Releasing Fear – Claiming Joy
by Nancy R Bowers, RScP
“Let all things be exactly as they are.” ~ Lesson 268, A Course in Miracles
“Ín the darkest night, I am there beside you. You sleep within my arms. I hold you cradled to my heart. Listen to what I say. It is all good. There is beauty everywhere. I bring joy. I bring comfort. I bring hope. And I bring it to all corners of this earth.” ~ Julia Cameron, Prayers to the Great Creator
“..there is no amount of action that can ever compensate for being out of alignment.” ~Sandi Phillips Meyler, Travels with Abraham
There is no fear in God. The All-Powerful, All-Knowing, Omnipresence Essence of Source Energy is Fearless, Boundless, Infinite, Unencumbered, and forever Life-Giving. It is Sure. It is Certain. It is Limitless and knows no impossibilities. I take this moment to breathe into that awareness, to recognize it as my own. I claim it. I live in the Audacity of Unfettered Joy. God is Freedom and that freedom is mine. (It’s yours, too!)
As I marinate in that awareness, I allow the full force of that feeling to ravage me. It delights me. It whispers possibility without limitation. I remember that there is no order of difficult in the Divine. I wonder what it is that I have let tether me. Oh, it’s fear. Subtle. Often masquerading as depression or anxiety or perhaps even quiet rage – all of them simply trepidation. I forget to ask for what I want because my scared little girl would rather be spared disappointment. She expects to be disappointed so she hides from her desires.
But here’s the rub – if you are not clear about what it is you want, how to you expect the Universe to provide?
God is Generous. I live in abundance. When I focus on lack, the Universe says, “Yes.” When I focus on gratitude, I receive more to be grateful for. This prayer is for releasing that joy-stealer, fear.
There is One Life. That Life is God’s Life. That Life is my life now. I claim freedom. I affirm the confidence to live in, through and around the Joy of God. I relinquish all fear. I embrace my Is-ness, my gifts, my joys. I have faith that God is Giving and Kind, Loving and Generous. I allow that faith to inform all my decisions. No longer will I allow dread to rule the roost. I choose happiness. I allow myself to boldly ask for what I what and then expect that. In moments when I find myself out of alignment, I pause and ask myself what would feel better. I go with the flow. I quit trying to paddle upstream and I stop to notice the sacred. God is here. God is now. God is Good, all of the time.
I am so very grateful to embrace Joy. I let all things be exactly as they are and notice the beauty. I appreciate all of life, even the things that are demonstrating where I still need healing. Goodbye fear. Hello Joy. Thank you, God. Thank you.
And so it is. Amen.