I would like to thank the Rev. Jim Rosemergy for the ideas in this entry. He is truly a mentor for me. I am going to start a mentor’s list for this year. I had Jim for a prosperity class at Unity Village in 2002 and have been on his email list for a long time; he is the first person to go on my mentor’s list. This is the email I received from his email list on Friday night:

From mentor #1 (email list from innerjourney.com)

Empodocles said, “The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere.” In other words, the fullness of God is here and now. It is with us, and with you, dear friend.

The question is how will we live our lives if we truly know this is true. This is the essence of knowing…knowing causes us to live in a certain way. It is not stored in the mind, but brought to bear in the world.

God is centered in you. How will I “know” this is so?

In Love We Journey With You.

Jim and Nancy Rosemergy

God bless you!!!

Blessings from Nancy and Jim

Inner Journey

http://www.innerjourney.org

A circle is a symbol of completeness. I see all of the parts of myself, which sometimes seem to be at war with each other, gathered together in a circle. Together they are complete but it is the totality, all of the parts of the circle, that make the completeness.

According to Empodocles God is in every part of that circle. Not only that, but God is the circle and the circle is God. Since God is everywhere the part of God that is most accessible to us is the part that we can sense within our own being. This is the still, small voice that the Bible talks about.

Jim asks a very important question. “How will I “know” this is so?” This is not a question to answer with one’s mind. It is a question to contemplate and make a challenge for daily living. It is a question to ask frequently, “How will I know this truth today?”

If I am just aware of the reality of this quote will I notice a subtle shift in my consciousness. If I simply take the time to meditate or pray or read inspirational material will I become more aware of this presence of God?

This was the nature of my intention for the new year. Within a week I have been drawn in other directions. I think, today, I want to return to the intention to practice awareness of the presence of God in my life.

My practice, such as it is, is a private practice. I do not practice a particular religion. I take from each of them what helps me. In some way, I think all religions are focused on this God which is a circle. And, I think it takes all of them and all people to complete that circle.