Objective for this week:

The Quest is a year-long discovery of the inner self, our Christ nature based on The Quest, A Journey of Spiritual Rediscovery by Richard and Mary-Alice Jafolla. “Discovering” our inner Christ nature can be difficult, sometimes taking a whole lifetime.

This week we begin a practice to cultivate an awareness of God. Biblically, this practice is known as “dwelling in God.” When we dwell in God and cultivate an awareness of God, we make an important additional discovery, as explained below.

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Metaphysical Lesson:

• Bishop John Spong says, “A horse cannot define a man, and a man cannot define God.”
• The horse, however, can be aware of a man and can benefit from all the good that comes from its relationship with man.
• Similarly, a man can be aware of God and also benefit from God's presence and power.
• When this awareness of God is cultivated, we discover that our lives seem to shift from being a fractured fresco to one of divine order.

Process for Dwelling in God:

• Affirm throughout the week “God created me, and it is God who can, will and does restore any seeming fractures in my life.”
• Allow your Christ nature to come into consciousness and ask “where do I sense the power and presence of God in this now moment?”
• Hold your discovery of divine order in consciousness without judgment (non-resistance).
• Rest in confidence and gratitude (realization) as this divine order is expressed in your outer life.