Internal Peace

[Gabe]

As we journey through our lives, we are often beset by anger, frustration, hurt and pain. When we feel these emotions, we begin to withdraw into our own minds and harden our heart rather than to truly experience our lives. In essence we begin to create an even greater sense of separation. This chasm of separation becomes ever wider as we begin to focus on the events that reinforce for us that life is a tragedy of suffering, struggle and fear. We have literally stolen, from ourselves, the peace and comfort we so desperately seek.
When the moment comes that we begin to awaken to the fact that we no longer have a sense of Joy, Peace and Play within our hearts, the temptation is to look outside ourselves for someone or something to fill the void. This inevitably leads to more disappointment and feelings of anger, frustration and separation.
We are the thief who has stolen the precious gifts of Love, Joy, Peace and Play from the antechambers of our heart and we are the only ones who can return them. It is at this point that we need to recall that the Peace of God is all we seek. For within this paradigm can we truly begin to heal the wounds of our heart.
It is through the recognition of what our thoughts have created that we can begin to accept and forgive ourselves and our lives. Once we have begun this process we are able to break free of the illusion of separation and once more open our hearts to Love, Joy, Peace and Play. May we all so choose each moment of each day!
Prayer: Oh Beloved of Light I have forgotten to open my heart to your Love. I have fallen prey to the trials of life and the foibles of my ego. I have stolen my own Peace, Joy and Play. I ask now that your Presence once again come into my Heart that I may remember that Love is the essence of my being. I ask that my eyes be opened to the beauty of life once more. Oh Beloved, guide me to the places in which in I may be of service to life.
~ From "Universal Oneness United"