Have we not all one father ? hath not one God created us ? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers ? 

— Malachi 2:10

King James Version of the Bible

“Providential Guideposts”

Love Which 

Transcends … p. 30

All who awake to it each morning know of a Love which transcends human understanding: God’s Love made manifest; a spiritual revelation. It is an unselfish Love; one woven into the very fibre of the soul. Above all, it is the reality of an intimate relationship with God.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

— Psalm 62:8

King James Version of the Bible

“Providential Guideposts”

Walk In His Way … p. 29

People of good will the world over would agree that mankind’s trodden path even to this day is one that ever leads us astray from our true selves. There is naught to be gained in strife; all to be gained in Love.

We are each one of us, a child of God. We have but to walk in His Way, loving our neighbour as we love ourself. Were we to be ever conscious of God’s presence, honouring in word and deed His divine Goodness and Love, we might rightfully declare our own humanity.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

— Zephaniah 3:17

King James Version of the Bible

“Reflections From Infinite Mind”

The “I” of the Self … p. 29

When the “I” of the self

Is subsumed into the

“We” of our fellow-man;

When by the grace of God,

We know instinctively

We are one with Him;

Then will we know

We LOVE, both ourself

And our fellow-man.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

LET every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that are ordained of God.

— Romans 13:1

King James Version of the Bible

“Reflections From Infinite Mind”

Life Everlasting … p. 28

Ever within,

Ever at our beck and call,

Is the one loving God;

The God of All.

’Tis He who breathes

Life into all that is;

His Being, His Breath

The cause; Life Everlasting.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

— Isaiah 44:8

King James Version of the Bible

“Providential Guideposts”

Journey of Love … p. 28

We have but to look within to realize that, individually and collectively, we persist in straying from that age-old command: “Do unto others as you would have them do to you.”

Just as a journey is made one step at a time, it is, for each one of us, our moral obligation to honour this simple expression of love and respect for our fellow-man.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

— Psalm 121:8

King James Version of the Bible

“Providential Guideposts”

Spiritual Conduit … p. 27

The human soul we know to be the very essence of our Being, for it is life itself. Even more, the soul is an integral part of the divine electro-magnet astral force that is at once diffused throughout and regulates the boundless universe. Spiritually, we are as one with all in nature, seen and unseen.

We sell ourselves short by failing to recognize this divine interrelationship, together with its manifold human and spiritual benefits, each profound in its own right.

We begin our spiritual journey with thoughts of love — love of ourselves, for all mankind and for all else. Such thoughts take us into a godly realm to reveal the divine purity of the soul. In this humanly selfless state we become a spiritual conduit of God’s all encompassing Love and of His healing life-force.

No longer can we deny our own innate Goodness. Our new-found spiritual awareness exposes the needless pursuit of materialism at the expense of nourishing the divine life-giving soul.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

I WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

— Psalm 9:1

King James Version of the Bible

“Providential Guideposts”

New-found Love … p. 26

Pray be conscious of the fact that our original, or natural, state is that of divine innocence, of purity, of love—in short, of God-given Goodness: The essence of life itself; in truth, our very soul.

It is this “inner being,” our immortal self, which at once characterizes our humanity and enables our spiritual relationship with God.

That we are often unaware of, or at times deny, the existence of our true inner self leads to untold sorrow. That we fail to act and to remedy our sorrow when the solution is ever at hand, is to deny our right to happiness, to peace of mind and to a sense of overall well-being.

Giving thanks to God throughout the day frees us of idle thoughts and takes us to a higher, spiritual, plane. In time, we come to sense a heretofore unknown inner peace that loosens the bonds of worldly ways. The new-found Love we feel for ourself can now freely be shared with others: We are at one with God.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

— I Peter 5:6, 7

King James Version of the Bible

“Providential Guideposts” … p. 25

A Tug of War

That no one likes being told what to do is not an indictment of our character. The sense of disquiet occasioned by such an admonition stems not from personal shortcoming, but goes directly to the dichotomy of our very Being: the mortal body and the immortal soul.

Custom and belief have long acquainted us with a mode of living conducive to bodily comfort, while at once antithetical to the true source of inner peace and harmony; that of the divinely God-given soul.

For our own well-being and that of others, it is clear that we have a personal responsibility to achieve a balance between worldly pursuits and spiritual enlightenment.

Mastery of thought is paramount to all else. Thus may we see only the good in others, and thus are our thoughts transcended to a higher spiritual plane whereby we instinctively manifest God’s Goodness and love.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

— St. Luke 12:32

King James Version of the Bible

“Reflections From Infinite Mind”

The Melting Away 

of Worldly Woes … p. 27

When we reawaken

To an awareness

Of our true inner self,

Our spiritual tie

To all of the natural forces

Which govern our Being,

We are at one with God.

O to know the bliss

Of the melting away

Of worldly woes;

Of the awareness of 

Our own Goodness and 

That of others;

In fine,

Of our reason for being.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

— Job 37:14

King James Version of the Bible

from “Providential Guideposts”

Happiness … p. 24

For all too many happiness is but a daydream nourished by faint hope. Others have overcome such reverie by rediscovering their childlike trust to know that happiness is no longer illusory, but is in fact wondrously real.

The rediscovery of our childlike trust awakens in us our spiritually inner self and gives light to the very soul: We know beyond faith that God lives in us and we in Him.

Happiness is not a state of mind, something to think about and make real. Rather, it is one of surrendering to God in all humility, that His will may be done. Happiness is made whole and our purpose revealed, only when shared with others.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

— Psalm 36:9

King James Version of the Bible

“Reflections From Infinite Mind”

Seek, And Ye Shall Find … p. 26

“Ask, and it shall be given you;

seek, and ye shall find;

knock, and it shall be opened

unto you:”  St. Matthew 7:7

Counsel given freely

For all who have

“Eyes to see” and

“Ears to hear:”

Counsel for all who are lost;

Who, in selfless humility,

Turn to God, as King

To be shown the Way;

To know His light within.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 

— Isaiah 44:24

King James Version of the Bible

“Reflections From Infinite Mind”

He In Us We’re Seeing … p. 25

The path to self-discovery,

Of coming to “Know Thyself,”

Lies deep within the soul.

That for which we sorely seek

In truth’s our spiritual Being.

’Tis God will lead us to the light,

’Tis He in us we’re seeing.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.

— Isaiah 44:6

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind”

God’s Symphony of Care … p. 24

Compassion and love

Speak from the soul,

Bestirring within

And for all who share,

The wondrous symphony

In God’s abiding care.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

— Isaiah 45:22

King James Version of the Bible

Reflections From Infinite Mind :

Is Life Topsy-Turvy? … p. 24

He who has experienced

Spiritual enlightenment

By way of his higher senses:

Intuition and understanding,

Whose life manifests

Divine goodness and love,

Is one with “eyes that see”

And “ears that hear.”

He knows with certainty

That God is his soul,

His very life.

He knows too

His true inner Being

To be spiritually

One with Divine Mind,

That mystical primal force

Throughout all of nature.

He is a man at peace:

He is himself the Path.

oooo

For he who has yet to know

Rebirth of the soul,

Whose life is forever

Enmeshed in the body’s 

Five senses, thus to be

Confronted daily with

Life’s manifold uncertainties,

We do well to ask:

Is life topsy-turvy?

— Garry D. Kilbourn

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

— Psalm 32:8

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

Irrational Fear … p. 23

Fear is aught but

A state of mind,

A phantom made real

In unfathomable dark.

Within itself, fear

Possesses inordinate power:

Power to mesmerize

Rational thought.

Irrational fear,

Being but an illusion,

Is meant to deceive.

When faced up to,

When we but shine 

The light of truth,

Thus revealing fear’s 

Illusory nature,

We sense, and we know

We are one

With enlightened soul.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

— I Thessalonians 5:21

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

Love, By The Light 

of The Soul … p. 22

Be still of mind

In an aura of love

To know

Intuition and Understanding:

Senses that both see and know,

In God’s own mystical way,

Another’s true inner Being:

’Tis love,

By the light of the soul,

We are seeing.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

— Psalm 37:3

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

We’ve Done Our Best … p. 21

The lifelong task, for such it is,

Of coming to “Know Thyself”

Takes many a winding turn

With nary a guidepost

For the fainthearted.

Nay, ’tis strength of character

In unselfish love

And all humility

That wins the day;

That gives meaning and purpose

To the never-ending quest.

What really matters

When all is said and done

Is knowing, simply knowing,

We’ve done our best.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

— Romans 13:12

King James Version of the Bible

Reflections From Infinite Mind

Together Made Whole … p. 20

It has ever been,

And ever will be so:

There is but one voice

To guide us;

Were we to listen,

We would know.

’Tis the voice of Truth,

The voice of the soul,

Our spiritual self;

The voice at one

With Divine All.

’Tis dogma and doctrine

Of fearful kind

That veil the soul

And haunt the mind

To dim Truth’s light.

’Tis we alone,

With soul unveiled,

With eyes that now do see

Who, in selfless love

And all humility,

Touch another;

Uplift his soul,

That we, together,

Are now made whole.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

— Psalm 141:3

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

’Tis Thus The Seed of Life is Sown … p. 19

When hurting

Do not despair,

Be quick of mind

To see the light:

It’s ever there.

God’s light within,

With faith avowed,

Doth lift the mind

To heights unknown

And place us in His care;

’Tis thus

The seed of life is sown.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.

— Isaiah 62:10

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

Now, I See … p. 18

I know, Dear God,

’Tis you

Who bestirred my soul;

Who awakened within

A longing to know

Just me.

My spirit broken,

You lifted me

Into the light:

Now, I see

’Tis you alone

That’s me.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

— Psalm 139:5

King James Version of the Bible

Reflections From Infinite Mind

Love’s Sweet Effusion … p. 17

Look to the wayside

Of life’s path unknown;

Give hand

To the weak and the fallen;

Let love’s sweet effusion

Give light to the soul,

That you and another

Together may walk;

Are together made whole.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ?

— I Corinthians 3:16

King James Version of the Bible

from Providential Guideposts

Know Thyself … p. 23

In life, this above all else is a certainty: We are to live by the tenets of our God-given soul. The tools to do so are an imbued birthright, forever lying within our grasp. The tenets, instinctively known to all, are those of Truth, Goodness and Love. We honour these inborn human traits by first paying homage to the age-old aphorism: “Know Thyself.”

The business of coming to know oneself, as all who venture down this path well know, is a time of ongoing self-absorption and personal honesty. Bit by bit we rid ourself of worldly demons, real and imagined, to reveal the purity of the life-giving soul. Here there is no hiding from the truth of our Being: neither is there any turning back from this blissful state of inner harmony.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe ?

— St. John 16:31

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

’Tis Love Begin … p. 16

The soul is the seat

Of the Christ within;

’Tis life, ’tis love begin.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

When I said, My foot slippeth ; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

— Psalm 94:18

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

Selfless Self-Love … p. 15

Selfless self-love

Ennobles the mind;

’Tis love of ourself

And all mankind.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.

— Psalm 34:3

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

A Simple Moralism … p. 14

Would that we made life simple,

For simple it surely can be,

Were we to honour

And give vent to a sigh

These few simple words:

“Do as you would be done by.”

— Garry D. Kilbourn

My words shall be of  the uprightness of my heart : and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

— Job 33:3

King James Version of the Bible

from Providential Guideposts

God Speaking To Us … p. 22

The soul is our divine essence, itself the manifestation of God within. Even though this assertion is not amenable to absolute proof, mankind from time immemorial has known it to be so. Faith alone gives us this assurance.

It is trite to say we are all familiar with our own body. But what do we know of our soul? To be sure, the soul is not a topic of everyday discussion, although we acknowledge its religious connotation. That the soul is not, and has never been, a matter of inquiry and ongoing study serves only to confirm mankind’s addiction to secular materialism.

Paying only lip service to the soul while ignoring its role in our overall well-being is to deprive ourselves of the fullness of life. How, then, does the soul interact with the brain, that which gives rise to the oft-troubled mind? This is not an idle question, the answer to which means our very salvation.

Reason and Intuition suggest that the interaction of the soul with the brain is a physiological phenomenon, something very real and tangible. Proper exercise of the will (i.e., positive thinking) in turn excites healing waves of electric and chemical forces in the brain and throughout the body. With the mind thus quieted the elusive soul is enabled to play its divinely preordained role — that of restoring and reinvigorating our own innate Goodness.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is.

— I John 3:2

King James Version of the Bible

from Providential Guideposts

Time … p. 21

That which we call time connotes something measured or definite, not least as it relates to our earthly habitat.

Time is an intangible, a product of reason leaving an impression on the mind. Time does not stand alone, neither still, but is conjoined to that which we call place.

Time is a multicoloured beast: At one time given little or no value and thus wasted. At another it is treated as a commodity, something of value to be traded. And, not least, it is ofttimes used to advance our knowledge and, in contemplation, to enrich the soul.

It is well we recognize sooner than later in life that time, for each of us, is finite. No less is it desirable that we early on become cognizant of the fact time is ours alone to do with what we will.

Are we, through indolence, to become a wastrel? Or, are we to apply ourself to study, making the most of our time, in order that we may both enrich our own life and that of others? Whatever the course, life becomes that which we will it to be.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Remembrance Day ...

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee ; thy elders, and they will tell thee ?

— Deuteronomy 32:7

King James Version of the Bible

from Providential Guideposts

Our Godly Soul … p. 20

In our unrelenting quest for truth relative to the human condition, we consider the matter of our soul interacting with a morally spiritual realm in the universe, that is to say, with God.

Faith, no less experience, leads us to know God is within and everywhere around us. That God is our soul, the very essence of life, is known to all who believe.

The ever-present aura emanating from each one of us, revealing our true identity, is but the sensory, at times visible, soul: A soul at one with nature.

There can be no doubt that we have the capacity to commune with God, with each breath we draw and with our every thought. We have but to call upon our own God-given Goodness and to act on that Goodness.

Death is but the release of the soul, a spiritual renaissance or rebirth; something to honour.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

— St. John 21:25

King James Version of the Bible

from Providential Guideposts

All That Bedevils Us … p. 19

All that bedevils us is a product of the mind — the mind of the body.

If ever we are to free ourselves from its pernicious influence, we must put worldly thoughts aside in search of our own divine spirituality. Thoughts of God, of His Goodness and of His Love for all, lift the shadowy veils from our soul to free the mind from its physical constraints. Our higher spiritual senses are in turn ‘freed’ to minister the mind. Such senses — intuition and understanding — take us to a higher plane, one that allows us to commune with God. We are becalmed with self love and with a love of others.

Our thoughts, though pure, are but the first stage of our journey. If we are to honour our God-given Peace and to manifest His Glory, we must as well touch the lives of others with God’s wondrous, all-encompassing, Love.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.

— Proverbs 3:5, 6

The Message

from Providential Guideposts

Power Belongs to Him

Who Knows … p. 18

In full awareness, become still and quiet the mind. Look within and assess your worldly state. Thus begins your quest to honour that age-old philosophical admonition: “Know Thyself.”

With your God-given will clear the mind of all thoughts such that mind, body and soul are in absolute repose and in perfect harmony. Your entire being is now in the hands of God whose power alone aligns you spiritually with all of the forces of nature as part of the greater natural order: You have become one with nature and with God. Blissful inner peace overwhelms you, and with it a Love for all of your fellow beings. Ancient wisdom says: “Power belongs to him who knows.”

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

— Psalm 82:3

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

Take Hold of the Hand … p. 13

Take hold of the Hand

That awaits in the Light;

Awaken in spirit

From out of the night

To transcendence of Being

In God’s loving care:

He’s ever within;

Know that He’s there.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

— I John 5:20

King James Version of the Bible

from Providential Guideposts

A Love That Forever Purifies

and Heals The Soul … p. 17

Lost in a daydream, we know what it is to lose all sense of body consciousness, our mind freed of worldly woe. Our reverie, if only for a moment, takes us to a higher place.

It is just such a state that we long for as we quiet our mind in silent prayer to allow God’s presence to suffuse our very being with His Love. Only by thus losing ourselves in God, our mind one with His, can we touch others with His Love: A Love that forever purifies and heals the soul.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

— Proverbs 20:15

King James Version of the Bible

"Reflections From Infinite Mind"

Of Hope Made Real … p. 12

Life’s pathway of trials

And of hope made real

Are forged

On the anvil of time.

Though ours is the hammer,

Ours the tongs

That give shape

To the light of the soul,

’Tis God’s loving hand,

His presence within

That gives purpose

To all that we do;

To the choices we make,

Of who we become,

And why.

— Garry D. Kilbourn