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INNER VISIONS
April 2009
A daily guide for inspired living.
“Whatever your problem, no matter how difficult, you can release spiritual power sufficient to solve your problem. The secret is -- pray and believe."
Norman Vincent Peale
A Letter From and to a Friend
“I can honestly tell you I don’t know what faith is - looks like or feels like. Will I know it when it gets here? I know I have no faith in love, or family, or forgiveness, or happiness, to me faith is a belief that gives you strength and for sure I don't have that.”
You have the strength, consciousness and awareness because they have brought you to these questions. And with your willingness and desire to hear the answer, it must be given. Of this I am certain my dear friend. It is Law.
I know it's hard for you to believe that because you don't feel it. I understand. So start there. Say, I accept where I am right now, and I am willing see my circumstances differently. I know there is a place within me that knows the truth of who I am. I am willing to have it revealed to me. I bless everything that has led up to this moment, even though there has been tremendous pain. I know there is a place inside me, a place that has been untouched, that is sacred. It is the place that knows I am Love Itself, I am Beauty, I am Whole, I am Intelligence and Wisdom. I am Peace. I sit still. I know it is here. It has been waiting for me to call it forth for a long, long time. I will not ignore it, not one minute longer. It has been with me before the beginning of time. It is the essence of who I am. I honor it, I bless it and I give thanks for everything that has brought me to the realization of this truth. I am free, finally free. Free from anything outside myself that has held my true nature captive all these years. I choose this day to be the day I decided to stand in my most authentic voice. Perhaps it will be the first time in my life I have allowed it to be heard. But be heard it must.
Affirmation
I humbly stand forth in all my strength and power allowing my true voice to prevail. This is my time. Right here. Right Now. I call it forth. I claim it, I give thanks for it and I allow it to be.
And so it is. Amen
Written by, Joe Argazzi ALSP
Agape InternationalSpiritual Center
Michael Bernard Beckwith, Founder
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INNER VISIONS
March 2009
A daily guide for inspired living.
“No grief is so great that you cannot hold it within you and also hold the vast power of your love at the same time”
Bartholomew, I Come as a Brother
When Relationships Change
I’ve been listening to a friend who is going through the break up of a relationship. And I hear her. I get it. It runs deep. I’ve been in that gut wrenching, curled up on the floor, I don’t think I will make it, kind of pain. The Course In Miracles says that relationships are divine appointments. Sometimes looking back I want to say, man that is one appointment I wish I would have missed! But is it really?
One of the most profound lessons in my life came from such an experience. I did not understand why my relationship was not working. The friction and seeming lack of compatibility as a couple was grueling. I kept thinking, but we love each other, why isn’t it working? The truth is, it was unfolding exactly the way it was suppose to, I just couldn’t see it.
I’ll explain. I knew in my heart it was time to go, but every time I thought about leaving, this excruciating pain would rise up and stop me in my tracks. During this time I was attending lectures based on A Course in Miracles and on one Sunday night I received my answer. The reason I was in so much pain is because I thought if I left, I would have to stop loving him. It was not the leaving that was causing the gut wrenching pain, it was me trying to stop the love from flowing.
Sometimes the form of the relationship has served its’ purpose and it’s time for it to transition into something else. But this too can be done with love as well. There is a profound difference between the sadness of letting go and the paralyzing pain that comes from trying to stop the presence of love. Love is the healer of all things.
Affirmation
I bless, honor and give thanks for my relationships, seeing each of them as sacred and holy. And for the depth of insight they have given me about Truth of who and Who’s I really am. Amen
Written by, Joe Argazzi , ALSP
Agape International Spiritual Center
Michael Bernard Beckwith, Founder
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INNER VISIONS
February 2. 2009
A daily guide for inspired living.
Truly it is Life that shines forth in all things! Vast, heavenly, of unthinkable form, it shines forth. It is farther than the far, yet near at hand. Set down in the secret place of the heart. In that way by meditating, one does behold Him who is without form. -The Upanishads
A Heart Healed
You are in sudden danger of dying at any moment, said my doctor as I was being rushed to Cedar Sinai. I was in need of a heart transplant and they did not think I would last the week. As I lay there watching the urgency of those around me, I became still. I suddenly had a visceral revelation that all was well, that I was not my body, and that my true being was spiritual. There was absolutely no fear present what so ever, only a keen intense feeling of peace.
In that moment I made a decision to heal myself. Knowing the heart is symbolic of giving and receiving love, I took an honest inventory where my belief and behavior were out of alignment. I was not very good at receiving and realized I now had no choice, because I was to sick to do otherwise. I also got honest about being out of alignment with my personal values, which were directly tied to self love and self respect. The crucial revelation came when I attended Agape for the first time and heard Rev. Michael speak about God being in me, as me, that I was One with God. At the time that concept was revelatory and it changed my life. With pacemaker firmly in place while waiting for my new heart, I began to take classes to understand more, I was hungry for Truth, for God.
Ten months later the cardiologist called explaining he had never seen anything like it in his 22 years of practice. Not only did I not need my pacemaker, I no longer needed a new heart. It had healed he said. It’s hard to put this miraculous experience in few words…but of this I am sure. It is love that heals all things. Let me testify to Love.
Affirmation
Today I honor that which my heart is calling me to do. With certainty and gratitude I follow Love, knowing only my greatest good awaits me in every way.
Written by, Joe Argazzi , ALSP
Agape International Spiritual Center
Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder.
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INNER VISIONS
January 17th. 2009
A daily guide for inspired living.
Primary Source
“I am under no laws but God’s.”
Course in Miracles
Last week I heard someone say, “Oh, they are in the Prime of their life.” My first thought was “Yep, they are, and I’m not.” My thinking continued…”face it, the time to attract that special relationship, the financial security and the beautiful dream home you envisioned, has passed you by. You blew it and are well past your Prime. You are just too old.”
Fortunately my Spiritual Liberation was about to appear in a moment of grace. I heard a loving voice state clearly and succinctly, “What do you think Prime means? Are you not created in the image and likeness from the Primary Source of all that is? That which is not bound by the laws of time and space, from where unlimited possibilities flow?”
Those words resonated like a gigantic bell of freedom. I still had residuals from old limited beliefs. But wait, what is a belief anyway? A belief is just a thought that has become a habitual way of thinking which may or may not be based in the Absolute Truth.
I had simply forgotten who I am. Either I am an emanation of the Divine Most High, or I am not. Either I am Infinite Potential made in the image and likeness of God Itself or I am not. Either I am a direct descendant from the Primary Source of all that is, or I am not.
So as I begin this New Year, I will go with the unchangeable Truth. I am unlimited possibilities for financial freedom. I am the pure and eager delight in my child’s eye. I am the radiant vessel overflowing with tender affection from my beloved. I am the compassionate soul that sings the song of Oneness with all that is.
Affirmation
I am a direct descendant from the Primary Source of all that is, eager to use my talents and gifts for my Primary Purpose, to be happy and serve others.
And so it is. Amen
Written by, Joe Argazzi , ALSP
Agape International Spiritual Center
Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder.
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