Text: Subject: Wonderful Message from Matthew From: "shanna" Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 08:31:41 -0400 To: "shanna" Dear Friends: I am forwarding to you this wonderful Message from Matthew, a light-filled guide from beyond the veil, via our dear friend, Suzy Ward (his mom). Beautiful reading! In Love, Shanna at CIRCLE OF LIGHT www.circleoflight.net From: "Suzanne Ward" Subject: Love and Light www.themathewbooks.com September 22, 2002 S: Matthew, you've often spoken of "receptivity to the light" as the means to attaining spiritual clarity and the cellular level changes we need for physically surviving the ascension of Earth into higher density as well as our own soul growth. Please tell me what this entails in everyday life and also please describe love in the context of "love and light." MATTHEW: Receptivity to the light means growing beyond third density limitations. These include feeling prejudice and hatred of differences, acting in greed, judging others for their choices, holding resentments or desiring vengeance, progressing by ruthlessness and cheating, controlling others and denying their free will, blindly following dogma or orders when instinct tells that they are not based in godliness. And the greatest of all prevalent third density limitations is fear. Actually, all of those negatively-bound emotions and motives I mentioned arise from fear. Without understanding that, one could logically think that in changing directions in those areas while remaining fearful of personal or world situations, they are growing spiritually. That is progress indeed, but not in the measure you may think. Spiritual evolution is learning to live without fear, it is living with full trust in the power of love, which is the most powerful force in the universe. The word "love" has been so commonly used that it is severely abused, as in 'I love artichokes' or 'I loved that movie,' so first I say what love is *not*. Food and entertainment can indeed give pleasure, and I surely am not debasing enjoyments that can be uplifting, but those fleeting sensations are not love. Neither is love the physical attraction of one party to another that leads to anxiety about the long-term security of the relationship. Love is not controlling a mate, it is not pitying or worrying about family or friends, it is not professional success, it is not possessions. Love is not dependent upon fame or financial wealth or others' opinions of you. Love is not crusading for your beliefs or proselytizing. Love does not require understanding mystical spiritual teachings or all karmic components of experiencing or the continuum that you call time and space or the universal laws. So, then, what *is* love? In simplest terms, love is God's sharing of Himself with all of His creations. Love is within the soul and needs only your allowance of those innate sensations of loving others and receiving their love for you. The opposite of love is not hatred, it is the absence of love, the absence of knowing that you and God and every other of God's creations are inseparable. Love has no limitations, no expectations, no boundaries to its capacity. Love is the healing force of the universe. In expression, love is treating others with kindness, fairness, honesty, compassion, helpfulness, caring. If love can be said to have "ingredients," then those are some of the ingredients of godly expression in action. Realizing that no one can know others at soul level and therefore does not judge them but rather does not condone an action seen as injurious, is love. Listening to one's Godself is love. Knowing that you are a part of God is love, and loving self is an expression of His love for you. Knowing that Earth is a sentient, conscious life herself and respecting all of her life forms is love. Feeling joy yourself when you see it in others is love. Doing something that brings joy to another is love. Forgiveness of self and others is love. Doing "good deeds" without attaching expectations is love. Sharing your resources with full heart is love. Feeling peace of heart and mind is love. The quiet thrill of seeing a sunset or hearing a songbird is love, and a smile is one of the simplest and most radiating expressions of love. In any or all of these instances and many others that you may encounter that instinctively you know are love in action, you are manifesting your love for and of God. Mother, I don't think I've told you anything at all surprising. But perhaps it is good to have some references as a guiding "light" in these times when darkness may seem to be overshadowing the magnificent abundance of love that is in your world.

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