God KNOWS the way

A King, who did not believe in the goodness of God, had a slave who, in all circumstances would say, "My king, do not be discouraged, because everything God does is perfect, no mistakes."

One day, they went hunting. Along the way, a wild animal attacked the king. His slave managed to kill the animal. However, he could not prevent his majesty from losing a finger.

Furious and not showing any gratitude for being saved, the King said, "If God was good, I would not have been attacked and lost my finger."

The slave replied, "My King, despite all these things, I can only say to you that God is good, and he knows the why to all things. What God does is perfect. He is never wrong!"

Outraged by the response, the King ordered the slave to be imprisoned.

Later, while on another hunt, he was captured by savages who believed in human sacrifices. While on the altar, ready to be sacrifice, the savages found that the victim had a missing finger. Not suitable for human sacrifice, he was released. According to them, the King was not completely whole to be offered to the gods.

Upon his return to the palace, the King immediately authorized the release of his slave. When facing the slave, the King said in an affectionate tone, "My dear slave, God was really good to me for I was almost killed by the wild men. Because of the lack of a single finger, I was let go. However, I have a question. If God is so good, why did he allow me to put you in jail?"

The slave smiled and said, "My King, if I had gone with you in this hunt, I would have been sacrificed for you, because I have no missing finger. God is perfect."

Looking for God Spirit Within

What does it mean when we talk about the God-spirit within?
 I suspect it means something different to each one of us.

In pondering this idea, it occurred to me that because we are each  an expression of God, we each express  the God-spirit within in our own individual way, leading to an incredibly diverse world.

Another thought came to me  as I walked down this ponderous path...as you think, it is done unto you.

That's a tricky one.
You think that you believe God is all good. 

But, if deep inside you have the hidden thought --only seen by you--that "I do not deserve all good." Spirit will not discriminate.

You will get what you expect,even if it is far less than you think you should get.


The concept..as you think, it is done unto you.... sounds so simple to follow, but for me it hasn't been.
It took a very, very long time of thinking this simple thought before I got it.

To achieve this simple yet perfect place...observe those around us.

Watch carefully and you will see all expectations being met, low and high.

Why does it feel like we have to work so hard to receive our good?

Because we hardly believe we are worth the good we want to receive.


Silly us.

Something to think about.
Namaste.

Kate Morgan for Unity of Charlotte

Where Do You Go To Find the Truth?

I went to Detroit to speak recently. When I told one friend, he asked with concern, “Are you going to be okay?” I reminded him he knew better than to believe everything he had read, or seen recently on the woes of the Motor City.

A Detroit activist hired me to inspire residents who have had a steady menu of “bad news” for some time now.  I called my talk “a spiritual pep rally.”

Some of my early advice to the audience: When you feel overwhelmed, turn off the radio and television news and don’t read the newspaper. What you get won’t be the real truth, anyway, and it may cause unnecessary worry or fear. Besides, you will only get somebody else’s perception of the truth.

As an example of real truth versus human perception, I offered my old story about losing my Jaguar. I was stopped at a light and when it turned green, I hit the gas pedal. But so did a bus in the oncoming traffic, which was turning in front of me. The bus plowed into my car and totaled my Jag. I was thankful to be alive, sore, and heartbroken about the loss of my car.

When I got home and I was safely in bed recuperating, I asked God, “Why did you let this happen to me?” Immediately, I was shown the accident as if it were happening the first time.

 Only this time I heard my subconscious mind, which was angry that the bus was trying to run the light, say: “Oh, no, you don’t.” I was obviously speaking to the bus. And after that, I floored the pedal.

What I was shown was that at that very moment that large vehicle was more than a bus to me. It represented every person, every boss, every institution—and so forth—that had ever run over me, figuratively, or used me as a doormat. The gas pedal was my revenge.

Now back to The Truth.

  A television reporter would have said, “A bus ran a stoplight and hit a woman driving a Jaguar today.”

But the truth was more than that.

 The truth, as it would have been recorded only on that heavenly network, W-G-O-D, would have said, “A woman was stopped at a light and when it changed, she saw a bus coming toward her. She did not stop because she was distracted by her thoughts about the people and institutions she believed had hurt her. Her own lack of forgiveness blinded her.”

The point: Don’t believe everything you hear about Detroit. Of course, the truth is much, much deeper.

 The way I see it, the city is bankrupt but the people aren’t. That would be impossible. They were born with a limitless amount of wealth and creativity. If anything, we should look to Detroit for possible solutions. What is happening in that city is the manifestation of the collective consciousness of our country.

And that’s the truth.

Patrice Gaines for Unity of Charlotte