A TELESCOPE houses a set of lenses that allow us to see over a great distance. As I look through my telescope I can see the eagles nesting in the cellular tower ½ mile away. They are just tiny specs, almost imperceptible to my physical eyes, but focusing this set of lenses I can see them as they build their nest, raise their young and then fly off to distant places. Through these lenses I can see the stars, satellites passing by, and the craters of the moon. I can see things that are always there but too far away to see. Did you know that we each have a telescope within us? There are lenses we see through that can be focused to see more clearly. We call this perspective and we can choose a new perspective any time. We can also widen the lens to include other perspectives, gaining a greater view. We also have within us the ability to see the invisible. Some call this faculty the third eye. Some call it clairvoyance. The Hebrew Scriptures called those who could see the invisible prophets. This inner telescope does not need to stretch out to see more clearly. Rather, we simply need to allow the physical eyes to grow dim, to see through them less and behold instead the vision within us. Seeing through spiritual eyes is like viewing a holograph that takes shape in our very midst. The holograph is malleable, formable and greatly responsive to Light. As I view the holographic image of myself and the world around me I see more clearly. Judgment transforms to discernment. Heaviness transforms to movement. Shadows become illuminated. Telescopes are miraculous devices and the telescope in me is miraculously and wondrously made.
© 2016. Reverend Eileen DeRosia Patra
Rev. Eileen is an ordained Unity minister currently serving at Unity of Livonia in Livonia, Michigan. To view the entire Miracle A Day series, visit her Facebook page.
The FUTURE I hold in my mind is a miracle. Through the ability to experience sequence, I can perceive what is yet to be. Through the power of Imagination, I can direct my thoughts and creative energies toward a FUTURE I find desirable. The image I hold is one in which all beings are awakened to their Divinity; all beings are awakened to their self-worth. Awakened in this way, I see all beings beholding the sacredness of one another. In this FUTURE no one is left out. No one is excluded, and no one would even consider harming another. Each person thrives in an occupation that feeds them as much spiritually and emotionally as it does physically and financially. Everyone listens, everyone speaks with love and kindness. Everyone honors and respects the ideas, views and needs of one another. In this FUTURE, compassion and understanding are the foundation of all activity. This is a FUTURE that is a miracle, and the even greater miracle is that it is achievable. With God, with the power and gifts already bestowed upon us as the image and likeness of God, ALL things are possible.
THOUGHT is the miraculous evidence of consciousness. I think, therefore I am. Or, perhaps the opposite is true. I am, therefore I think. THOUGHT is more than electrical impulses receiving and interpreting information. THOUGHT is a part of the creative process evident in all that takes shape and form. Thoughts create our experiences. Thoughts generate energy that can influence our feelings and behavior, and can even influence those around us. Have you ever walked into a room and simply known there was an energy to the thoughts of the people in the room? Thought generates an energy that can be felt, an energy that influences behavior, outcomes and experiences. Sometimes the energy can almost be felt. Imagine, if our thoughts were like the jet streams across the sky, creating a trail relative to the energy they carried. Happy positive thoughts would leave a trail of light and puffy billows that skipped across the sky. Angry, fearful and hurtful thoughts might leave a trail that was dense, heavy, and not so pretty. Our thoughts may not be visible, but they do indeed create a stream of energy that enfolds our world. Happy, loving, caring, nurturing thoughts – happy, loving, caring, nurturing earth. Angry, judgmental hurtful thoughts … Well you get the picture. Let our thoughts be the miracle they are intended to be and create a network of loving energy encircling our earth.
CREATIVITY is a miraculous aspect of being. Everyone is CREATIVE and we are all creating all of the time. It is our nature. You may hear someone, perhaps yourself, saying “I haven’t a creative bone in my body.” Well, bones are not particularly creative, but you are! Every thought you think is creative energy in action. You are created in the image and likeness of creation Itself and the process is infinite in nature. Through CREATIVITY, we bring our ideas to life. Through the CREATIVE process we give attention to the thoughts and ideas in our minds thus creating our experiences. We may express our ideas through artistic endeavors, gardening, cooking, nurturing others, or simply taking action on them. We are all CREATIVE, creating all of the time. The only question is what are we creating? Therein lies the choice and the miracle.
ART; visual, musical, written and performing, all are a MIRACLE that allow one to express their innermost feelings, beliefs, ideals, pain, questions, wonderings, hopes and dreams in a way that lets others in. Through the many forms of ART, we create openings to one another’s soul. We catch a glimpse of the Divine through another’s eyes. When we can see through another’s eyes, we reinforce the invisible network that is our connectedness in the whole of consciousness. We are all artists, creating the masterpiece of our lives through our thoughts, our beliefs and our actions. The palette we paint from is infinite in possibility and potential. It is the wholeness of God allowing us to choose what we will express in each moment. Will we choose one color or frequency of light over another? Or will we combine a selection of colors, an array of harmonious thoughts and energies that lift us and others to a higher expression of the whole? ART is a glorious and miraculous means of sharing the innermost Truth of beingness. What will you paint next?
Eileen Patra 