THE GIFTS OF GOD — Sondra Ray and Markus Ray on A Course in Miracles

"I feel the Love of God within me now." SONDRA and MARKUS discuss Lesson #189. Can we let go of our concerns and irritations long enough to make contact with the Love of God? There is a Gentle home of a blessing. The Christ is a Presence. And what we feel in His Presence is this Love of God. We have to give attention to the Presence of this "Love of God." 

Make contact with the Peace of God that shines in your Mind. And in giving it away your Peace is increased. Join with Sondra and Markus to hear this important Lesson. Happiness is Peace. 

SONDRA & MARKUS discuss Lesson #187, "I bless the world because I bless myself." When we give blessings away, or joy, or forgiveness, we receive more of them for ourselves, and they increase in our sharing. Join them in this action to give away Love that we already have. We give to increase our JOY. Never forget that we give to ourselves. Giving to another IS giving to our SELF, because we are the same. 

On this Easter Day of 2021, Sondra and Markus explore the resurrection we must undertake in our lives, by ascending into our Higher Self. Can we ascend together today? This dialogue may help you. 

Do we ever consider we are Beloved of God? Do we think that we are the Holy Son of God, the Light of the World? This is our true Identity. Why can we not accept it? We need to claim our Identity on this Day of Easter, in which we resurrect into our God Created Self. 

SONDRA & MARKUS discuss Lesson #186, "Salvation of the world depends on me." The denial of salvation, liberation from the negative thoughts that project suffering and death, is the arrogance of the ego that grips us in self-imposed limitations. Real humility would ask us to step up and be our Self as God created us. This requires we let go of all self-limiting thoughts, deeds and actions that keep us in the illusions of problems, suffering and death. 

"I want the peace of God. To say these words is nothing. But to mean these words is everything." Sondra and Markus discuss the peace of God which is offered here. It is an absolute peace that has no opposite. Do we mean these words we say? Is this what we say we want? Peace of God is totally free of conflict all of the time. We cannot say this lesson is our truth without the Help of a Higher Power that is in us, but not of us. It is not something we manufacture with "thought." Our "dreams" of thought need to be silenced. 

Lesson #169 is "By Grace I live. By Grace I am released." We prepare ourselves to receive Grace in our Life. Grace is an extreme well being that we do not have to do anything for. Everything is provided in a state of Grace. Sondra and Markus give us the preparation in this podcast to receive the Grace. Complete forgiveness is what will provide the miracles of inner correction, which is the preparation for receiving the Grace. 

"Your grace is given me. I claim it now." This is Lesson #168 Sondra and Markus explore the Grace of God that we have to claim. Can we be present in the awareness of this grace? God's Love is always present, but are we giving attention to it? There is a succinct description Markus gives simplifying "Meditation. The relationship between attention and meditation is essential. "Meditation is that which simplifies, and lets go of all the complications." These Podcasts are meant to increase our ability to be attentive to our Divine Source and the Grace offers. 

Sondra and Markus delve into Chapter 15 in the Text, THE HOLY INSTANT, starting with Section I. "The Two Uses of Time." We have two ways to use time. The ego's way and the Holy Spirit's way. One leads to pain and suffering and hell and death. The other leads to healing, forgiveness, Heaven and eternal life. It seems in the Holy Instant is the only real use of time. Its function is to awaken our Self to the Peace within, and the Creative Life Force that keeps everything in our world working perfectly. The past and the future do not exist. So to be in the present is the only real use of time that has any meaning. And that present is the basis for Pure Joy.