So, as far as Jesus is concerned, being free is about freedom from sin and, in Unity, we see sin as error thought. If I am free of error thought i.e. all of the nonsense that pervades my mind, then I am One; One in God.
Freedom is eternal; it is our God-given natural state. Freedom, from all of the worries and pressures of our day-to-day existence. As Daily Word says : ‘I am one with the presence and power of God, wondrously free’. In my daily prayer, I always include the affirmation “through forgiveness I am free” (also from a Daily Word some years ago – a great place to get affirmations!). Forgiveness is letting go, sometimes affirmed as “I let go and let God”. Because as we let go of our own angst, worry, nervousness etc., we naturally fall into alignment with the Truth of our Being: One. In this state I am free, free to be me – the True me. This is the key to a joyous and fulfilled life and is on of the greatest lessons I have learned on my journey with Unity. So, I encourage each and every one of us to practice forgiveness and find the joy of Oneness; true freedom. "And you will know the truth and the truth will make you free." John 8:32 Rev. Paul Mapletoft
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However, In Unity we teach that we find this in ourselves first – we can choose to experience peace and see peace; we can consciously align with our wholeness and know our wholeness; we can connect into the power of Love as a Divine Idea and quality here for all of us equally, no matter how we are experiencing the world. We can let go into the flow of Infinite Life and know it is an enduring quality we can tap into, body, heart and mind, for ourselves and our world.
This week, I invite you to join me in seeing the world rightly. When you find yourself getting angry and upset, take a few moments to turn your attention inward, breathe and settle into peace; allow peace to rise from within you; know this peace is a state of being within everyone in the world. Then take whatever actions you are guided to take, within the quality of peace. Take time each day to allow the energy of Divine Life to radiate in every cell and atom in your body. Claim it with an affirmation: In the mind of God, I am healthy, whole and free. Let this energy of wholeness resonate within you. Then witness this as the truth for everyone you hold in prayer. Instead of fixing the world, we are aligning within the Absolute Truth, the beautiful radiant energy of God expressing as peace and life through us and as us. This is the empowering way of Unity prayer. I encourage you to take this knowing into the silence so that it becomes a deep abiding experience and then act as peace, wholeness, wisdom and love in our world. Be the change you wish to see. You may be amazed. Rev. Kimerie Mapletoft Director of Daily Word and Silent Unity UK Photo by Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash |
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