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.

During this week and for the next two weeks we explore a 3-part process for spiritual unfolding.

Week Fourteen – Become One – Put God First
Discussion

• Let's review last week's discussion. God's will is always perfection and good for all creation. Divine order is the slow but sure process of unfolding into our perfection. Divine guidance is the wisdom that lights our way.
• Why might we call these three “our source?”
• What does it feel like to be isolated? And what happens when try to isolate ourselves from God, our source?
• Have there been any challenges in the past which you solved by putting God first?

Intro to Three-part Spiritual Unfoldment Prayer

• Become one with our Source. Close your eyes and focus on your source (God's will, divine order, divine guidance)
• Let Go – Be non-resistant to what life is providing you in this now moment.
• Let God – Use your imagination to foresee how God is establishing the greater good in your life and allow gratefulness to emerge from that vision

Prayer: Become one with source, let go, let God


Assignment: Three-part Spiritual Unfolding Prayer

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Metaphysical Lesson (Weeks 14 – 16):

• Becoming one with our source is the awareness of God's will, divine order and divine guidance operating in our life.
• Letting Go is being non-resistant to that which life is sending into our life. We stop judging things and stop fighting life. While Chapter 15 of The Quest calls this Personal Powerlessness, it is really an emptying process in anticipation of the spiritual power that will come in the next lesson.
• Letting God is being open to the transformative power of God's love to change any and all conditions for our greater good.

Process for “Three-part Spiritual Unfolding Prayer”:

Continue to practice the five-step prayer process, but structure step #3, Meditation, to include the three-step unfolding process*:

1. Relaxation—releasing physical and mental tension
2. Concentration—gentle focusing of the mind
3. Meditation—puts us in contact with the Silence

• Affirm: “my mind and the Mind of God are one.” Then focus a few minutes on your oneness with Source.
• Affirm: “I send forth only thoughts of good and good returns to me in overwhelming measure.” Then focus a few minutes on accepting your life with non-resistance (let go).
• Affirm: “With Godlike thoughts, I think into being a Godlike world.” Then visualize for a few minutes on God's love transforming all conditions of your life (let God).

Realization—deep inner knowing of the Truth and that our prayers are answered

Thanksgiving—being grateful before the answer appears in the manifest realm

* Affirmations are from Handbook of Positive Prayer, Hypatia Hasbrouck. (Memorize them!)