By Helen Schucman*

I did not die. In rising up I did But stay the same. Eternity had come To claim its own from the embrace of time and bitter kiss of death. I but came home After a journey so diminutive that Heaven never noticed it began  Nor ended. Unencumbered , changelessly, the Christ united with the Son of man, And what belonged to God returned to Him. Think not the Holy Spirit waits for death To offer you the gifts God gave to Him, Or Heaven rests upon a failing breath.   I did not die. Appearances of hate Enveloped Me. Illusions veiled My eyes and stopped My heart. Earth's dream closed over Me, and that was all. The Son of God must rise Above all dreams of fear. Would God allow The Son who is like Him to separate From life that is Himself? His Comforter Came down to lift Me up within his great And silent wings. The peace of God unbound My hands and feet. For who can stop the Heart Of God Himself, or veil the eyes that watch His Son in mercy, or make Him depart From what is but Himself? . .

MUSIC by Martin Weber-Caspers [maz] Maz SINGS some of Helen's poem beautifully, and sets them to his MUSIC. CLICK image above to hear Helen's Poems Love Song / The Risen Sun / Awaken in Stillness / The Glory Train  *Maz is currently the voice for the Original Edition [OE] of A Course In Miracles, produced by SonShipRadio. Maz serves the OE so that it can be shared globally; and as chairman of the Curtis Knight Foundation he produces local radio programs, internet radio shows and other endeavors to promote and support co-creativity on a broader scale. MUSIC by MAZ