“The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me.

“He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoner:

“To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and day of our God.

“To comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn, to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.

“They will be called “oaks of righteousness”, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.

“They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations, they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.

“Strangers shall stand and feed your flock, foreigners shall till your land and dress your vines; but you shall be called the priest of the Lord.

“You shall enjoy the wealth of nations, and in their riches, you shall glory.

“Because their shame was double, and dishonor was proclaimed as their lot, they shall possess a double portion, everlasting joy shall be theirs.

“For I the Lord love justice, I will faithfully give them their recompense and will make an everlasting covenant with them.

“Their descendants shall be known among nations, and their offspring among the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge that they are the people whom the Lord has blessed.

“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God;

for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

“So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.” ~Isaiah 61:1- 11

The Spirit is On Me

Isaiah says that “ The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,” which seems to many to be an odd way to word it. Most would say that the spirit is in me, not on me. But Isaiah may be saying it better than most because a spirit is not something that can be trapped inside the body like a bird in a cage. Spirits exist outside of the limits of time and space, so his spirit is just as much on him as it is in him. As for saying that it is the spirit of God that is on him, he means that his awakened spirit is aware that it is part of God and is linked to God. That does not mean he should call himself God, and Isaiah is too wise to do so.

Good News to the Oppressed

God always sends good news to the oppressed. He sends good news to all, but especially to the oppressed. Those who are oppressed, pushed aside, and ignored on earth, are often the ones who are failures at the false religion of materialism. That is a good thing, as far as God is concerned. Those who have earthly success and abundance rarely bother to even consider developing their spiritual Self. It is the downtrodden, the sick, and the poor who will probably turn to God and seek spiritual enlightenment.

Day of Our God

When Isaiah wrote this, he may have been talking about something in his own time, but this could have been written today. We are living in the End Times and are now under the Sun of Righteousness—the Spiritual Sun with the Presence of God. This is the time that the prophet Malachi wrote about. It is a time for spiritual awakening. It is the last chance for humanity to save itself. And the sooner we do so, the better, because those who do so early, will be able to help and lead others in the coming Golden Age.

Rejoice in the Lord

We should rejoice that God continues to love and forgive us and give us the opportunity to save ourselves. Of course, it is God who does the actual saving, but we must each turn to him and seek it. Then God will cover us with the robes of righteousness, and eventually, we will have a world of peace, love, and righteousness where there will be no place for materialists, warmongers, and other soldiers of Darkness, for darkness will have been defeated.

“Learn to respect one another. You are all conductors of God’s blessings. And if you do not respect omebody, you deprive yourself of Divine Blessing. As much as you love people, you will benefit from the good. Whomever you may love, you benefit from that love.

“A good person is everyone who speaks the truth. You should all pray for one another, or think well for one another. When you meet somebody, wish them well.

“God lives in everything. His spirit is present even in the smallest being.

“You ask: ‘What shouls we preach to people?’ Tell them: ‘Without Love of God, life has no meaning. A sick man comes to you, tell him: Without Love of God, man cannot be healthy. You come to an ignorant man, tell him: Without Love of God, man cannot become learned. You come to a bankrupt merchant: Tell him: Without Love of God, trade wil not go well.. Tell all the people: Without Love of God, life cannot be understood. … Separation from God always produces suffering.” ~Evelyn Underhill

Respect One Another

Having respect for a person doesn’t mean you have to agree with them, or even like them. It means you have to recognize that they are humans just like you, and they are not perfect any more than you are. If it was your child or a sibling who was behaving badly, you would not turn on them and refuse to love them. You want to change the behavior, but you still respect and live with the person. If you don’t respect those who behave badly, you will not have the incentive to try to help them. We only try to help those we love and respect.

Conductors of God’s Blessings

Yes, we are all conductors of God’s Blessing, both taking in and giving out. If we expect to receive God’s Blessing, we must share it by sending love and blessings to others. It doesn’t weaken us by sharing love and energy with others. Instead, it allows us to take in more energy until our energy centers are fully charged and link together to create a complete energy flow throughout the body and spirit. And if you have no particular person you want (or need) to show love and respect to, then just send love and respect out into the world to all including animals, plants, and all things.

Benefit from Good

We do benefit from the good we do. We benefit from the love and respect we have for others. I recently wrote about karma for the Cosolargy blog, so I won’t repeat it here, but the main thing to know about karma is that it works both ways. Whether you do good or evil, what you do comes back to you. It may come back almost immediately, or it may take some time, but it always comes back.

God Lives in Everything

It is not true that God’s presence is everywhere in the material world, but it is true that God Lives in everything because everything has a spirit, and each spirit is a tiny piece of God. That does not mean that we should proclaim that we are God. That attitude results in excessive ego, which is not a good thing. If the fingernail of your right thumb could talk, and it declared that it was you, you would laugh at it. It is just a tiny part of you. Likewise, each individual spirit is only a tiny part of God, and should not say that it s God.

Without Love

Underhill says that “Without love of God, man cannot be healthy.” That is true if you understand that health is more than the health of your physical body. Complete health also means mental, emotional, psychic, and spiritual health. We are complex beings, and our health is a complex thing. We can improve our health on all levels by practicing respect and love for all. And if you truly love God, then you must love all, or at least all spirits, since we already mentioned that every spirit is a tiny piece of God. And what all spirits desire is to unite with God again. That is what the practice of Cosolargy is all about.