| Abundance comes in trust. It is the way we look at | | | | Abundance comes in many forms, the beautiful |
| the world. Do we see plenty or lack? | | | | forms of the Earth. Appreciation brings us to our |
| It is the way we treat life...with joy or sorrow. Each | | | | desired outcomes. A prayer of thanks and a vision of |
| has its special place. Abundance is of the mind. Do we | | | | how we want it to be bring us to our fulfillment. |
| expect the gifts of the Magi? | | | | The gifts of the Magi are eternal gifts that hone the |
| Do we expect the joys of life and all its richness? Do | | | | soul to its perfection. Can we receive these gifts on |
| we see love where in one sense it may seem a | | | | Earth? What makes us feel abundant without material |
| curse? Do we know that God Goddess works in all | | | | manifestations? |
| ways for the good? The Great Spirit showers us | | | | According to Corinne Heline in the "Mystery of the |
| with gifts, and sometimes allows a lack to teach us | | | | Christos" "The three wise men typify Body, Soul, and |
| an important lesson. | | | | Spirit. Their gifts: Myrrh stands for the bitterness of |
| What do we choose with our lives? Is it with the | | | | pain and sorrow before the lower nature of man has |
| splendor of the unseen worlds, or in darkness do we | | | | been transformed. Frankincense is the way of |
| creep? The ups and downs, the roller coaster of life | | | | transmutation. Gold is the Spirit which refines the |
| can make us feel out of control. Do we really have | | | | lower nature and brings it to subjection." |
| any control? | | | | From the book "The City of God" Mother Mary |
| We are told to "go with the flow." When we think | | | | speaking: |
| good thoughts, good things happen. When we allow | | | | "Thy ceaseless offer must be love which is the gold, |
| ourselves to run amuck with fears, things go south. | | | | continual prayer, which is the frankincense, and the |
| "Whatever you resist persists." We start to envision | | | | patient acceptance of labors and true mortification |
| the worst, and actually give energy to those | | | | which is the myrrh." |
| negative thoughts. | | | | Abundance is of the heart. It is the giving of love |
| When we have the courage to have faith, we once | | | | from our soul to one another. |
| again are flowing with the river. We go along and | | | | "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. |
| believe that Spirit will actually provide for us. This | | | | Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream." |
| doesn't mean a stagnant condition. Action is needed | | | | ©2008 Merry C. |
| to fulfill our dreams. | | | | |