Even a Glance of Your Light
When you feel burdened with something you have done, rather than ask for forgiveness, simply apologize. If you are sorry, say so. It is not necessary to put a burden of forgiveness on another. Not that it is wrong to ask for forgiveness. It is just that sometimes, more often probably, it is for you to give rather than ask for anything at all. Put yourself on the spot, rather than another. Let another come to the idea of forgiveness himself. It is for you to do what is yours to do. No one owes you, beloveds.
Rather than ask for anything, ask yourself what gift you can give. You have known people who are always thinking of others. You know how good their consideration makes you feel, whether for you or for another. Do the same for others too. Look out for others as much as you look out for yourself. Consider that there is no need at all for you to look out for yourself. Consider that you are already taken care of, and that you have no need for protection nor defense.
Maybe no one else needs protection either, yet everyone benefits from consideration, the one who receives it, of course, and even more the one who gives it. Consideration is the true earmark of a leader. A leader is thinking of everyone. He certainly is thinking beyond himself.
When the sun shines, it shines for all. And why not you, My beloveds, why not you shine your light for all? This is the meaning of loving your brother as yourself. This is the meaning of Oneness in the world. Consideration for another is a great replication of Oneness. What is there that you would keep to yourself and not favor others with as well? What an easy thing to do - to brighten up others' lives. While your light is shining, why not shine it on all? Even a glance of your light may well work wonders for someone. Would you not like to work wonders? Would you not like to be a beloved soul to all?
Are there those from whom you would rather withdraw your light? Perhaps these are ones you will do well to forgive. Perhaps you are one who owes an apology. If you feel lack of good will toward anyone, you certainly do owe them an apology.
What is the point of any hard feeling at all? Why would anyone have hard feelings and keep them close to their breast?
Get rid of everything, beloveds, every vestige of anything at all that obstructs the free flow of your heart. These are impediments that you have kept for no good reason. There can be no good reason to keep these splinters in your heart. Remove them one by one or all at once. Simply remove them. Start with a clean slate.
What a good feeling this will be! To which person would you really wish to carry ill will toward? It is too great a burden, beloveds. Let someone escape your wrath. Let them be free of it. Maybe, in your eyes, they deserve it. I do not say they don't deserve it as the world sees. What I am saying is that you don't deserve it, and, furthermore, that you cannot bear it. You cannot come out unscathed. So somehow find it in your beleaguered heart to let go. Let the hurt fly away as light as a feather. Just let it go. You've kept it long enough. Any time is too long.
Life on Earth is but a minute. Use this one minute well. Serve all well, and so serve yourself, and so serve Me.
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