Sharing our peace and joy.

To the ego, the law is perceived as a means of getting rid of something it does not want. To the Holy Spirit, it is the fundamental law of sharing, by which you give what you value in order to keep it in your mind. To the Holy Spirit it is the law of extension. To the ego it is the law of deprivation. It therefore produces abundance or scarcity, depending on how you choose to apply it. This choice is up to you, but it is not up to you to decide whether or not you will utilize the law. Every mind must project or extend, because that is how it lives, and every mind is life. T-7.VIII.1:5-11

A Course in Miracles (p. 267). Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition. 

The “law” being referred to is the operation of the mind which either can project or extend. Projection is based on conditional love which is “give to get” or “one or the other.” The ego’s game is zero-sum, for a winner there must be a loser. Abundance for one means deprivation of the other. Extension is based on unconditional love where both parties are winners. The above passage indicates that we don’t get to choose if the mind will operate but how it will operate. Will it project based on deprivation or will it extend based on sharing and amplifying?

In Unitarian Universalism some of us join together to affirm and promote justice, equity and compassion in our human relations. Our intention is to share the unconditional love of God because of our perception of the inherent worth and dignity of every person.

Today it is suggested that we focus on sharing the peace and joy that we experience in our lives.