Wednesday’s are one of my favorite days as a minister. I have begun to realize that is because of the many different people I get to “be in relationship with” on that particular day. Other than phone calls and other situations that flow in and out of our church office, Wisdom Filled Wednesdays are a chance for those of us who jump into any piece or part to experience a Holy Instant. There is a Lunch Bunch that meets together at 11:30 on Wednesday to eat lunch and do a book study. There is a group of persons who meet at 6:15 for a time of Meditation – a centering experience for mid-week. And then at 7:00 p.m. we have a Wednesday Evening Class. Presently our topic on Wednesday Evenings is “All In” Written and facilitated by Prof. Deb Moore.
As we have begun to focus on being more fully present and “All In” with our lives, many of us have made personal commitments that assist us in staying focused. (I will remind each of us that those commitments are being held by the Meditation group also on Wednesday evenings – so put your commitment on the “blue paper” in the Prayer Room and place on the walls.) My commitment is “I am a commitment to deepening relationships with myself, others and with Holy Spirit.” Soo…it should not be a surprise that I continue to be gifted opportunities to do just that; when I ‘Let Holy Spirit Lead’ and trust the outcome. Over the last few days, my life has been even more delicious because I have just continued to say YES and jump in!
Yesterday was one of those amazing adventures that I wish each of you could have been a part of. Renee Burwell, a friend of Unity of Music City, brought two young men to our Lunch Bunch. Those two young men were from the UK and had just completed their college education. They were simply on a grand adventure, traveling through the United States with curiosity and wonder. They seemed to be kind of soaking the experience in. Those of us at our Lunch Bunch class were able to share with them and answer many questions about not only Tennessee, but also religion, spirituality, life, our justice system etc. etc. Quite interestingly, our class topic of conversation yesterday was “Risky Invitations” – defined as – Divine Opportunities to interrupt the assumed course of your life and take you beyond your comfort zone, inviting transformation. This “Risky Invitation also assists us in enlarging our understanding of ourselves, others and the Holy Spirit. I can’t speak for anyone else in the class, but I know I experienced a most “holy instant” yesterday.
The Course in Miracles states that A Holy Instant is “when we choose the Holy Spirit as our teacher instead of the ego.” Grrrr….. That was just a growl. “It is this purpose which makes the instant holy, and establishes it as an integral part of the overall Atonement plan for correcting our misperceptions and misthoughts.” Grrr….. That is another growl. Holy Spirit is ready in every moment to lead me towards the most amazing life, full of all the abundance that I could ever imagine – and many times I say – No thank you – not today. Those two precious young men, who stated that they had preconceived ideas about what “Americans were like – given to them by the UK” and I was able to say to them that I had preconceived ideas about what people from London were like — well may I say that we both were delighted in the process of proving our perceptions were not broad enough. I also believe that as we left the class/holy instant, each of us realized that we had only scratched the surface in our understanding of each other, with much more to be learned and understood.