2020-05-24 JW-Thomas Merton*

Title: If You Would have One belief to Carry You

Spirit: Thomas Merton

Medium: Jimbeau Walsh

Location: Punaluu, Hawaii (online DLS Sunday Prayer service)

Date: May 24, 2020

I am here Thomas Merton.

I am your brother in God’s love and though I walked the path of love while on earth because I had discovered the one thing in God’s Universe that was truly important and necessary and believe me, I had baggage.

Imagine if the religions of the world were as tenacious about clinging to the love of God and the brotherhood and sisterhood of humans as they are to their individual beliefs that have caused so much grief. Imagine as the song goes ‘no religion too’ (referring to a John Lennon song Imagine.) This is a difficult pill to swallow for religion has also done much good. On the human plane of charity, alleviating poverty and all these things in human love and the belief in God and kindness towards your neighbor. Yes, these are truly good things. I wish to tell you the stubbornness of the beliefs that say I am right and you are wrong, or this one is God this one is not, these will prove worthless to your souls. The mind is a curious thing. For I studied the Buddhists and the Sufi poets and the saints of Hinduism and the prophets of old and you know there was one factor one common denominator of all the great ones; God’s love. Beyond the beliefs, beyond the orthodoxy, that clinging to the rock of God’s love. If you would have one belief that will carry you across the threshold to the shores of the Celestial heavens believe in God’s love with all your heart and from the depths of your souls. Let it be your prayer. Thank you for allowing me this time with you. May the blessings of God’s love change you each one of your beautiful souls. All my love and blessings in the Heavenly Father’s love. I am indeed your brother

Thomas Merton