I'm excited about doing the Workbook again, excited for myself. It has been at least six years since I last went through the Workbook in a consistent, daily way. It might even be longer. I've felt a need to do it again, and I began practicing the lessons at the end of the Workbook about a week ago. I'm finding it challenging to remember the lesson during the day, so I've set an hourly reminder on my computer to help out, since I am sitting in front of it more often than not. The difficulty I am experiencing just underscores for me that I've let my spiritual practice drift, and a refresher pass through the Workbook is just what I need.
As one person after another came up to me requesting an evening Course group, one passage from the Manual for Teachers that I'd recently studied with the morning group kept coming to mind:
"Certain pupils have been assigned to each of God's teachers, and they will begin to look for him as soon as he has answered the Call. They were chosen for him because the form of the universal curriculum that he will teach is best for them in view of their level of understanding. His pupils have been waiting for him, for his coming is certain. Again, it is only a matter of time. Once he has chosen to fulfill his role, they are ready to fulfill theirs. Time waits on his choice, but not on whom he will serve. When he is ready to learn, the opportunities to teach will be provided for him." (M-2.1:1-7)
I figure I must have "answered the Call," "chosen to fulfill [my] role," and am "ready to learn" because the pupils have been showing up! I note especially that it is not when I am ready to teach but when I am ready to learn.
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