This past Holy Week I had some moments of reflection. Amazingly I found inspiration in a book which was loaded with insightful spiritual thoughts. This intriguing book entitled “Wishes Fulfilled” was written by Dr. Wayne Dyer, a prolific writer and widely known inspirational speaker on the subject of spirit. I have chosen to write about this book for I have found so many things there that are so uplifting to the spirit.

I call myself a Christian and a perpetual work in progress the eyes of God. I was baptized and raised as a Catholic and continually struggle in my Christian walk. At times I find myself attending religious worships by other Christian denominations yet I don’t feel any antipathy towards them. I do hold in deep reverence an Omnipotent Power who I believe is the singular author of life and the great architect of this magnificent creation we call the universe. I’m anxious to know where in this cosmic place my heavenly home lays hidden. This perplexing realm which clearly moves in a defined way has always filled me with awe. One man tried to unlock all the deep secrets of the universe but failed. In the end he had no choice but to accept that there is a SUPREME BEING that holds it in his hand. That man was Albert Einstein. I, too, believe in the certainty and the supremacy of God even though I couldn’t fathom His ways. As I survey all these things and look at myself I still couldn’t understand why an insignificant being like me should even merit the slightest care of an Omnipotent Creator.

Dr. Dyer had explained that humans have two dimensions - the physical which is visible, and the spiritual which is invisible. He calls the latter the “ghost behind the machine.” The Bible says that which is seen is temporal and corruptible; the unseen is eternal, incorruptible, and therefore, more powerful. Our higher self is that unseen part which is our mind or spirit. Once we have learned how to control our thoughts we are empowered to fulfill our wishes. The problem is our ego-centered physical senses are constantly at war with the selfless longings of our soul and severs our connection with our Source – God. In essence what Dr. Dyer was trying to say was if we could empty our minds of spiritual pollutants like, pride, envy, hatred, judging others, etc. and instead fill it with pure things like charity, humility, and love, the reward would be great.

This author added that our highest self begins at that point when we become truly God-like in purity. At that stage we are fully immersed in divine goodness which is capable of “unconditional love.” God in return is most sensitive to our pleas even allowing the impossible to happen so our wishes can be fulfilled. The Bible says - “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you?” He also said that we often think of God as a separate entity outside of ourselves not realizing that God indwells in us. If we are a “spark of God” it follows that we share the same nature. We are invisible, eternal, and DIVINE. That last description may sound blasphemous but it really is a reiteration of what the Bible was saying all along - that we were created in God’s image.

Here’s a prayer that I think provides a perfect template for finding God. The man who wrote it was Saint Francis of Assisi.
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there’s hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
Where there is sadness, joy
O Divine Master grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And in dying that we are born to eternal life.”