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Thursday 08/14/2003
Miracles occur when we trust God and bring forth the gifts of our own being.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 08/15/2003
Cutting off a particular train of thought is like cauterizing a vein--the energy must then seek another path. As dissipating thoughts are continuously "cauterized" through conscious discrimination, the energy of Self-realization grows. It is possible to have ones thoughts immersed in God but only through the self-discipline of "cauterization."
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 08/16/2003
Humility is the absolute willingness and commitment to be fully who we are.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 08/17/2003
It is not only the worldly ego--the aspect of self that has no interest in spiritual matters--that is the enemy of the soul but the "pseudo-spiritualized ego"--the ego that pretends to do spiritual work but on its own timeframe, according to its own idea and agenda, and without surrender.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 08/18/2003
In our work for God we step into the stream of grace. With attachment to the results of our actions we step out of it, removing ourselves from the flow of guidance and inspiration continually available to the surrendered heart.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 08/19/2003
To pray wholeheartedly one must pray without attachment to outcome. Be completely willing to follow divine will. Refrain from wandering into forgetfulness and attachment to outcomes.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 08/20/2003
The sense of overwhelm is more related to desire than it is to action. The same body can fight very hard, kicking feet, thrashing arms and hands to stay afloat in water--or relax and stay afloat effortlessly.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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