The Power of Holiness

You may still think that holiness is impossible to understand, because you cannot see how it can be extended to include everyone. And you have been told that it must include everyone to be holy. Concern yourself not with the extention of holiness, for the nature of miracles you do not understand. Nor do you do them. It is their extension, far beyond the limits you perceive, that demostrates you do not do them. Why should you worry how the miracle extends to all the Sonship when you do not understand the miracle itself? One attribute is no more difficult to understand than is the whole. If miracles are at all, their attributes would have to be miraculous, being part of them. There is a tendence to fragment, and then to be concerned about the truth of just a little part of the whole. And it is but a way of avoiding, or looking away from the whole, to what you think you might be better able to understand. For this is but another way in which you would still try to keep understanding to yourself. A better and far more helpful way to think ofmiracles is this: You do not understand them, either in part or in whole. Yetthey have been done throug you. Therefore your undertanding cannot be necessary. Yet it is stillimpossible to accomplish what you do not understand. And so there must beSomething in you that does understand. To you the miracle cannot seem natural,because what you have done to hurt your mind has made it so unnatural that itdoes not remember what is natural to it. And when you are told what is natural,you cannot understand it. The recognition of the part as whole, and of thewhole in every part is perfectly natural, for it is the way God thinks, andwhat is natural to Him is natural to you. Wholly natural perception would showyou instantly that order of difficulty in miracles is quite impossible, for itinvolves a contradiction of what miracles mean. And if you could understandtheir meaning, their attributes could hardly cause you perplexity. You havesucceeded whenever you have reached another mind and joined with it. When twominds join as one and share one idea equally, the first link in the awarenessof the Sonship as one has been made. When you have made this joining as theHoly Spirit bids you, and have offered it to Him to use as He sees fit, Hisnatural perception of your gift enables Him to understand it, and you to useHis understanding on your behalf. It is impossible to convince you of thereality of what has clearly been accomplished through your willingness whileyou believe that you must understand it or else it is not real. How can faithin reality be yours while you are bent on making it unreal? And are you reallysafer in maintaining the reality of illusions than you would be in joyouslyaccepting truth for what it is, and giving thanks for it? Honor the truth thathas been given you, and be glad you do not understand it. Miracles are naturalto the One Who speaks for God. For His task is to translate the miracle intothe knowledge which it represents, and which is hidden to you. Let Hisunderstanding of the miracle be enough for you, and do not turn away from allthe witnesses that He has given you to His reality. No evidence will convinceyou of the truth of what you do not want. Yet your relationship with Him isreal Regard this not with fear, but with rejoicing. The One you called upon iswith you. Bid Him welcome, and honor the witnesses who bring you the gladtidings He has come. It is true, just as you fear, that the acknowledge Him isto deny all that you think you know. But what you think you know was nevertrue. What gain is there to in clinging to it, and denying the evidence fortruth? For you have come too near to truth to renounce it now, and you willyield to its compelling attraction. You can delay this now, but only a littlewhile. The host of God has called to you, and you have heard. Never again willyou be wholly willing to not to listen. This is a year of joy, in which yourlistening will increase and peace will grow with its increase. The power ofholiness and the weakness of attack are both being brought into your awareness.And this has been accomplished in a mind firmly convinced that holiness isweakness and attack is power. Should not this be a sufficient miracle to teachyou that your Teacher is not of you? But remember also that whenever youlistened to His interpretation the result have brought you joy. Would youprefer the result of your interpretation, considering honestly what they havebeen? God wills you better. Could you not look with greater charity on whom Godloves with perfect love? Do not interpret against God´s Love, for you have manywitnesses that speak of it so clearly that only the blind and deaf could failto see and heart hem. This year determine not to deny what has been given youby God, for that is the only reason. He has called to you. His Voice has spokenclearly, and yet you have so little faith in what you heard, because you havepreferred to place still greater faith in the disaster you have made. Today, letus resolve together to accept the joyful tidings that disaster is not real andthat reality is not disaster. Reality is safe and sure, and wholly kind toeveryone and everything. There is no greater love than to accept this and beglad. For love asks only tht you be happy, and will give you everything thatmakes for happiness. You have never given any problems to the Holy Spirit Hehas not solved for you, nor will you ever do so. You have never tried to solveanything yourself and been successful. It is not time you brought these factstogether and made sense to them? This is the year for the application of the ideathat have been given you. For the ideas are mighty forces, to be used and notheld idly by. They have already proved their power sufficiently for you toplace your faith in them, and not in their denial. This year invest in truth,and let it work in peace. Have faith in Him Who has faith in you. Think whatyou have really seen and heard, and recognize it. Can you be alone withwitnesses like these?

Love