By Rev. Marian G. Moon

At various times we all seem to forget the truth about ourselves. Dr. Raymond Charles Barker wrote: "There is that in you - Spirit - which is unconditioned regardless of what you have done to condition yourself."

  
The moment we become ill, feel loss, frustration or resistance of any kind is the very moment we have forgotten the truth about the Self.  Then our world seems to fall apart and suddenly we are at a loss as to what to do to recover  it. It is natural to feel lack and inadequacy momentarily.  There may be confusion about who we really are.  But that which seems hidden from view is the very thing we need to recover in our memory.

  
But we may ask "How can we if we don't know what is inhibiting perfect knowing?"  How do we return to clear knowing, a place of peace and freedom?  By turning attention to the essence of Dr. Barker's quote that there is that within us which is already unconditioned by effects.  We can repeat it, affirm it and bring  back to consciousness the reality of our being.  It is what we are conscious of that becomes our reality.  Until we return to a clear state of knowing we are limited by our ignorance of it.

It is a matter, then, of consciously identifying with the Real Truth that sets us free.  There can never be blockage or resistance from the Infinite Mind.  It is those false impressions we have allowed that take control. Bringing consciousness back is a decision that has clear purpose ... that is,  forsaking the false and remembering the truth.   We only need to assert it in time of forgetfulness.