89. Miracles and Blessings

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LXXXIX

The Nature of Miracles and Blessings

(This lesson is lovingly dedicated to Rev. Paul Michalewicz)

Lecture based Questions:

1. Draw or describe a reminder or symbol of one of your helpers.

You have hundreds of helpers--angels, teachers, guides, Masters, loved ones, pets, and nature spirits. Choose one now that you have been feeling particularly close with and record your impressions.

2. What are miracles?

They are beneficial events that apparently go beyond physical law. We also call them magic, supernatural blessings, and divine intervention. The process and result are one and the same for all, no matter what you call them. The Light transcends all limitations of the physical world and incidents of rescue, healing, and change occur that cannot be explained by modern science.

Angelic help is always involved in these developments. Also, the experiences are always transformational to the people concerned, which indicates that the Spirit of Truth also strongly participates in these events.

3. Why do miracles occur?

Two major reasons create the scenarios for miraculous events, and the virtue of faith is involved in both of them. The first catalyst is perfect faith. When a participant is able to express perfect faith for a nanosecond, great things happen in a very short time. Faith is like an atomic bomb to the physical dimension. It can blow apart the fabric of illusion and send reverberations in all directions. There are no limitations to perfect faith that can be sustained for long periods of time—anything can arise.

The second reason is to promote faith in those who are ripe for change. In such cases, Awakener (Imli) Angels are the perpetrators of a series of events that create shock in the intended disciple. When the individual’s aura is sufficiently porous from the traumatic experiences, Light may enter consciousness and anchor into the physical world in the form of an encounter with divine intervention.

4. How can I manifest a miracle?

A good place to start would be to say aloud, “I believe in miracles.” Say it often and with emotion. The spoken word is like a rifle. It shoots wherever you point it. Aim your words at miracles, and you will manifest them. Use the word miracles in your daily speech. Drop it to your friends and to strangers. Spread the word like butter on toast all over the county. Then the minds of all the people you have infected with miracles will contribute to the propagation of Light. Miracles will come out of every doorway. Miracles will spill out onto the street and into businesses, organizations, and governments.

Your faith is like a dimensional portal. It allows new energy to enter this tired, slow place. The stronger your faith, the more miracles are possible in your life. You build faith by conditioning the Astral Body to consider it as a continual option.

5. Why do saints get credit for miracles?

Because they are the conduits of many conspicuous ones. By the 3DI, the virtue of active faith is well developed and powerful. The faith of a saint generates miracles because of expectation and command. Any Initiate of 3DI or above can cause wonderful things to occur by virtue of their belief systems.

6. What are blessings?

They are changes in the physical world that enhance the quality of life. They come from the actions of those who serve the Light— collectively, those who answer to all prayers directed to a Higher Power.

Blessings bring spiritual healing and relief from karmic situations, Hence they fall under the jurisdiction of the Spirit of Grace and Mercy. Angels are always involved in many unseen ways.

7. Do blessings serve a constructive purpose?

Yes indeedy. Blessings are carrots dangled in front of our donkey noses. They motivate us to strive for the skills that can manifest them. When you get one blessing, you always want more. This hunger creates the drive to learn about creating a better life, which is really another way of saying that we are learning about discipleship, Mastery, and the powers of the universe. Also, they are just plain great and a big rush.

8. Can my Guardian Angel help me to improve the level of blessings in my life?

There is no better companion to guide you in your quest for a better life. She calls all the right people to connect you to the perfect answers. She can dialog with you directly if you are a good listener. She is always patient, kind, dedicated to your condition, and aware of your life and environment well beyond your own ability. You are very lucky to have her as a constant tutor.

9. Exercise: Holy Cow! Is that what I think it is?

Here we trace a recognized blessing back to its source. We can really appreciate the chain of effort and good will when we clearly see the many people who have come together for a single instance of blessing.

1) Choose something in your life that you know has already enhanced the quality of your life. It could be your home, a friend, a talent, hobby, vehicle, job, or just about anything that you know has been beneficial and helpful.

2) Say, “Thank you, God, for this great blessing and responsibility. Thank you for showing me its path of involvement. May the Spirit of Truth guide my mind to see beyond the veil and into reality.”

3) In your open hand, visualize a sphere that has within it the thought form of your blessing. Coming out from the sphere are many golden strands. They connect to you, to your Guardian Angel, to the people who brought the blessing into your life, to their Guardian Angels, to their angelic supervisors, to your Teaching Master, and to your next blessing that now approaches.

4) Notice that all the good things in your life are also entwined with this one blessing. Each makes the other possible. Each creates the setting for new blessings to come into your experience.

5) Visualize a golden chord extending from the sphere of this blessing. Pull on the chord. As you pull, the chord lengthens and many other spheres pop out of the one you have in your hand. Each of these new spheres holds the thought form for another blessing of wonder and the possibility of happiness. You are surrounded by these spheres that float around you like a life preserver of goodness and strength.

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Postcard from the Age of Grace

Before the time of Jesus Christ, the way that people prayed and why they did so was generally very different from how we do it now. The content of the prayers of ancient Romans and Greeks is well known. What they usually prayed for was the misfortune and cursing of others. Many other ancient religions followed the same way.

Only the gods could expect blessings in their lives and for their loved ones, and even those came with a price of ironic and sub-satisfactory existence. Everything good was expected to come with the cost of some suffering. The clairvoyance of Tiresias came with physical blindness and persecution. The wisdom of Orestes came with madness. The beauty of Helen came with abduction and war. The strength of Hercules came with abandonment and never ending labor. The adulation of Adonis came with treachery and short life. The wealth of Midas came with loss and grief. Even the gods themselves could not have bliss without tragedy, power without punishment.

At the beginning of this age, the first Christ to emerge from our humanity added the element of Grace to our possibilities. Karma became suspended until maturity could bear it. Wisdom became easier to cultivate. The ranks of saints grew. Now we are at the tail end of Lord Emmanuel’s Age of Grace, and we have explored moments of physical life without rage. We can imagine a world without suffering. We have learned to pray for good things for ourselves and others. We have fleeting emotions of magnanimous feeling, when we do not wish for punishment on others. The tide is starting to turn, and the Light is beginning to rise.

Our growing ally is the power of blessing. With each year our blessings increase. They allow us emotional room to contemplate the meaning of our lives. Who among us over the age of fifty cannot agree that daily activity requires less effort, that comfort is easier to achieve, that there are more toys in the world, more wonders to see, more tools to achieve great things with? Health, wealth, communication, nurturing, and satisfaction are more readily available than ever. It just gets better and better.

There is no danger, just challenge. Our challenge is to never take these blessings for our rightful heritage. The Law of Appreciation goes this way, we lose or are separated from that which we take for granted. So the solution is simple, to continually give thanks night and day for each small and great comfort, abundance, help, answer, safety, harmony, support, and success. Each comes courtesy of the Spirit of Grace and Mercy. Each is designed to relieve suffering long enough to gain insight. Each helps to bump us up to the next level of empathy and understanding.

Looking forward into our new era, even greater acts of kindness, tolerance, and generosity will be expected of us. The potential for accelerated blessing, development, and power is beyond our imagination. The Age of Forgiveness is very near, and our places within it will be joyous and fraught with adventure.

Weather Report

Expected: continued showers of blessings

—Norman Vincent Peale