Pearls of Wisdom

Vol. 37 No. 46 - I AM the Witness - November 13, 1994

 

I AM the Witness

A Wonderful Lesson from Mother Mary
on Love and Respect

 

Dear Mother,

I would like to give testimony to beloved Mother Mary’s influence in my life and in the lives of others near and dear to me.

As I was brought up by my Jewish grandparents, neither Mother Mary nor Jesus Christ were part of my spiritual education, although I was given a good foundation in the Old Testament. In later years Jesus became a part of my spiritual life, but Mother Mary eluded me until I found the Teachings of the Ascended Masters.

I began to give “Mother Mary’s Scriptural Rosary for the New Age” even though doing the rosary felt strange to me in the beginning since it had not been part of my life experience. After a while I found myself becoming lighthearted and actually whistling while I did my daily tasks—something that had never happened to me before!  Now I look forward to giving the rosary each day and feel less lighthearted when, for some reason, I am not able to give it.

My husband and I met on the spiritual path and shared the same spiritual path for many years. Later we each participated in a different spiritual group. Although he came with me sometimes to the services held by our Study Group, he wasn’t convinced about the Teachings of the Ascended Masters or decreeing. In fact, he was participating in two other spiritual groups at the same time.

I began calling upon beloved Mother Mary to help my husband define his spiritual path. One day he told me that he definitely was no longer going to participate in one of the other groups, and he began coming with me more often to the services of our Study Group. Finally, he left the second spiritual group and assisted me in the Study Group, telling me one day that he wanted to become a Keeper of the Flame.

I was very happy and felt that Mother Mary had indeed helped my husband define his spiritual path. But a few days later, much to my surprise and disappointment, he told me that he had changed his mind and was going back to the other spiritual group. I found I was able to let go of my feelings of disappointment and accept and respect his decision. This is something I had not always been able to do in the past, as I had tried to manipulate his decisions.

So, I thanked Mother Mary for helping my husband define his spiritual path, even though in my heart I wasn’t happy about it. On Sundays, my husband went to his spiritual group and I to my Study Group.

One Sunday some time later, he appeared at the door where our Sunday service is held and where I am an usher. He had a sheepish grin on his face, and with much joy I led him to a seat. He has been coming to our Study Group meetings ever since and recently became a Keeper of the Flame. And, miracle of all miracles, he has been doing Mother Mary’s rosary with me in the morning!  What a wonderful lesson Mother Mary has taught me about love and respect!

How grateful I am for the Teachings of the Ascended Masters and for my continuing relationship with Mother Mary.

Thank you, Guru Ma, for bringing these wonderful Teachings to us and changing our lives for the better.

With love for you,