“Knowing that the loving Presence is always closer to me than my very breath, I have nothing to fear. I feel this loving protection around me. I know that the song of Joy, of Love, and of Peace is forever chanting its hymn of praise and beauty at the center of my being; therefore, I tune out of my mind all unhappy and negative ideas. I turn the dial of my thought to the sunshine of life, to brightness and laughter, to the joyous Presence of radiant Spirit. I lay aside all anxiety, all striving, and let the law of Divine Love operate through me into my affairs. Joyfully I anticipate greater abundance, more success, and a deeper peace. Joy wells up within my mind and Life sings Its song of ecstasy in my heart.” – Ernest Holmes
The love and presence of Spirit is always within our beings. When we have that presence within us and we are constant contact with it. There is truly nothing that can ‘steal our Joy’ as the old ladies in the church used to say when I was a child. We will experience disappointments, upset, and uncomfortable moments, but if we just remain ‘tuned in’ to the Divine Presence there is simply nothing that can shake the inner core of our joy. Allowing that joy to not only fill us from within but to flow from us back into the Universe allows the Divine Laws of the Universe to work at the absolute best. For what we put into this life experience is what ultimately will return to us. Today I focus on the joy within my heart. I am thankful for the blessings that I have and treasure the joy of spirit that I have been given. Thanks God and so it is.