It (Continuity of the past) gives the ego a false sense of security by believing that you cannot escape from it. But you can and must. God offers you the continuity of eternity in exchange. When you choose to make this exchange, you will simultaneously exchange guilt for joy, viciousness for love, and pain for peace. T-5.VI.2:4-7
A Course in Miracles . Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition.
The ego dwells on the past and engenders fear of retaliation, rejection, and other harm. To experience the here and now, the present, is to taste God’s eternal joy, love, and peace.
In Unitarian Universalism we covenant together to affirm and promote the free and responsible search for truth and meaning which does not come from dwelling on the past or anxiously envisioning the future, but in abiding in the present now.
Today, it is suggested that we take some time to quiet our thoughts and just rest in the now. That means to recognize, acknowledge, and savor the moment. “Stop and smell the roses” as they say.
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