Group Meeting for Sunday, May 16, 2010
Chapter Six, THE LESSONS OF LOVE, V. The Lessons of the Holy Spirit
Tom Baker
(tbaker@omega.hrcoxmail.com)

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The group consisted mostly of people's sharing of collages, poems, and an experiential example of the three lessons of the Holy Spirit: A. To Have, Give All to All, B. To Have Peace, Teach Peace to Learn It, and C. Be Vigilant Only for God and His Kingdom. The first lesson (A) is a major principle in the Course's teaching, translating the principle of creation into the principle of having by giving and learning by teaching. God makes more of the universe by extending Himself, we have more of Self and know more about Self by giving and teaching. The second lesson (B) focuses on what is to be given, namely peace. Peace is the undivided or unmixed gift. Unconditional love is an example of peace, in that it is not love mixed with greed or lust or grandiosity. Peace is pure. The third lesson (C) is the practice of identifying only with God and noticing when that identification is interrupted by listening to the ego's voice rather than the Voice for God, which is what the Holy Spirit is. In the text, Jesus states that he was able to listen only to the Voice for God and not mix it up with the voice of the ego. The following poems are expressions of one or more of the Holy Spirit's lessons.

Cathi Byers

Fran Law

Vera White

Messages From Above

One day the clouds separated and as the sky opened up the angels sang and god as the spirit of a new born floated to the earth. When the spirit entered the body it was filled with light and love of god. Then it felt a whisking away into the arms of a woman where it felt utter joy and love for which there were yet no words. I watched as these humans passed me around and I felt these thoughts of others floating around in my head; some were so loving and others were strange. What a beautiful baby. At first there was a very big light as I came in to human form and then there were all these sensations, smells of flowers as they rejoiced in heaven as another angel came to earth.

When god lays you in the hands of your parents a sea of emotions washes over you as the blanket of human hands caresses you. A place where you will be molded, cared for, and blessed beyond thoughts. The divine will always be with you and in you as you travel through your life as a human. We rejoice in heaven as you have wonderful experiences and especially when you express your laughter and joy to be alive.

--Toni Ann Mazza