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RADICAL FORGIVENESS
D.E. PAULK
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One thing that we need to understand is that the world we are living in right now - this human experience we are having - is temporary. Therefore, things are necessary here that are not necessary in the eternal realm...for instance, forgiveness. Because God sees things and people only in their complete and perfected form, he does not even recognize our sin. This is why forgiveness is inconceivable in heaven (eternity). But here, where we are living now, it is a necessary correction for mistakes we have made and misperceptions we continue to hold on to as truth and reality.
Down inside, we all long for what is eternal; for what is infinite; for what is beyond our present reality. So, how do we get there? Or, because no man is an island, the better question would be, how do we help each other get there? If we want to go beyond our present reality we have to start perceiving beyond this temporary world and existence where it feels completely natural to follow the law of "an eye for an eye" and to return evil for evil. Because God has given us free will, we can choose to keep doing that for as long as we want, but that mentality will never take us any higher than where we are today. And I think we can all look at the world around us and agree that we don't want to stay here! If we want to go higher, we must begin to think higher.
Bishop Carlton Pearson describes sin with one of the best definitions I have ever heard. It is "an inappropriate response to a legitimate need." This means that here in this temporary, earthly, human existence, when someone attacks or hurts us, we must learn to practice radical forgiveness which is defined in the book A Course In Miracles as "remembering only the loving thoughts you gave in the past, and those that were given you. All the rest must be forgotten. A radical forgiveness is a complete letting go of the past in any personal relationship as well as in any collective drama...It is our function to see through the illusion of guilt, to the innocence that lies beyond."
Radical forgiveness requires us to look beyond what is on the surface. If we ask for it, the Holy Spirit will help us to look only with the eyes of love, as God does, and cause us to be able to truly believe that everyone is doing the best they can on the level where they are with the information they have so that even when they hurt us or take something from us, we can see that it was only an inappropriate response to a legitimate need they have. Instead of striking back, we can learn to say, "I see that you have a need. How can I help you go about filling it in a more appropriate way?" This is truly the mind of Christ. If we want to follow Christ, this is what we must do. It's the example he set for us on the cross, and I believe it's what he meant when he said, "Take up your cross and follow me." I believe he was saying, "Learn to rise above and radically forgive as I did."
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Quote of the Week
"Christ's vision is the Holy Spirit's gift, God's alternative to the illusion of separation and to the belief in the reality of sin, guilt and death. It is the one correction for all errors of perception; the reconciliation of the seeming opposites on which this world is based. Its kindly light shows all things from another point of view, reflecting the thought system that arises from knowledge and making return to God not only possible, but inevitable. What was regarded as injustice done to one by someone else now becomes a call for help and for union. Sin, sickness and attack are seen as misperceptions calling for remedy through gentleness and love."
~From: A Course in Miracles
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Affirmation for 2012
2012 will be a year of order and design in my life.
In 2012, the chaos in my life will surrender to order.
In 2012, the disorganization in my life is about to be overwhelmed by structure & discipline.
This year I will allow myself to be mentored into promotion & increase.
The failures of 2011 only exist in my mind to remind me of the wisdom I have gained.
In 2012, I am open, ready and willing for God's favor to follow me and lead me as I walk into my destiny.
I am healthy, wealthy and wise.
I am in balance and in order. 2012 will be the greatest year of my life.
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Until next week, remember... Truth is a Journey - Not a Destination!
Pro-Love,
D.E. Paulk
Weekly Eureka
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"REVISIONING THE CHRIST PATH"
Online Radio Interview with Pastor D.E. Paulk
July 31, 2012
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