Holy LeisureKey Idea: Holy leisure is not idleness, but a sacred rhythm of life that honors rest, reflection, and divine presence.

We tend to fill our lives with tasks, calendars, obligations. But the Course teaches us that we have the power to “unmake” the world we made. In Week 5, we reflect on Holy Leisure—a sacred approach to time that includes rest, reflection, and surrender.

Lesson 155 reminds us: “I will step back and let Him lead the way.” We are not meant to charge forward all the time. Sometimes the most powerful action is to wait in loving awareness and quiet.
The Rules for Decision reinforce this: we always have a choice. We can continue to repeat the patterns of busyness, or we can decide to see our day as holy. A day of rest. A day of peace. A day guided by Spirit.

This week’s guided meditation, “Letting the Day Be Holy Meditation.” The link to the meditation is included in the study guide PDF download available on our website and is shared at the start of the Sunday study group session.

Week 5 Readings:
• Lesson 155: “I will step back and let Him lead the way.”
• Chapter 30, Section I: Rules for Decision

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Closing April's Theme:  Final Week: The Miracle of Seeing Differently: Extending Love Key Idea: Miracles occur when we choose to see differently and extend love where fear once reigned. This week, we step into our power as miracle workers by recognizing that every shift in perception from fear to love brings light to the world. This week, we explore a profound truth: "Miracles are seen in light." Not in darkness, not in judgment, not in fear. Only in light. And what is light but love? This love is not a feeling that comes and goes with circumstances. It is the steady presence of God within us, the truth that never left, even when we turned away. To see differently means we no longer interpret our experiences through the lens of the ego. We no longer ask, "What did they do to me?" but instead, "What am I being called to see with love?" This shift is the miracle. The Course tells us we are never upset for the reason we think. That upset is always a call for love, for light, for clarity. This week's guided meditation, "Seeing with Love" we receive the light of love with our willingness to see differently. The link to the meditation is included in the study guide PDF download available on our website and is shared at the start of the Sunday study group session. Readings: Lesson 91: "Miracles are seen in light." Chapter 28, Section II: "Reversing Effect and Cause"--- Your Donation Helps to Support our Ministry! Thank you for your generosity so we may continue to bring these videos to you. MiraclesOne - www.miraclesone.org

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Week 2: Let Me See with New Eyes: Choosing the Holy Spirit’s VisionKey Idea: Shift from the ego’s limited perception to the Holy Spirit’s vision of love and wholeness.

This week, we explore a profound shift in perception: seeing with the eyes of the Holy Spirit rather than the ego. The ego sees separation, lack, and judgment. The Holy Spirit sees unity, love, and wholeness. In Lesson 189, we are reminded that the love of God is not something we need to find externally. It is already within us, waiting for us to remove the blocks to its awareness.

This week's guided meditation, "Seeing with Holy Vision" we allow the Love of God to settle in our heart as we see with the Eyes of Love. The link to the meditation is included in the study guide PDF download available on our website and is shared at the start of the Sunday study group session.

Readings:• Lesson 189: "I feel the Love of God within me now."
• Chapter 13, Section V: "The Two Emotions"
• "Do not seek vision through your eyes, for you made your way of seeing that you might see in darkness, and in this you are deceived. Beyond this darkness, and yet still within you, is the vision of Christ, Who looks on all in light."

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