Objective for this week:

The Quest is a year-long discovery of the inner self, our Christ nature. “Discovering” our inner Christ nature can be difficult, sometimes taking a whole lifetime. This week we explore three topics:

• Divine order
• God's will for us
• Listening for God speaking to us (Divine Guidance)

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Metaphysical Lesson:

• Divine order is the unrelenting process or desire, by which we are slowly-but-surely growing back to awareness of our rightful place as Individualities within God's unified Presence and Power. (Tom Shepherd). Divine Order unfolds according to Mind-Idea-Expression.
• God's will is always perfection and good for all God's children … God does not will suffering or imperfection in any form (The Revealing Word).
• Divine guidance is a flow of Infinite Mind … It makes no choice for you, but it is the urge and energy through which you can make the choice that is best in terms of your own consciousness. It is a wisdom, a light, a supportive flow that enables you to see the road ahead with amazing clarity and to use your own wisdom at its hightest level of development. (In the Flow of Life, Eric Butterworth).

Process for "going into the silence" and listening for the "still, small voice":

Last time we learned a five-step process for going into the silence. The process we learned was:

1. Relaxation—releasing physical and mental tension
2. Concentration—gentle focusing of the mind
3. Meditation—puts us in contact with the Silence
4. Realization—deep inner knowing of the Truth and that our prayers are answered
5. Thanksgiving—being grateful before the answer appears in the manifest realm

This week we continue to practice our silent meditation each day. But we now add something new in our the second step, concentration. This week, begin your concentration by reading the following Daily Word: