“ The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”

— Psalm 23:1-3

King James Version of the Bible

GOD THINGS

PsalmS 23:1-3 … p. 2

These are the words easily remembered and ofttimes quoted, in part because of their beauty of phrasing and melodic tone. They are words that comfort us and offer hope.

More importantly though, Psalm 23 is a promise from God that He is with us always, guiding and protecting us through the shoals of life with His love. Equally, Psalm 23 is one where God invites us to have a relationship — even more, a kinship — with Him in order that we may come to know Him, thus to know as well the “still waters” of peace within.

Fundamental to our coming to know God is the restoration of our soul, for this, our soul, is God within us. The restoration of our soul which, in effect, is finding that which was lost in the journey of life, is synonymous with Knowing God, believing in Him with steadfast faith and doing His will for His Glory. As for the latter, God’s will is made known to us through our faith.
— Garry D. Kilbourn

“      God is the LORD,

which hath shewed us light …”

— Psalm 118:27

King James Version of the Bible

GOD THINGS

FAITH STATEMENT … p. 1

Faith is a product of the mind. In the Gospel of Mary(1)  Jesus says: “For where the mind is, there is the treasure.: The treasure is that of coming to know the true spiritual nature of our humanity or, in other words, our immortal soul.

To awaken the soul, thus to rediscover our humanity and gain inner peace, we must have a personal relationship with God; this through living in God’s Presence. Our humanity is an expression of God’s goodness within us and, not least, right living.  — Garry D. Kilbourn

(1)Papyrus fragments of the Gospel of Mary were found in Egypt in 1896, having been lost for some fifteen hundred years.

Reaching For The Light ... p. 154

“… What will ye 

            that I

shall do unto you ?”

— St. Matthew 20:32

King James Version of the Bible

HIS LIGHT … p. 154

Whence the pure white light within ?

I, at long last, know:

’Tis not of my own doing,

’Tis God who makes it so.

His light is life, my very soul,

’Tis God, His love alone

Who makes me whole.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Reaching For The Light ... p. 153

“ God is faithful …”

— I Corinthians 1:9

King James Version of the Bible

I KNOW NOTHING … p. 153

When, not knowing where to turn,

We cry out to God for His succour

These words: “I know nothing,”

While at once

Giving ourself into His care;

A deep sense of peace overwhelms us,

And a knowing that we are there.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Reaching For The Light ... p. 152

“ Let the redeemed

       of the LORD

  say so …”

— Psalm 107:2

King James Version of the Bible

SHOW US THE WAY … p. 152

Do you hear the cry

From the depths of your soul?

Is happiness only a dream?

Pay heed and obey

The voice from within:

’Tis God you are hearing;

Your true inner self made whole.

Cries of the soul now silent,

Memories of but today,

God’s goodness and love, alone,

Show us the way.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Reaching For The Light ... p. 151

“…      he is good; 

his love endures forever.”

— Psalm 107:1

New International Version

CROSSING OVER … p. 151

There is a place

In the here and now,

A place with room for all;

A land of love and peace within,

Of God’s abiding grace.

To dwell within

This hallowed place

Is life’s most precious walk:

Hand in hand, with thee

Dear Lord, we humbly talk.

A Spiritual awakening,

As though from above

Is but our knowing

Of God’s wondrous love.

We’ve come to that place

In the here and now;

With His hand

We’ve crossed over,

With no turning back.

We now see the light:

We abide in His grace.

— Garry D. Kilbourn

Reaching For The Light ... p. 150

“ If any man serve me,

     let him follow me …”

             — St. John 12:26

King James Version of the Bible

THY WILL 

BE DONE … p. 150

Surrendering to the manifold blessings of God’s Will, whereby we freely give over to Him the care of our Spiritual Being — our divinely immortal inner self — is not a simple exercise of the mind. Far from it. It is a Spiritual phenomenon, both transformational and transcendent, that brings us into God’s presence whereby we experience a deep sense of selfless humility and overwhelming bliss.

We have noted that such a phenomenon is not a whim of the mind. It is much deeper, having its origin in the unconscious. Herein lies our salvation whereby, without our knowing, our own psychic forces, sensing the need, overcome suppressed emotions that have long held us in bondage, while at once suffusing us with inner peace and joy. Consciously or unconsciously, we have but to stop fighting our demons — real because we make them so.

— Garry D. Kilbourn