You Are The Light of The World

Divine power within us is always ready to express through us to bring healing and expand our horizons beyond what we believe possible. We need only to trust and cooperate with it. Be unabashedly hopeful for your life and the life of our world. Let the language of your faith in the Divine speak with every hopeful word and every constructive action. 
~Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian from her book Living for the Sake of the Soul

I find myself feeling overwhelmed at times about the state of the world. This quote reminds me that Divine power is ready to express through me. I am reminded that this is my responsibility in this lifetime. It is all of our responsibility to remember that we are Divine beings thinking, speaking and acting in this world. That remembrance slows me down when I want to react with frustration or anger. This reminder, that we are Divine beings, supports me when I feel helpless. Here in this blog we often talk about overcoming negative feelings or thoughts. For me it is a daily practice, sometimes a minute by minute practice. As more of us awaken to this understanding of what we are, the more this world can become the peaceful place it is meant to be. A big part of this practice is to remember that we are all Divine beings and to see that light in everyone even if the light is weak. We can each be part of the healing process of turning up the light of love as we each do our own work of contributing compassion and peace to the world. "Be unabashedly hopeful for your life and the life of our world."