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Foreword of Spoken Miracles, by Gary R. Renard
As the author of the book that this book is a “companion” to, I was very happy to see
Martha Lucía Espinosa become the one to answer a request that has been made by
many readers of The Disappearance of the Universe, which some of the members of the
on line discussion group that talks about the book have lovingly referred to as “D.U.”
Near the end of the book, one of my teachers mentioned that there were 365 quotations
from the modern spiritual guide, A Course in Miracles, (ACIM) used in the book. We
were told that if these quotations were read on their own they could either be used as a
thought for the day throughout the year, or they could simply be read like a book, in
which case they would constitute a “refresher course” by Jesus, the Voice of A Course
in Miracles, in his own words.
A lot of people requested that these quotations be put into book form, but it was a
bigger job than most realized. My teachers and I had used over 11,000 words from
ACIM during the course of our discussions. As time went on, it didn’t surprise me to see
‘Lucía,’ as we know Martha Lucía Espinosa in the online D.U. discussion group, step
up to the plate and be the one to do the job. She had become a co-moderator of the on
line discussion group and she also had a very busy and successful life and career. Since
that time, the on line discussion group has grown in membership tenfold, reaching over
3,000 members as this book enters its final edition. It’s axiomatic that if you want
something done, you should ask a busy person to do it. In the last couple of years I’ve
found Lucía to be one of the most dependable people I know, but she is so much more
than that. As I learned her story I was amazed by her life experiences, from moving from
Colombia to America at the age of 18 to her many extraordinary adventures, which I will
leave for her to tell the world in print. In fact, I believe Lucía will be one of the most
important teachers of ACIM in Spanish, and she has been instrumental in the translation
of The Disappearance of the Universe into that wonderful language, in which ACIM is
also growing the fastest.
The Disappearance of the Universe is not a substitute for A Course in Miracles,
and this book is not a substitute for D.U. I’ve been told that ACIM is like a can, and D.
U. is like a can opener. It can be very difficult to get into a can without the right tool, and
easy when you have it. It can also be very difficult to get into ACIM without the right
tool, and D.U. has been and will be that tool for many. This book will add a new
dimension to both books, for it adds another way of looking at them, which will help
illuminate them even more for the reader. I’m very grateful to Lucía for putting this book
together and making it available to the world. She has earned not only my support but
my friendship. I wish her success, and I wish you the reader many hours of interesting
study while using this fine tool for right-minded thinking. I cannot help but believe this will
result in an expanded awareness on the part of any sincere seeker of the truth.
Martha Lucía Espinosa become the one to answer a request that has been made by
many readers of The Disappearance of the Universe, which some of the members of the
on line discussion group that talks about the book have lovingly referred to as “D.U.”
Near the end of the book, one of my teachers mentioned that there were 365 quotations
from the modern spiritual guide, A Course in Miracles, (ACIM) used in the book. We
were told that if these quotations were read on their own they could either be used as a
thought for the day throughout the year, or they could simply be read like a book, in
which case they would constitute a “refresher course” by Jesus, the Voice of A Course
in Miracles, in his own words.
A lot of people requested that these quotations be put into book form, but it was a
bigger job than most realized. My teachers and I had used over 11,000 words from
ACIM during the course of our discussions. As time went on, it didn’t surprise me to see
‘Lucía,’ as we know Martha Lucía Espinosa in the online D.U. discussion group, step
up to the plate and be the one to do the job. She had become a co-moderator of the on
line discussion group and she also had a very busy and successful life and career. Since
that time, the on line discussion group has grown in membership tenfold, reaching over
3,000 members as this book enters its final edition. It’s axiomatic that if you want
something done, you should ask a busy person to do it. In the last couple of years I’ve
found Lucía to be one of the most dependable people I know, but she is so much more
than that. As I learned her story I was amazed by her life experiences, from moving from
Colombia to America at the age of 18 to her many extraordinary adventures, which I will
leave for her to tell the world in print. In fact, I believe Lucía will be one of the most
important teachers of ACIM in Spanish, and she has been instrumental in the translation
of The Disappearance of the Universe into that wonderful language, in which ACIM is
also growing the fastest.
The Disappearance of the Universe is not a substitute for A Course in Miracles,
and this book is not a substitute for D.U. I’ve been told that ACIM is like a can, and D.
U. is like a can opener. It can be very difficult to get into a can without the right tool, and
easy when you have it. It can also be very difficult to get into ACIM without the right
tool, and D.U. has been and will be that tool for many. This book will add a new
dimension to both books, for it adds another way of looking at them, which will help
illuminate them even more for the reader. I’m very grateful to Lucía for putting this book
together and making it available to the world. She has earned not only my support but
my friendship. I wish her success, and I wish you the reader many hours of interesting
study while using this fine tool for right-minded thinking. I cannot help but believe this will
result in an expanded awareness on the part of any sincere seeker of the truth.