“Nothing can prevail against a Son of God who commends his spirit into the Hands of his Father. By doing this the mind awakens from its sleep and remembers its Creator. (T39)”
Affirmation: “the mind awakens from its sleep.”
Reflections:
1 – Our “Dream”
This statement by Jesus is a paraphrase of one of the cries made from the cross. Here we are asked to also commend our spirit into the Hands of the Father. What happens is the greatest miracles the Course holds out to us: Awakening. “. . .[T]he mind awakens from its sleep and remembers its Creator.”
2 – Catherine of Siena
The medieval saint, Catherine of Siena, said a paraphrase of this passage as she died, in her early thirties, while cuddled on her mother’s lap. She had believed herself to be the bride of Christ, and many others clustered about her in her few years. An order of sisters was established, and she did much to try to bring the Pope back to Rome.
3 – Commend Thy Spirit unto the Father
But anyone, anywhere, can say and mean these words, commending one’s spirit into the hands of the Father, and by so doing know solace. Indeed, this is a way to know the greatest solace.
4 – To Awaken from Sleep and to Remember
We will awaken from sleep and remember our Creator. What a glorious promise! Here the way is pointed out to us in a very few words: commend our spirit to God and all will be well. We will be at home with God, even while in this world. We will inhabit the real world, where projections are cleansed, and thus perceptions are seen afresh. We may know pain still, but we will not know suffering.
5 – Do Not Fret or Worry
“Nothing can prevail against. . .” is a powerful introduction to this idea. We do not have to fret that the world of special relationships, not yet holy, will impede our progress. “Nothing” can prevail against us once we have made the decision to surrender completely to God and to His guidance through the Holy Spirit.
Prayer:
Dear Father/Mother,
May I know what it is to commend my spirit into Your hands. By so doing may I awaken from my sleep in this world.
May I be my real Self today; may I not fulfill a persona anymore than is necessary to live in this world. As I see friends, may I just know that they will accept me, just as I am. You accepts me just as I am and love me for it. May all people that I encounter today do not less. That does not mean that we are equal to You, but simply that we try. And we try not to fret when we fall short.
I would be grateful for this day, this day of promise. May my significant others get from me all that I can give by way of the right kind of love and no attack. Be with me as I seek to fulfill the promises that You hope for me, in being the kind of person that You have already accepted.
May I draw inspiration from the example of St. Catherine of Siena. She knew a great deal in her short life. May my longer life serve Your Spirit, and may my life also serve the others in my world, the ones entrusted to me.
All will be well with me when I do commend my spirit into Your hands. Thank you for this great promise.
Amen.
MIRACLES EACH DAY 