A Course in Miracles—Week 3

I’m continuing my journey with Marianne Williamson through the Lessons of the Workbook to A Course in Miracles. I’ve been following the Workbook for 18 days now. I’m finding it fascinating. I hope you are as well. Lesson 9 states that “I see nothing as it is now.” As...

A Course in Miracles—Week 2

Today marks week two of my journey through the concept and teachings of A Course in Miracles. The exercises are more difficult each day, for they build on one another and lead us to a substantive shift in perception and thinking. Lesson 4 teaches us that “These...

A Course in Miracles—The Journey Begins

Are you familiar with A Course in Miracles (affectionately referred to as ACIM)? It’s an illuminating spiritual text that I’m drawn to. I decided to make 2022 the year I delve into it in some depth. Marianne Williamson, an ACIM expert, is presenting the lessons in the...

Bach and the Holy

Johann Sebastian Bach. 1685–1750. German composer of the Baroque period. We’ve all heard of him. Most of us are familiar with his music, though we may not be aware that we are. For example, Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” is a gorgeous cantata that is...

Mental Prayer

Mental prayer, as defined in Wikipedia, is a form of prayer “whereby one loves God through dialogue, meditating on God’s words, and contemplation of his face. It is a time of silence focused on God.” Note that I’ll be using the word ‘God’ throughout this post since it...