Psalm 105: 1-8, Acts 3:1-10, Wednesday in Easter Week

Psalm 105: 1-8, v.4 “Turn to the Lord, your strength, seek his presence always.”

The Lord, your strength, is experienced psychologically as the Self within, the Inner Divine Spirit—the innate intelligence that grew you up from a fetus to an adult body. Seeking God means we seek the part of us that is created in the Image of God. In Jungian psychology, this is known as the Self--the totality of who we are as a soul. To seek the Self means to move beyond the ego or who we know think we are. We have to move beyond thinking and acting as if what we feel and are experiencing in the moment is all there is to who we are. We are so much more!We are parts of the body of God/Christ—we have so much more to draw on and from than our self-conscious sense of who we are or our ego.

We must seek—we must yearn and strive to see and know beyond the present felt state of our bodymind. How do we do this? Begin by becoming aware of what’s in your bodymind. Start by becoming aware of your breathe. Follow your breath into your body and become aware of body sensations and stirrings. Hold the awareness of your breath and body sensations simultaneously. Observe what happens as your consciousness expands and your breath—your connection to the Breath of God—informs your body. Invite each cell of your body to open and receive the nourishment of the Breath of God. In this way, we can seek and know the presence of God anywhere, anytime.

Acts 3:1-10, v.6-7 "And Peter said, 'I have no silver or gold; but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.' Then he grasped him by the right hand and pulled him up; at once his feet and ankles grew strong; he sprang up, stood on his feet, and started to walk."

The lame man represents parts of us caught in inertia, the places we’re stuck. It may be showing up as depression, confusion, not knowing, destructive habits, any feeling state that immobilizes or paralyzes one; it keeps one from taking actions or making changes that are desired. When we are caught in these states of consciousness, we are wise to sit at the Temple gate—the inner still point where we are one with God—and beg for help. When truly caught in paralysis, we need to call for the Mystery to come and pull us out of it.

Peter, a symbol of the part of us that has already been transformed and filled with the power, wisdom, and love of our Self(God within), our soul, comes and offers a hand. We have to reach for it and to take it. "Peter" may show up as an impulse to take an action, a small involuntary movement of the muscles (i.e, relaxing, tensing), a different thought that begins to energize. You must grasp it, so that the energy it carries can pull you forward, out of the inertia. Our soul, our Divine Essence wants that for us.

Sit at the Beautiful Gate—the innermost sanctuary in your soul—where you know you are one with God and ask for the inner "Peter" to pull you out of the inertia that is stopping you from living the truth of your Divine Spirit.


All Material Copyright 2009, All Rights Reserved, Adair Gillis