Be aware that your own group is under scrutiny and subject to attack if all are not fully aware and communicating. It would be helpful for all of you to read Paul's letter about love a few times per week and ponder each aspect in relation to yourself and others. Times ahead are going to be shocking and unstable. Hold fast to your network and do not allow yourselves to be stampeded or externally driven. Ask when needed and we will be here. Peace be with you. Goodbye.
I did some research on Paul letters in 2022 and found a little book Love is Freedom written in 1948 by Rev. Joseph Murphy an outstanding mystics in the metaphysical field. He did a fairly decent job explaining 1 Corinthians 13.
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." (I Cor. 13:1)
THIS is THE greatest love epic ever written. If men and women were to meditate upon the inner meaning of this chapter, which is one of the greatest sections in the Bible, their lives would be transformed. It is only too true that men use high-sounding words, write beautiful poetry, and give wonderful sermons, but unless these words are permeated with love and feeling, they are empty.
For example, a man told me recently that his mother was dying. His sister visited him, and together they went to the hospital, where the girl began to pray audibly. He said her words were beautiful, poetic, and flowery. When she had finished, she said to him, "Were the words not lovely?" He replied, "Yes, my dear, they were." On their way down from the ward, his sister turned to him saying, "Mother hasn't got a chance, poor thing! She will die shortly." He told me how stunned he was with surprise.
This is a perfect illustration of what this verse means. Love is Freedom. The words used by this good lady were beautiful; she was sincere in her own way; nevertheless, they were ". . . as sounding brass and tinkling cymbal." In order to make words effective, they have to be felt as true. It is necessary to pour life, love, and feeling into our words and statements of truth. This girl did not have charity. Charity means love. Love is the cement that binds. It is that sense of oneness with the Father of all—the Almighty Power. Since love is a deep sense of our unity with God, with Life, and the All Powerful, we must in prayer become one with our ideal of perfection.
"And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing."— (I Cor. 13:2)
LOVE is THAT SUBTLE emanation that streams forth from man, wherein he has a feeling of oneness with all life. Many people are gifted in countless ways, but often there is something lacking; for example, they fail to radiate the mood of peace, harmony, and love. When we see the growing corn, grass, trees, fruit, and buds on the branches, when we observe the sheep and cattle grazing in the valley, and when we hear the song and laughter of children at play, we should be reminded of the love of God. Infinite Providence is running the show; thereby, we can rest assured that Love rules the world. Although men cannot see God and live, they look upon His Cosmos and His works; if they seek Him, they shall find Him.
"And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing."— (I Cor. 13:13)
Let us explain this verse by the following true story. A woman came to the author many years ago when he was lecturing at the Park Central Hotel in New York City, and said to him, "I work for the Red Cross every day; I give money to all charitable organizations and belong to the sewing club. I visit hospitals and conduct drives for veterans, etc.; yet misfortune after misfortune comes to me. Look at my fingers; they are inflamed, and I can't take the rings off. The doctor calls it rheumatoid arthritis. Why? Why? I love so much and give so much!"
Actually, this woman did not have love; so it profited her nothing. After talking with her for a little while, I discovered she wanted to be praised by the multitude; she wanted her picture in the paper. She craved the flattering remarks of her associates. She forgot the common caution, "Let not thy left hand know what your right hand doeth. Verily . . . they have their reward;" this means that man will receive the praise of man. They will say, "What a fine fellow he is!" "How generous he is!" "How unselfish!" This flattery satisfies the ego of the worldly-minded man. "Ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven."
This woman's acts, though well-intentioned and good, were not really of the heart. She did not do these things for the joy, love, and the thrill of doing them to make others happy, joyous, and free. Her motives were not pure and holy. She forgot there is not any honor or glory of man; all honor and glory come from God. Let us always examine our motives.
In the case of the woman cited, she was thinking in terms of lack and limitation. When she gave her gifts, she was looking forward to tragedy, pain, cyclones, and misfortunes of all kinds; this cannot be called Divine Love.
Often times people will do something for another, and then say, "Aren't you grateful?" They are expecting something in return. If I am grateful to you, I am under an obligation to you. When we do something for another, or give a love gift, we should not place the other under any obligation. "
And though I give my body to be burned . . ."
When this woman gave a gift, or did some work for the Red Cross, or any charitable organization, it should have been done freely, gladly, and for the joy of giving; she should not expect anything in return. If she gave a gift and expected something in return, it would not be a gift. The gift of love does not have any strings attached to it. It is as free as the wind. A gift, given in this manner, whether it is work, service, money, or thoughts, comes back a thousand fold; it comes to the giver pressed down, shaken together, and running over.
"Love suffered long, and is kind; Love envieth not; Love vaunted not itself, is not puffed up,"— (I Cor. 13:4)
RECENTLY a man told a little girl that her father who had made the transition had gone on a trip, and that she would see him again in the future. People criticized this man; yet he did the kind thing, and made the girl happy; moreover, what he said was true. Her father had made a journey in consciousness to the fifth dimension; through love the child would again see and talk with him. They will both play, as Dunne says, in the symphony of all creation.
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind . . ." Yes, love endures forever; it is indissoluble. Nothing breaks it up or severs it, because it is a quality or attribute of God; love is the same yesterday, today, and forever; it is not changeable and variable. Love is, and all there is, is Love. When we do the kind thing, it is always love in action. Let us ask ourselves, "What is the kind thing to say or to do?" This is truth.
"Charity envieth not . . ." The man who knows the laws of life never envies another; neither is he jealous, because he knows that he can go to the same Fountain as the other did and claim all the good that he wants. If he believes, it shall be given to him. A man who understands this cannot be jealous. He knows that God is impersonal and no respecter of persons.
"Concerning the works of my hand, command ye me." Your command is simply to appropriate the mood of possessing that which you desire; then rest in silence, knowing that what you prayed for is a fact in the Kingdom of Reality. Walk the earth in the light of this assumption, and in the moment, you think not, it will appear as a quality of mind, or object in space as a home, a wife, etc.
" Vaunteth not itself . . ." The sophisticated man, lacking knowledge of truth, parades before himself a whole procession of motives which are not true, in order to conceal from himself that he is what he does not wish to be. He is proud, opinionated, and arrogant. If he does a thing with an unworthy motive, he claims it is a good one, because it would shame him if he recognized how bad the motive was. We must expose these spurious motives to ourselves, and get rid of our false pride, so that we can be proud of our relationship with God, the only Presence, and the only Power.
"Is not puffed up . . ." We must get rid of the sense of our own importance, pride of rank, class distinction, or family tree. We must rid ourselves of false, intellectual pride. The great man is always the humble man. The greatest doctor is usually gentle, kind, loving, and understanding.
The great mystic is the humble man who knows that all wisdom, power, and intelligence come from the Divine Cosmic Mind.
"Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth."— (I Cor. 13:5-6)
THE ONE LIVING in the consciousness of love always does that which conforms to the good of all. He contributes to the betterment of society, and never does anything that would disturb the harmony of the whole. His behavior is gentlemanly, courteous, and kind; his presence is soothing, comforting, and conducive to peace.
Wherever such a man goes, he will always meet the White Brother regardless of race or creed. He loves people, realizing God indwells all men, so he is one with the God of all; others, regardless of the color of their skin, sense this, and respond in kind.
"Seeketh not her own . . ." If a man returns love to one that loves him, that is not enough. He must cease to be possessive in his love, and let it become universal, so that his love for all men becomes all-inclusive.
Love ". . . thinketh no evil." Love sees the Christ-Truth always. Love is faithful to the end; the end is always good, because God is Good.
". . . Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth . . ." The Truth student or the Christian (the latter word means anyone who practices the principle of truth) never rejoices that a nation is vanquished. Never, under any circumstances, does he have a desire to get even or rejoice over the misfortunes of others. Iniquity means unbalance, lack of firm balance, or equilibrium. The truth student never listens to anything that will not contribute to his good or the good of another.
Some people, through gross ignorance, seem to rejoice in gossiping about others, attacking their character, backbiting, etc. To talk about and dwell upon the imperfections of another (whether true or false) is to attract limitation and loss to oneself. The Law is: As you would that men should talk about you, speak you also about them in like manner; this is the rule of a free, happy life. The person who spreads spicy gossip is thinking it and feeling it. What is such a person attracting? It is easy to answer: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." To imagine evil of another is to lie.
"Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away."— (I Cor. 13:7-8)
LOVE creates and gives birth to all forms. For example, when two forces such as hydrogen and oxygen meet, water forms. Love, likewise, is a union; it is an emotional attachment. Love is the cement that binds. Let us become one with our ideal by loving it; then we will give birth to our desire.
Truly love" beareth all things." When we treat or pray, we must have love in our hearts, because we must accept as true that which our five senses deny; this is real love also. Love is the fulfilling of the law. When we are convinced of the truth which we affirm, there is no room for doubt.
The man with love in his heart does not bear the so-called burdens of the world on his shoulders, because he knows that wisdom rules the world, and that the Divine Cosmic Mind guides it on its course. The man of understanding realizes that all men—beggar, thief, and holy man—shall, at their appointed time, come to see the transcendent glory which he is.
No one is lost; there is no lost soul. God cannot lose Himself; neither can He destroy Himself. "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my Holy Mountain." Hope springs eternal in the breast of the truth student, but this hope is an abiding faith in an omnipresent and ultimate good.
The sincere truth student is not weighed down by the problems and vexations of the day; he refuses to bear these burdens. Such a person knows there is a way out; his joy is in overcoming his problem. He knows that the so-called trials which beset him are his opportunities to discover the God-Power within. He tastes God, and he finds Her Good. He has become acquainted with the one Power. He walks along the highway of life smiling; he has a song in his heart; it is the song of the Lamb: victory!
If the crossword puzzle was all figured out for man, and if he were asked just to fill in the blank spaces, life would be drab. No, the thrill of accomplishment comes in working out the problem; for instance, the engineer rejoices in building a bridge where others failed. There is great satisfaction in overcoming.
We are here to prove our Divinity, so we endure all things and experiences gladly, knowing that he who perseveres to the end shall be saved. This means that man, instead of attacking and fighting his problems, simply let go, becomes still, and says to the Infinite within, " this is what I want. The right answer is mine now. Infinite Intelligence has revealed it to me now. " If a man will say this silently, or audibly to himself
(because prayer is basically man talking to his Higher Self), and say it knowingly and feelingly, the answer will come, and bring peace with it.
The reader of this book would not give up his unpleasant experiences. I will wager each man is glad he has had them even though they were unpleasant, because through them he found the Light. "Sweet are the uses of adversity, like a toad, ugly and venomous, yet wears a precious jewel in his head."
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
We do not have to suffer, but we undergo pain and misery due to our ignorance.
Emerson says that the only sin is ignorance, and the only punishment is the inevitable consequence. When we truly find God, we become serene, poised, and balanced. We have found that to be in tune with the Infinite is to discover that all of its ways are pleasantness, and all of its paths are peace.
". . . Whether there be tongues they shall cease . . ." A man who is in a hospital bed crying with pain is speaking in the tongue or mood of limitation and lack. He does not know God or Truth, because to know truth is to be free; hence, this tongue or mood of lack must cease, and he must change his consciousness. It is not any use to pray to God, and at the same time believe that some other power can overturn, neutralize, or destroy the action of God; this form of prayer is useless; moreover, it is a waste of energy.
We must remember that it is our inner feeling or mood that will be manifested, regardless of all the statements of truth that we use; therefore, our affirmations or statements of truth must be permeated with love, feeling, and conviction. With this mental attitude or state of consciousness we pray believing; according to our belief will it be done unto us. The consciousness or feeling of being healed is the Almighty Power that heals.
". . . Whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away." Yea, the wisdom of man is foolishness in the eyes of God. All of the pioneers, artists, inventors, and scientists were at one time ridiculed by the world; they were considered dreamers and visionaries. The world said that radio, electric lights, telephones, etc. were impossible; these, and many other inventions, were looked upon as impossible of practical achievement; yet, the dreamers believed the unbelievable; they believed that the impossible was possible. They knew that love—a feeling of oneness, or conviction with man's good or ideal— would win. Infinite Intelligence revealed the way.
"For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when, that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away."— (I Cor. 13-.9-10)
We are here to awaken to our Divine perfection. As we die to all of our false beliefs and race concepts, we will have purified our subconscious mind; then the Christ—the illumined man— will appear as the Anointed One, The conscious mind (Jesus) and the subconscious mind (Christ) will become one; they are united in perfect harmony. The two become one; the part is relinquished; the limited man is now dead, and the perfect man (the Christ) is revealed. We now see ourselves as sons of God in the bosom of the Father. We are awakened!
"When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, 1 thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things."— (I Cor. 13:11)
We must not be ruled by childish thoughts or by dead thoughts. Millions walk the earth in bondage to the beliefs and opinions accepted by them in their infancy or youth; their childish beliefs in the boogie man under the stairs, a devil with horns, or hell and damnation must be discarded. We must be governed by the idea that we are the sons of man or the sons of God (the Truth).
When a child becomes a man, he must cease transferring the power that is within himself to things outside himself; in other words, he must cease worshipping the false gods, such as sickness, disease, pain, and poverty which are brought on by man's wrong thinking, fears, and false beliefs.
"For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then I know even as also I am known."— (I Cor. 13:12)
WE cannot see without eyes, or hear without ears, or apprehend without the power of thinking. The act of becoming the perfect man, here and now, would be impossible if the perfect ideal had not already been created within us. "We see through a glass darkly" now; we do not see this Divine Presence within us, which is absolute perfection, but we instinctively and intuitively sense something Divine welling up within us.
Men turn to God in prayer and adoration. Prayer is a reverent or mystic awe, in which we contemplate our own I Amness. In this meditative mood, man contemplates his good, and rejoices in the anticipation of the answered prayer; then he may be said to feel joy before joy, to feel beauty before beauty, to feel happiness before happiness.
As the birth of DCM takes place in us by dying daily to all of the false beliefs of the race and anointing all of our thoughts with the DCM, we come into the Light of the Spirit, and realize that Spirit is within us, and the Life of us all the time. As we go from glory to glory, we will someday awaken and discover our Inner Self.
This Higher Self is now hidden, due to the darkness of our thought which covers it. As we wash the windows of our soul, light, sunshine, inspiration, and divine illumination will illumine us; then we shall see spiritually. We can see only perfection, order, symmetry, and proportion. We will see Divinity behind the form, and the truth behind the mask. Opposites will disappear; we will see only the unity, or oneness, of all things.
We shall see ourselves as we really are namely, identities in the bosom of the Father, lights making up the one Great Light, or the Silent Brooding Presence, which is changeless and ageless, "without beginning or end, older than night or day, younger than the babe newborn, brighter than light, darker than darkness, beyond all things and creatures; yet fixed in the heart of all of us." "For love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God." "Therefore, Love is the fulfilling of the Law." "Much is forgiven him, because he hath loved much.
All things are possible to the man who is full of the Divine Fire and radiating that subtle essence of love to all. His desires are fulfilled, and the gift of God is made. This gift is the more abundant life, celestial love, and an abiding peace. We come close to the presence of
The Ancient of Days, through love that wells up in our hearts toward all men and our Father.
"And now abideth faith, hope, Love, these three; but the. greatest of these is Love."— (I Cor. 13:13)
HOPE is the expectation of all good. The expectancy of the best is truly a great prayer. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
Faith is your inner knowing or feeling of confidence or trust, containing within itself the mold of expression. Love is our union with our ideal; it is the fulfilling of the law. The law decrees that whatever we idealize and feel ourselves to be, the Formless Awareness within us takes this form according to our belief; this is accomplished through love, which in prayer means becoming filled with the feeling of being what we long to be.
The student of truth, having had a glimpse of Reality, is no longer full of fears and forebodings. He does not fear life, death, or anything in the past, present, or future. Love has cast out all fear. He throws off the old garments of pride, arrogance, tinsel of his creeds, dogmas, and superstition.
He now knows the glory from On High; he feels and realizes that he dwells in eternity. His own awareness which enables him to say, "Father," moved upon the face of the waters, and said, "Let there be light." Such a man knows that following the desire of his own consciousness, "the morning stars sang together, and the sons of God shouted for joy."
Let us this day consecrate and dedicate our thoughts and feelings to Divine Cosmic Mind. Let us become clothed with immortality and the garment of Love. The Song of the Lamb now wells up in our hearts; the Family of Light (6D) join us in the celestial choir; the DCM, leads, and through love all of us are now playing in the Divine orchestra. "And yet another commandment I give unto you
. Love ye one another."
