Let There Be Right Judgment
Let There Be Divine Discernment
Let There Be Divine Choice

On the fifth day, God created the sea creatures and birds, and set them forth in the seas and sky. God created great sea monsters, and every living creature that moves, every winged fowl, each after its kind.

We now discover in ourselves the ability to discern multiple levels of reality, both the human and the Divine. We begin to See with the eyes of Spirit. In our experience of human levels of perceiving, there is darkness and shadow. These are interwoven with experiences of victory and personal power. As we turn to the Light we see a much vaster spectrum. We see that all things work together for good to those who love God. We are called by Divine Purpose. We discern the Essence of every soul. Our Divine Discernment allows us to experience simultaneously the human levels of wounding, as well as healing and growth.

In the old King James version of the Bible, on the fifth day, the "sea monsters" appear. Some mystics have likened this to the dark night of the soul. Yet when decisions are made in alignment with the Divine Plan, we shift into our Divine Power of Choice. We are able to discern the ego's monsters of darkness as the Soul's winged beings of light.

The Garden:
On the south side of the path a low, open picket fence offers a transparent transition into this quiet garden space where you are invited to transcend from the public view into an inner awareness. The lovely arched sanctuary arbor situated in the northwest corner provides a private place to contemplate. Benches invite you to meditate near the statue of Saint Francis of Assisi, lover of the earth and all living creatures. Birds, winged messengers, and butterflies symbolic of transformation, are everywhere present. Plants here display blue flowers.

Gracing the north side of the pathway, a tranquil pond integrates heaven and earth and offers the perfect dwelling place for brightly colored koi and fancy goldfish, which can be viewed from an elevated observation platform. Lotus and lilies born in the darkness of mud rise from the depths of the clear water to bloom on the surface. The moon gate, characterized by a circular opening in the elegantly tiled garden wall, symbolizes transitions and cycles.

The Meditation:
I Am Right Judgment for I Am judging not by appearances. I Am the Eyes of Spirit. I Am the Awareness of the Mind of God. I Am focused on the Divine Process unfolding in every moment. I Am renewed through the transforming power of Divine Mind living as me. I Am Compassion.

I Am Divine Discernment. I See the multiple levels of Reality. I Am the spiraling levels of Consciousness giving birth to Itself. I Am Knowing with Non-Dual Awareness, even in the human experience of Duality. When I do not understand appearances, I Surrender to Spirit. I Give all that I do not understand to God. I see the Essence of the All That Is. I see the true face of the Beloved. I discern the Divine Purpose. I Invoke Spiritual resolution. I pray, "Come Holy Spirit." I receive the Revelation of Light in every Now moment.

I Am Divine Choice as I choose to see the Light in the shadow. I Am anchoring the vibration of Light in the realms of human consciousness and unconsciousness. I choose to see through the lens of Divine Light. I choose this day whom I will serve, and as for me and my house, the many selves of my consciousness, we will serve the Beloved.

I Am the Awareness of the Mind and Heart of God.
I Am the Eyes of Spirit.
I Am Divine Choice.
I Am the Journey.

I Am That . . . I Am.

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