The Brown Book Commentaries

“Exhort one another every day, as long as it is called „today‟” ~ unknown (Hebrews 3:13)
It is not enough to plan to care for another, or to wait to extend Kindness on special ―holidays‖.
The time to Care is always now, and the person to Care for is always right next to you. And how do
we ―exhort‖ them? By simply looking them in the eye, choosing to see their True Self within,
smiling at them, and then asking if there is anything we can do to bring them more Peace. This is
true exhortation; an unconditional affirmation of the other -- valid & whole just as he/she already is.
Image 014 (Page 4b) … Here, we see two celestial bodies – the Moon &
Neptune – accompanying the angel sculpture that watches over the small
vineyard at Alexzanna Farms (in Wildwood, Georgia). The symbolism here is
rich, reflecting the Divine watching over the Earth – specifically the eternal
potential (Neptune) that humanity (the grape vine) holds to develop and enliven
unconditional Love (grapes to wine) – doing so more via the subtly of quiet
actions (the Moon) than the overtness of words …
Image 015 (Page 4b – overleaf) … Here we see eight (8) Canada geese flying
across an orange ―harvest moon‖ – symbolizing the Truth that potent
Abundance always comes from actively & humbly treating all others as
members of our Greater Family …
―God rests in reason …
God moves in passion.‖
~ Kahlil Gibran
Realize that The Divine is never ―one or the other‖ of any pairs of opposites; but rather resides
always in the instant of time that connects the two – the invisible boundary where one rests gently
against the other … God is where the horizon meets the earth (here) and where the past meets the
future (now) … God lives when the ego's mind-body is consciously utilized to further the Joy of
another. This is why God is neither reason nor passion, but rather is re-manifested in all actions
that are humbly yet zealously Caring. In-deed, there is nothing more Self-serving than Joy-full
self-sacrifice; a Truth that cannot be comprehended until courageously engaged.
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