There is Nothing my Holiness Cannot Do

The Course teaches for today that: My holiness reverses all the laws of the world. It is beyond every restriction of time, space, distance and limits of any kind. My holiness is totally unlimited in its power because it establishes me as a Son of God, at one with the Mind of my Creator. Through my holiness the power of God is made manifest. Through my holiness the power of God is made available. And there is nothing the power of God cannot do.

My holiness, then, can remove all pain, can end all sorrow, and can solve all problems. It can do so in connection with me and with anyone else. It is equal in its power to help anyone, because it is equal in its power to save anyone. If I am holy, so is everything God created. I am holy because all things He created are holy. And all things He created are holy because I am.

OK, so let me try to apply the principle to something that happened in church yesterday. It's the first sunday, a time when we traditionally celebrate Communion. After Communion, Bible Study was scheduled, but of course a business meeting took place. Then somehow the little demon who is planning the church anniversary tried to slip a meeting in. Chaos and confusion resulted. I attempted to conduct Bible Study -- I asked three times if anyone was going to stay, but by then the people were so frazzled that no one was able to see through the veil or to even hear the questions. So I shook the dust off my feet and left.

Now, according to the course, my holiness should have been able to overcome this situation. I want to know how. I thought my holiness was helping to fix what's broken at the church -- I thought that sharing the knowledge of the Word would help to refocus people. But if people are led down a road that focuses on building the house, without a focus on the Word, and if I attempt to reorient them to the Word but their appointed leader orients them towards housebuilding, I don't understand what I'm supposed to do? I guess the shift that could have occured was for me to have stayed and wrestled with the demon longer, or to have called her out -- but it had already devolved to me making announcements and the demon trying to shout me down. We had a couple of contests, but a) I don't think that behavior is appropriate in the Sanctuary; and b) I don't know -- there comes a time when you know a particular battle isn't yours.

Teaching is what I'm called to do, but I'm not able to teach everyone. I'm not given charge over this particular church, but I AM charged with teaching future generations of preachers. So perhaps I'm not able to reach the people in one place; the Course says my holiness is totally unrestricted in its power because it establishes me as a Son of God. I believe that, but I don't believe I need to be drawn into every battle or diversion the enemy creates. The Course doesn't seem to believe in an enemy or any type of evil force; hmmmm... don't know what to make of the demon in that case.

I'm trying to work through this. There is nothing my Holiness Cannot Do. So I CAN teach the Bible to people, even when they are scattered and unfocused. I can because I am a child of God and have been empowered with God's power. Perhaps I need more training in its application. Which is what this course is all about....