Re: PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING

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PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING

[My friend Marge had an experience] aboard a plane bound for Cleveland,

waiting for takeoff. As she settled into her seat, Marge noticed a

strange phenomenon. On one side of the airplane a sunset suffused the

entire sky with glorious color. But out of the window next to her seat,

all Marge could see was a dark and threatening sky, with no sign of the

sunset.

As the plane's engines began to roar, a gentle Voice spoke within her.

" You have noticed the windows, " He murmured beneath the roar and thrust

of the takeoff. " Your life, too, will contain some happy, beautiful

times, but also some dark shadows. Here's a lesson I want to teach you

to save you much heartache and allow you to " abide in Me " with continual

peace and joy. You see, it doesn't matter which window you look through;

this plane is still going to Cleveland. So it is in your life. You have

a choice. You can dwell on the gloomy picture. Or you can focus on the

bright things and leave the dark, ominous situations to Me. I alone can

handle them anyway. And the final destination is not influenced by

what you see or feel along the way. Learn this, act on it and you will

be released, able to experience the " peace that passes understanding. "

( Marshall, " Touching the Heart of God " )

Do not grieve. Misfortunes will happen to the wisest and best of men.

Death will come, always out of season. It is the command of the Great

Spirit, and all nations and people must obey. What is past and what

cannot be prevented should not be grieved for…Misfortunes do not

flourish particularly in our lives—they grow everywhere. (Big Elk,

Native American, `The Spiritual Athlete´)

Resolve that you are not going to be affected by troubles; you are not

going to be finicky; you are not going to be a victim of habits and

moods; you are going to be free as a lark.

(Paramahansa Yogananda, `Self-Realization Magazine´

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" Resolve that you are not going to be affected by troubles " ??

For those reading the piece on PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING and wondering

why they are affected by troubles, habits, and a host of other things spoken

of, do not become depressed that you cannot seem to handle the advice that

Big Elk, Marshall, or Paramahansa Yogananda offer.

You are the norm ,unfortunately, and another example of being simply human.

When the man in the white coat gives you the news about cancer, when a loved

one is torn from your presence, then, then you realize you are human and

while there are many good points for overcoming in that advice given, I find

these kinds of tales a bit simplistic. The overcoming is not simplistic

but challenging, requiring a lot of effort. Some do it through religion,

others through mediation and others with help from friends and loved ones

and some with professional help.... and most...............with time.

Joe C.

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That was awesome!

Beth

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I guess Joe that is where faith comes from. I know when the doctor told me

the great news I was about to die, I asked him if there was anything I could

do to help him as he was taking it harder than I was. That kind of freaked

him out. He still thinks I nuts, I am sure. He is one of those I left in

the dust.

What I have discovered with most people and dealing with life - threatening

situations is that they generally do not handle it very well. Death always

comes to someone else. Same reason wars are fought by youngsters, it is

always someone else who dies.

I will admit that I was not real impressed with the concept, but it really

did not do me in. It actually made me feel alive for the first time in many

years. As I drove home that afternoon from the doctor's office, there were

so many things I had never really paid attention to that now had some

meaning. Beauty was all around me and it really took this knock on the side

of the head to see it. Never again will something as wonderful as the world

around me go unnoticed.

The actual verses that this particular Biblical quote come from are found in

ians 4:6,7,8. In the NIV, it reads: Do not be anxious about

anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,

present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all

understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,

whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is

excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.

Simple parapharase: " Worry about nothing, pray about everything. " Really

does work. That is one of the reasons I could focus on research rather than

worrying about only having a couple of months left to live.

Regards,

Bruce Guilmette, PhD

Survive Cancer Foundation, Inc.

<http://survivecancerfoundation.org> http://survivecancerfoundation.org

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day

has enough trouble of its own. Matt 6:34 (NIV)

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Subject: Re: [ ] PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING

" Resolve that you are not going to be affected by troubles " ??

For those reading the piece on PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING and wondering

why they are affected by troubles, habits, and a host of other things spoken

of, do not become depressed that you cannot seem to handle the advice that

Big Elk, Marshall, or Paramahansa Yogananda offer.

You are the norm ,unfortunately, and another example of being simply human.

When the man in the white coat gives you the news about cancer, when a loved

one is torn from your presence, then, then you realize you are human and

while there are many good points for overcoming in that advice given, I find

these kinds of tales a bit simplistic. The overcoming is not simplistic

but challenging, requiring a lot of effort. Some do it through religion,

others through mediation and others with help from friends and loved ones

and some with professional help.... and most...............with time.

Joe C.

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I think that the thoughts which they expressed represent an ideal that

may be worth aspiring to. One should never beat oneself up because one

cannot at a particular point in time fully live it. One has to do the

best one can. These ideas may be helpful in doing so.

It is human to be affected by troubles. But if one can step back from

them a little, one may be better able to deal with them.

As the saying goes, " Pray as if everything depends on God. Work as if

everything depends on you. "

RB

    From: " JCastron " jcastron1@...

    Date: Wed May 3, 2006 2:48pm(PDT)

" Resolve that you are not going to be affected by troubles " ??

For those reading the piece on PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING and

wondering why they are affected by troubles, habits, and a host of other

things spoken of, do not become depressed that you cannot seem to handle

the advice that Big Elk, Marshall, or Paramahansa Yogananda

offer.

You are the norm ,unfortunately, and another example of being simply

human. When the man in the white coat gives you the news about cancer,

when a loved one is torn from your presence, then, then you realize you

are human and while there are many good points for overcoming in that

advice given, I find these kinds of tales a bit simplistic. The

overcoming is not simplistic but challenging, requiring a lot of effort.

Some do it through religion, others through mediation and others with

help from friends and loved ones and some with professional help.... and

most...............with time.

Joe C.

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Wrote: " It is human to be affected by troubles. But if one can step

back from

them a little, one may be better able to deal with them. "

The above is not simplistic at all and when part of the original 'warm and

fuzzy' sayings, makes them worthwhile and practical. We surely need to

'step back from them a little' or the misery will consume us in a worse

fashion than the troubles causing the misery.

Joe C.

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Today I Cheryl neededed this inspiration. Thank you very very much.

I will leave this infront of me every day. Thanks for this inspiration.

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>Beautiful , thank you

>

>robert-blau@... wrote: From: " OneTruth " onetruth1111@...

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>PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING

>

>[My friend Marge had an experience] aboard a plane bound for Cleveland,

>waiting for takeoff. As she settled into her seat, Marge noticed a

>strange phenomenon. On one side of the airplane a sunset suffused the

>entire sky with glorious color. But out of the window next to her seat,

>all Marge could see was a dark and threatening sky, with no sign of the

>sunset.

>

>As the plane's engines began to roar, a gentle Voice spoke within her.

> " You have noticed the windows, " He murmured beneath the roar and thrust

>of the takeoff. " Your life, too, will contain some happy, beautiful

>times, but also some dark shadows. Here's a lesson I want to teach you

>to save you much heartache and allow you to " abide in Me " with continual

>peace and joy. You see, it doesn't matter which window you look through;

>this plane is still going to Cleveland. So it is in your life. You have

>a choice. You can dwell on the gloomy picture. Or you can focus on the

>bright things and leave the dark, ominous situations to Me. I alone can

>handle them anyway. And the final destination is not influenced by

>what you see or feel along the way. Learn this, act on it and you will

>be released, able to experience the " peace that passes understanding. "

>( Marshall, " Touching the Heart of God " )

>

>Do not grieve. Misfortunes will happen to the wisest and best of men.

>Death will come, always out of season. It is the command of the Great

>Spirit, and all nations and people must obey. What is past and what

>cannot be prevented should not be grieved for…Misfortunes do not

>flourish particularly in our lives—they grow everywhere. (Big Elk,

>Native American, `The Spiritual Athlete´)

>

>Resolve that you are not going to be affected by troubles; you are not

>going to be finicky; you are not going to be a victim of habits and

>moods; you are going to be free as a lark.

>(Paramahansa Yogananda, `Self-Realization Magazine´

>

>

>

>Visit http://cures for cancer.ws.

>

>

>

>

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>PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING

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>[My friend Marge had an experience] aboard a plane bound for Cleveland,

>waiting for takeoff. As she settled into her seat, Marge noticed a

>strange phenomenon. On one side of the airplane a sunset suffused the

>entire sky with glorious color. But out of the window next to her seat,

>all Marge could see was a dark and threatening sky, with no sign of the

>sunset.

>

>As the plane's engines began to roar, a gentle Voice spoke within her.

> " You have noticed the windows, " He murmured beneath the roar and thrust

>of the takeoff. " Your life, too, will contain some happy, beautiful

>times, but also some dark shadows. Here's a lesson I want to teach you

>to save you much heartache and allow you to " abide in Me " with continual

>peace and joy. You see, it doesn't matter which window you look through;

>this plane is still going to Cleveland. So it is in your life. You have

>a choice. You can dwell on the gloomy picture. Or you can focus on the

>bright things and leave the dark, ominous situations to Me. I alone can

>handle them anyway.   And the final destination is not influenced by

>what you see or feel along the way. Learn this, act on it and you will

>be released, able to experience the " peace that passes understanding. "

>( Marshall, " Touching the Heart of God " )

>

>Do not grieve. Misfortunes will happen to the wisest and best of men.

>Death will come, always out of season. It is the command of the Great

>Spirit, and all nations and people must obey. What is past and what

>cannot be prevented should not be grieved for…Misfortunes do not

>flourish particularly in our lives—they grow everywhere. (Big Elk,

>Native American, `The Spiritual Athlete´)

>

>Resolve that you are not going to be affected by troubles; you are not

>going to be finicky; you are not going to be a victim of habits and

>moods; you are going to be free as a lark.

>(Paramahansa Yogananda, `Self-Realization Magazine´

>

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Bruce,

6 years ago in June a highly regarded (by those who practice medicine)

oncologist told me I had 2 years to live and said he would not give me chemo

except to relieve me when it got bad. I told him that all I had ever intended

for him to do was monitor my progress. A year ago in Jan. I was able to figure

out how old he was at the time. 53. Because 5 years later his obituary gave his

age as 58. Bob

RE: [ ] PEACE THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING

I guess Joe that is where faith comes from. I know when the doctor told me

the great news I was about to die, I asked him if there was anything I could

do to help him as he was taking it harder than I was. That kind of freaked

him out. He still thinks I nuts, I am sure. He is one of those I left in

the dust.