There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one else has a right to blame us. It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution. ~ Oscar Wilde

If you grew up Roman Catholic, as I did, our title/question may have a negative meaning to you. It certainly did to me for many years.

The church taught we were all born sinners, with “original sin.” Then, when you reached “the age of reason,” you had to take full responsibility for all future sins. If you committed any sin, big or small (“mortal” or “venial” in the church’s terminology), you were no longer living in a state of grace. The only way you could return to that state of grace was to confess your sins to a priest in the confessional.

I no longer accept any of that for myself. I know others do, including many in my family. I respect and honor their values and beliefs. After all, it works for them.

Spirit

You were all born in a state of grace. You have never left that state of grace, no matter what “sins” you think you’ve committed. You are children of God. You are God. You are the universe.

You are, as you say, “pure as the driven snow.” See yourselves that way, as we see you. Then your entire life, your entire being, will shift into a higher vibration. You will see yourselves through our eyes—wise, powerful loving beings of light and love.

You are always in a state of grace. You have never left that state of grace. Remember that, always.

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Amazing Grace has been one of my favorite songs since childhood. I only recently came across this beautiful instrumental version by panflute musician David Döring, filmed in the beautiful Austrian Alps.

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In the early 1980s John took a spiritual development course, and was introduced to his first spirit guide, Lydia. After Lydia arrived, three other guides also came to him: Archangel Michael, Tamarra, and Chief Joseph. Today these are John’s four main guides.

Besides his four main ones, John has various other guides. The entire group is really a multidimensional collective consciousness. John refers to the entire group simply as “Spirit.”

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