Grace
Grace is the presence of God. Anyone experiencing this amazing state knows beyond all doubt that this is so. They may not see it necessarily as an overtly spiritual experience, but will know that something profound has touched their lives. Grace is neither love nor truth but the simultaneous expression of both aspects of Divine Being. The impact of this immaculate presence neutralises any movement of the mind; what remains is stillness and the immediacy of the moment. The effect heightens the perception, which can invoke a depth of compassion beyond anything in particular except for the virtue of life in all its manifold expressions on earth.
In a worldly sense grace is universally admired as an expression of beauty such as the flow of the body in the movements of a dance, the athlete’s finesse or simply an action where the unmistakable character of the being shines through. Grace represents the excellence of what it means to be a human being in the absence of force as any projection of self. Nature is in a perpetual state of grace, as is the cosmos and constellation of stars. Whatever Grace touches takes on the qualities of the Divine and retains the timeless purity of its original essence.
The principles of man and woman embody Grace in its pristine state of purity. But against the coarse vibration of outer forces, this shining exemplar of the original godhead is mostly unconscious. And yet, the overriding presence of Grace is often intuited as the one good that has no opposite. Grace encompasses the totality of life and serves that eternal goodness in whatever way that unfolds in existence. Everyone’s destiny is to reunite with this point of individual consciousness that directs the life from within. In those moments when the presence of Grace shines through, there is no mistaking the living presence of the Lord of Existence – the light of reality within all things.
The reality within the body is a spiritual light of evolving consciousness, not unlike a lighthouse that emits a signal or beam into the blackness of the void. What normally happens is that by focusing on the not-so-good, the pain and hurts of the past are kept alive by resurrecting them in the memory. Grace is then kept at a distance. The idea is to break through the negative screen of self and acknowledge something of true value – such as simply being alive with whatever has been provided for now. The power is then invoked and life can then be lived more consciously in the amazing state of Grace.
Lance Kelly
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