When there is an appearance of lack, limitation, sickness, or pain, it doesn't matter what it is, what am I supposed to do about it? Remember this is called the "Middle Way."

There's no use denying it, it's staring right at me. I can't just shut my eyes tightly and repeat, "It's a nothingness, it's a nothingness" over and over again. The mind knows better, something is there, something is presenting itself to my consciousness, but what?

If I answer, disease, I am not on the middle way, I have claimed a disease. If I answer "nothingness" I'm lying to myself, and not on the middle way. If I answer "Only God is here," again, it is an affirmation of something and the mind will whisper, "Who are you trying to fool?"

Both of these; denials or affirmations are the two extremes they are not the middle way. Then what do I do??

When there is an appearance of lack, limitation, sickness, or pain, it doesn't matter what it is, I am honest with myself. "Here is an appearance, it looks awful," but I am going to turn away from it, just for this moment, I am turning away from the picture presenting itself to my consciousness. Now, Father, what IS here? Show me, speak Father, reveal the Truth." And Then I Am Silent...

I wait, and wait, and wait. When the Father speaks and says, "I Am here," not when I think that thought, not when I say the words, only when I am so quiet inside, so listening, so waiting, that I Receive an impartation from the Christ, only when Christ Itself reveals "I Am here," then my shoulders relax, I feel a release, "Oh, that's right, thank you Father." Then I am set free from the hypnotism; there may be a deep breath, and I know, because God has spoken, that God is on the field, And God's voice nothingizes the appearance, His Spirit reveals its nothingness (and nothing else will).

Then I open my eyes, and minutes, or hours, or days later, the problem disappears, the appearance changes in front of my eyes, and Harmony takes its place, all by itself, without any help from me.

That is the middle way. No denials, no pretending, no trying to think something that isn't really true. And no affirming, no thinking positively, no wishing; neither opposite, just reaching a place of neutrality, standing still, admitting I am hypnotized, now Father what IS here, reveal Thyself.

And when God speaks and I hear God, it is finished, and not until then.