You cannot see the invisible.  Yet if you see its effects you know it must be there. 

By perceiving what it does, you recognize its being. 

And by what it does, you learn what it is. 

You cannot see your strengths,

but you gain confidence in their existence as they enable you to act. 

And the results of your actions you can see.

. -  ACIM, Ch.12,VII,2-7

At the time of naming THE CANDLE GROUP, I was unwilling and unable to understand the need to have it so named.  It was not my own doing.  I struggled inside myself to reach a different result, but to no avail.  There was a relentless struggle inside me with no recognizable physical pressure upon me.  It was all self-generated.  Though I could feel a powerful gentleness of Presence, I also felt the “special selfish need of the ego” to make it my own.  Finally I submitted to the reality that I was powerless to have it my own way. I was arguing with what already existed and was real.  THE CANDLE GROUP was not my formation but merely a manifestation of what IS.  Its’ “being” actually existed before I recognized it.  I had only to accept it and begin learning and seeing results through it.

 Shortly thereafter, a mission statement manifested as “We help dreamers to See!”  As I began to perceive of the candle in the name and the way it adds light it order to see, I began to perceive of more candles being lighted and adding greater light and everyone benefiting from the additional light.  I began to see the purpose for this learning organization and its calling.  I could literally feel energy flowing as we together would spread light through learning with purpose.  We would make the lives of ordinary people better.  At least that’s how I saw it in my vision.

 Today, almost ten years later, I smile as I look upon the transformation of this company.  As a material entity, it is difficult to see the progress of a ten year development evolution.  We evolved to a teaching and learning organization, of which sales and marketing functions are utilized.  However I’ve learned over this period of transformation, that I first was in need of transformation; spiritual transformation.  This in no way devalues material development as a function of an entity.  We make an investment and investment requires profit.  We will develop as such.  It merely allows for the need to know where true value lies in that development.

I remember asking God for His Guidance, confessing my sin to Him.  I have since learned what sin really is and how its hold on us keeps us from the reality of God in us, using guilt upon us.  I have learned that God wants us Redeemed from this thinking and not guilt-filled by it.  God wants contrition from us and Correction when we err and that’s why He sent us the Holy Spirit: to correct our error in thought decisions which leads us to error in action.

 As alluded to earlier, “We help dreamers to See!”  I now realize the revealed true meaning of this slogan, having undergone and continuing in the learning process: This world is a world of a dream, in which we each are dreamers.  We struggle to create meaning of this dream world through our own senses; of morality and fairness and justice, that seem to evolve from our innate core of truth.  Yet more often than not, we end up with something less than what we perceive because perception is always less than reality.  We get caught up in possession and accumulation of materials needs and wants, falsely believing that they can bring joy and that we will use them for good purpose, beginning with the date that we attain them.  And that date never comes because the belief system is in error.

 Today, we have Knowledge.  That Knowledge is Given, through the Holy Spirit.  I recognize it as ChristVision, and am not ashamed.  ChristVision is WHOLEVISION – WHOLE as God Sees us, which is as HECREATEDUS.  Our problem is that we do not see ourselves in that Wholeness because went don't know LOVE.  We see ourselves as lacking and in need of something.  Christ wants us to be able to See as He Sees us, which is as GODSEESUS.  And when we are able to See each other as we truly ARE, we AREREDEEMED to GOD in LOVE.  No fear. No fall.  No failing.  No separation.  No guilt.  Just WHOLE and TRUE and LOVED. 

 This is the mission of THE CANDLE GROUP.  Yes Lord, for the rest of my days.