Years ago, I had the pleasure to hear the late Dr. Joseph Murphy deliver a message entitled, “Fourth Dimensional Prayer.” I recall that he spoke extremely fast and used terms that were new to me or were used in a context I was hearing for the first time. I found myself moving closer and closer to the edge of my seat as if this postured me to focus with greater clarity as I strained to understand what I was hearing.
While I do not remember the details of his message, I do remember the feeling it invoked within me. The talk lifted my consciousness to heights I had not previously experienced. When the presentation was over, I stood and applauded along with the hundreds of others in attendance. Later, when reflecting on this profound experience, I realized that the message was not new.
As I continued to reflect, I realized what I experienced was a confirmation of all that I had been hearing, reading, studying, talking about, and practicing. Every minister, teacher, practitioner, and fellow traveler with whom I associated throughout the years affirmed this same Life Principle, laying a strong foundation for this heightened state of receptivity.
My soul recognized the energy of Pure Spirit as it expressed through the speaker, and responded with a resounding YES!” It was in this heightened state of consciousness that I was ready to embody the Truth at a higher level of understanding.
It has been said, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.”
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Through practice, practice, practice, a strong foundation of faith is established and it seems that we are suddenly catapulted into a greater awareness of the possibilities stretched before us. It is in this cultivated readiness that the veil of separation is pierced. We become receptive to Divine Wisdom, operating through the individuals who guide us into new ways of thinking and being.
While the Divine Presence inhabiting the universe transcends words and concepts, the human aspect of our nature utilizes the Creative Mind by using words and concepts to construct a world of objects and forms. The consistent practice of loving-kindness, affirmative speech, unifying images, and meditation, etc. are the doorway to the infinite. In moments of illumination, we know what is ours to do and we begin to build structures that serve the highest good for everyone.
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The Divine Teacher of all things appears when we are ready to receive the divine message from our higher consciousness.
Emma Curtis Hopkins, the renowned teacher of teachers in the field of metaphysics, says this about practicing the principles announced in Truth: “I think it: I speak it; I write it; I live it.”
“I openly accept spiritual guidance from a higher power.”
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Rev. Mary,
Again, your words of wisdom are both timely and much appreciated. Thank you,
Rueben
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