Infinite Way Letter

August 1955

By Joel Goldsmith

Essential Points In Infinite Way Practice

Part 8 of 10

The Divine Author – continued

Here the question arises: Cannot those who do not recognize God-government, and who do not bring themselves under the divine law, influence our experience and hinder our demonstration? The answer is: No, they cannot! As we, individually, look to God as the author and finisher of our world, and as we steadfastly hold to the truth that “the government shall be upon his shoulder,” we come to understand that the visible scene is but the idea of God made manifest, the plan and work of the great Author made visible as our individual experience. Through this resolute holding to the truth, those who become a part of our experience as family, friends or fellow-citizens, either become healed and take their normal and natural places in our lives, or they are removed from the range of our experience where they can have no further influence upon the harmony of our existence.

It is not possible to heal all who come within range of our thought, since there must be a preparedness and a willingness for healing. The Master did not heal Judas, and eventually he destroyed himself. But Judas did not bring about the death of the Master, because He survived the experience. Even the Master could not prevent Peter’s denials, but in that case there was a healing. It becomes necessary for us to break the sense of mesmerism that holds us in the belief that persons or circumstances, in and of themselves, have power or jurisdiction over our affairs; rather, in the face of every appearance, we must hold to the truth that only the Infinite Invisible governs, controls, supports, maintains and sustains. The Infinite Invisible, acting as man and circumstances, helps us to play our part in the drama of life.

God, the Infinite Invisible, is the creative principle of this universe, and this universe “sheweth his handywork.” God’s handywork shows forth divine law and order; it shows forth the loving qualities and the spiritual activities; but this is shown forth in our experience only in proportion as we understand that the people and things and situations of this world are but vehicles for the operation of the Infinite Invisible, and that, in and of themselves, they do not have power. Every character in the drama of life is showing forth the activity of the Author, and no character and no situation contains any element not given it by the Author, and therefore the play must end as the Author has planned it.

Your attention has previously been brought to the fact that mesmerism, or hypnotic suggestion, is really the one evil, and it is that which would make you look at person, place, thing, circumstance and condition, and have you believe that the issues of life abide in these. Whereas, spiritual wisdom, spiritual intelligence and spiritual intuition would have your realize and know that person, place, thing, circumstance or condition are but the vehicles for the unfoldment and carrying out of the divine plan as it has been understood in the Mind which is God. In this understanding, we will not look to any person for our satisfaction, companionship or supply, but rather, we will understand that whoever is playing that part in our experience at this moment is really carrying out the divine activity of love and life, and if, for any reason, these should be removed, the Author has already provided another player for that part. Should we find any door of supply or opportunity closed to us, we will understand that it is the activity of the Mind of the Author operating for the good of the entire play, therefore that same Mind has provided another source, another avenue or channel for us.

End Part 8