Words On Lightsomeness; And A Prayer

"The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light." (Teaching of Jesus found in The Holy Bible, Matthew 6:22; New International Version, 1984).

The eye is called the window of the soul; through our eyes we pour out our feelings to each other. If our feelings are good [i.e., godly, loving] and healthy, the Light lives with us. Light is loving, Light is joyful, Light is good; when we are Lightsome, having a subtle awareness of Light, we are expressing the godly qualities of the Creator.
In truth, the Light is always shining within us, but we can through our own choices also not engage with it fully.
Sometimes, we are darkened in spirit, in small ways, as I will write below. When we express ourselves through a mentality of discontent, we are not as powerful as when we are 'Lightsome', and secondly, we add psychic pollution to the spiritual atmosphere of the world, which negatively impacts on all Life. It is said that there is an energetic 'smog' around the world; when we add to it, we are also communing with that smog and tuning into it. Not wanting to scare you or anything...!, but there you go.

Through being mindful of our thoughts and feelings,

and how we are expressing ourselves to others,

we can remember our true, Lightful nature.

• If we are anxious about psychic attack and feel weak, we have momentarily lost our awareness of the Light.
• If we harbour resentment towards those who make themselves enemies of us, we have forgotten our nature and have momentarily lost our awareness of the Light.
• If we are only timid when confronted by an infringement or potential infringement of our dignity, and do not react assertively, then we have momentarily lost awareness of the Light.
• If we allow ourselves to be preoccupied by worries and thoughts of misfortune, neglecting to think of good fortune and good possibilities, we have momentarily lost awareness of the Light.
• If we allow hostility to blunt our self-esteem so that we no longer feel equal with others, we have momentarily lost awareness of the Light.
• If we allow harsh thoughts to occur without then putting a good thought in their place, we are misled and go awry, we have momentarily lost awareness of the Light.
• If we grow into the habit of losing our temper with those who hurt us, then we have momentarily lost awareness of the Light, that is patience and compassion and all goodness.

The above list is not accusatory in spirit, it is as much personal reflection as instruction - or more properly, 'caution': I mean to say, be aware that your consciousness can slip sometimes, though in ways that can be remedied so that we express our true, Lightful selves.

The Light is always shining, and metaphorically speaking, we always have the opportunity to look at it and retain an awareness of it - or to not do so.

A Prayer

Change: choose again, reconsider

Grow in inner strength

Smile freely

Laugh easily

Be still and rest

Reflect on life peacefully

Be a friend

Be lucky

Bless, bless, bless

Be open to exploring the world

Open your heart: give and receive

Be joyful, for joy is godly

Love, love solemnly, love playfully, love everyone

Love, because it is good; and love because God wills it 

Love because we are all one, in God

And in all ways and every moment be Lightsome!

In the name of God,

Amen