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Dear friends,

April and October are the two months of the year in which Washington State property taxes must be paid, effectively doubling the expenses the Foundation must meet, and necessitating the reminder of need . . . or, put more correctly, the continuing opportunity to participate together in being the Love that meets the need.

The property taxes, due October 31st, amount to $6,384 for both properties, and the normal expenses of the month, most of which fall due by the 20th, are approximately the same.  The need is now, and so is the fulfillment.

The following, drawn from last Sunday's ACIM Study Group illuminates the thrust of the message of the Course as a present-day practice to engage in.  Atonement is not in the future.  It is to be allowed now!  Embraced now!  Uncovering what you divinely are now!  Today!  This instant!  And what I am teaching needs to be broadcast, made available to rouse and inspire in every Son and Daughter of God the dormant awareness that he and she are Holy . . . now . . . now . . . now . . . now!

The immediacy of healing, the immediacy of Atonement, the absolute relevance of the teachings of the Course to the present moment, NOW, in its ultimate meaning of the end of illusions, needs to be given voice!  And we must do it together.

Here's how it was brought out last Sunday:

 

What do you think that [peace] must dispossess, to dwell with you?

In other words, what’s it going to take away from you?

What seems to be the cost you are so unwilling to pay?

Well as I’ve just described, it could just be time.  It could just be the effort involved in involvement in connected meaningful relationship.  It takes away your privacy.  It takes away your freedom to do "whatever you want."

The little barrier of sand still stands between you. Would you reinforce it NOW?

. . . meaning, after you’ve experienced the blessing of the holy instant and grasp the Meaning of everything—the divine Meaning of everything—as living Love expressed and expressing, and inseparable from the Love you find yourself feeling and extending toward everything else.

You are not asked to let it go for yourselves alone . . .

. . . the little barrier.

 Christ asks it of you for Himself.

Why?  Because it fulfills my purpose to help fulfill your purpose, so that God’s Purpose can be uninhibitedly fulfilled.

He . . .

. . . the Christ . . .

. . . would bring peace to everyone, and how can He do this EXCEPT through you?

You see?  It’s a mutual endeavor.  Not of private puny little egos doing some grand thing, but inseparable infinite Mind expressing and acknowledging and embracing the Will of the Father as his own.  Simple.  Profound.  Awakening.  The generator of Atonement.

And . . .

You see, what you want is persistence of Vision, having had the inspiration that has caused you to experience everything as Love expressed and expressing—as absolutely divine, holy, and exquisitely meaningful.  You have the option, which it behooves you to take advantage of, to stay with the Vision.  And that is what you are called upon to learn by the initial experience and each successive one.  It is something for you to learn.  That means, it is meant to change you so that you recognize yourself anew.

Again, "If it would spread across the whole creation, it must begin with you, and from you reach to everyone who calls, and bring him rest by joining you." 

That’s the new meaning of you.  That’s the context in which you need to be looking at yourself. 

As we’ve said before:  You are neither behind the point of perfection nor advancing toward it.  You are at that point and must understand yourself therefrom.

That’s what you learn in the fulfillment of the holy instant.  So when the tendency is to abandon your peace, to respond as an orphan, you must say, “Absolutely not! I reject the invitation.  I’m a holy Son of God, neither behind the point of perfection nor advancing toward it.  I’m at that point and I must understand and be from the persistence of Vision."

In all ways the Gift continues, and each of us is part of It.  Thank you. 

Rajpur
Kingston, Washington
October 8th, 2012
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