The Cornerstone                      By Sandy Jones

I was given a treasure. I was given a balance and an ability to navigate these sometimes stormy seas of life. Grace came to me and shows me the way. Grace is like a ballast that proves itself steady and true.

I have been given something that allows me to see the unreality of the passing scenarios. Grace allows me to be up and out from being a slave to this tangible world of time and space experience.

I have found an inner light that guides me and shows me the way through this world. For this I am most grateful.

Grace shows me who I am. It reveals to me that I am 'before the world was'. This Infinite, Immutable Self of me is the Child, The Child of God, the Christos and in this I find my joy and relief.

In the Gospel According to Thomas there is this: (66) Jesus said, "Show me the stone which the builders have rejected. That one is the cornerstone."

If you read these Gospels from the metaphysical/subjective perspective you find them to be very revealing.

The rejected cornerstone is our own Inner Light, the Messianic Light, The Child.

The Child is our Real Identity, the One True Self, The Living Light Within. Seek this cornerstone, the one that has been rejected by the 'adult' thinking. Find The Christ Child within you..

Perhaps it is rejected because it is too simple, too innocent, too beautiful and pure. The complex adult wants nothing to do with simple, sweet, childlikeness.

I hear no mention of this 'cornerstone' by philosopers, by preachers, or by spiritual teachers. It is rejected.

One who finds the Child can tell us about this Child. It is the inner Light, the Christos and It is quantum in nature, It is simulataneously one with Life Eternal, one with God, one with the world, immutable, omnipresent, complete and perfect. Those in whom The Child is Alive and Present will tell you about your Child; the Eternal Spirit, our very Self and It is closer than fingers and toes.....this is our Real Identity and It is Here always, awaiting our return to It.

The Child is the omnipresent, quantum Self of every one of us.

Gospel of Thomas: (19) Jesus said, "Blessed is he who came into being before he came into being."

The Child assists us on our journey through the world. The Child is our guide and leads us into and out of experiences in order that we may more fully comprehend the nature of Reality.

The Child knows exactly what we need, and when the timing for that is right.

'Non-duality' and the 'Absolute' are only one more step along the way to finding the Child. Having understanding of 'non-duality 'is not the end of our journey, it is not whole of it.....There is more....And I had to take a step beyond that.

I had to come to the all encompassing, total view where I found the Real Living Joy of This Divine Presence which is Here and Now Already being the Light of Myself.....I came back, full circle to find My Self again; The Chirst, the Child, The I That I Am. This Light includes the whole view; dual and non-dual, objective and subjective.

Now with this Joy and Peace I no longer have to call anything and everything illusion or dream, or 'me sense' or ego, separating and catagorizing trying to figure it all out…..Now it becomes very clear.

I am born again, the Christos is Here and I do live again right here in this tangible time-space world.

Life is eternal and perfect and One. I understand in ways that only the Heart can.

This Living Light, Divine Intelligence, The Child, The Holy Grail and This Light that is being all that is, This knows the reasons and purpose for the 'illuision'. Life, Intelligence knows the purpose the ego serves and value and beauty of everything here in this world, just as it is. This Light of Truth, The Child knows exactly what 'is real' and why the 'illusion and dream' and It knows 'what life is really all about'.

The Child has the answers. It knows both life and death and what these are and are not.

It holds all the answers to everything you need to know and It gives the answers in ways that will be clear to you, in very personal ways that only you will understand.

The Child Heart of us is beyond 'non-duality' and beyond all 'isms' and dogma, doctrines and organizations.

This Child, this Inner Guide now holds my hand and shows me the way through this mythical world story. This Child is capable of living honestly in this world. This Inner Guide can negotiate, navigate and walk through the challenging events with ease and grace and love and integrity and character. It knows the 'why and wherefore' of Life's challenges and does not fear them.

Upon finding our Real Self we find our God given gifts and we share those gifts with our world.

We are connected to The Source of Wisdom and Intelligence, always were and always will be. .

This Child, the Messianic Light is within each and every one of us, right here and now. Search your heart, look for It, find It…It is the Self of you and It is honest and true and It will lead you aright.

If you feel drawn to learn more about The Child I would suggest that you read William's book "The Child Within Us Lives! A Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Metaphysics" ...I really believe that he wrote a masterpiece. You will find a genuine treasure trove of Light and Brilliance in this book. It is a marvelous guide, honest and clear, written for all of us so that we might find again our Self, This Living Light, Grace and The Child Within.

Much Love to All, Sandy

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