Friday 1 August 2008

Weekly quote 20

In Him we live and move and have our being - (Acts 17:28)
I ACCEPT GOD IN AND ABOUT ME

Today's quotation has its origin among ancient Greek philosophers. Is it not compelling that sincere and great thinkers down the ages have come to the same conclusion - that God is not a separate entity, but Oneness in Which all being takes place. The only separation that is possible is in the minds and hearts of man.

"Whither shall I flee from Thy Presence?" declares the Psalmist. There is nowhere to go which is beyond God's law. Even if perversely we close ourselves to Him, eventually we must return. Our Father is the All-in-all: All-power, All-presence, All-knowledge. This is not a prison - it is the absolute assurance that we are safe and loved and precious, regardless of how things may seem.

So do not see God as someone whom you must find, to whom you must go. He is already here and now, within you and all about you. Accept Him. Let your thoughts and feelings enter His refuge where they belong, and discover His great joy.

The Path of Truth Vol. 52, No. 3 page 157.

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