Living Light: On Seeking and Finding True Faith

What greater gift could we give ourselves than to wake up and make an effort to channel what's inside us out into the world, to bring forward the Christ consciousness that dwells within. To become a living light. Indeed, every time we listen for the truth, we will find the light of Christ within. And there is nothing greater for us to uncover than this. For that's the moment we'll know there is truly nothing to fear. CONTENTS 1 THE FORCES OF ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY Searching Inside the Serenity Prayer and Finding God's Will 2 MOBILITY IN RELAXATION Could This be the Answer...to Everything? 3 SELF-CONFIDENCE How Can We Get More? 4 DISCIPLINE The Fine Art of Self-Discipline 5 BURIED BELIEFS Really, How Bad Could they Be? 6 TRANSFERENCE VS. PROJECTION The World is Our Mirror 7 FREE WILL Why Doesn't God Take Away Our Suffering? 8 SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT Nourishing Ourselves with Truth 9 FORGIVENESS One Tough Nut to Crack 10 THE FIVE STAGES OF LOVE Insecure and In Love: Is this Even Possible? 11 ATHEISM Where Does it Come From? 12 DENIAL The Mind-Blowing Damage of Denying Our Darkness 13 MONEY & POLITICS The Almighty vs. the Almighty Dollar: Which do we Trust? 14 SHAME The Right and Wrong Kind 15 SHAME OF THE HIGHER SELF We're Ashamed of our Best Self. Crazy, Right? 16 NEGATIVE PLEASURE The Link Between Pleasure and Cruelty 17 THE PAIN OF INJUSTICE The Pain of Injustice and the Truth about Fairness 18 THE MASS IMAGE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE The Folly of Needing to Feel Special 19 THE THREE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT The Movement Toward Giving 20 THE WALL WITHIN Where, Really, is the Wall? 21 THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT Who Runs the World? 22 FAITH VS. WORKS Is it Really One or the Other? 23 EASTER On Rising Again 24 CHRISTMAS The Brilliant Message of Christmas Lights 25 THE VIRGIN MARY What if Mary wasn't--*gasp*--a Virgin? 26 THE CROSS What is the Symbolism? 27 THE REAL MEANING OF MEEK Meek vs. Mild: Which Delivers the Goods? 28 BAPTISM Doing the Work vs. Dipping in Water: Which Saves More? 29 THE LIGHT How Do we Uncover our Light? phoenesse.com