Understand the Motif
Holy Relationship: A special relationship transformed by the Holy Spirit into a sustained, practical demonstration of perfect joining that becomes a channel for healing and salvation to the entire Sonship.
Holy Relationship: A holy relationship begins the moment one mind hands the relationship over to the Holy Spirit for His purposes rather than its own, accepting His goal as immutable and immediate; the other need not agree, or even know. It is the holy instant expressed and made stable in the world: an old relationship reborn with new purpose, unmarked by the body and built on perfect vision of your brother’s sinlessness. The form need not change at all, and any strain that follows the shift is not failure but the old structure meeting a purpose it was not built to serve. You extend wholeness by recognizing him as already whole, seeing completeness rather than seeking to fill a lack. Through it you discover that faith in your brother is faith in Christ, and that a will so joined has the power to heal all suffering.
Notice the Shift
When it comes to beginning, right-mindedness invites you to shift:
Consider the Context
This introduction reframes the holy relationship in high definition. It is presented as a joining God has made, rooted in wholeness rather than in lack. The relationship begins with each one looking within and seeing no lack, then joining with another who is whole as himself—not taking from him to fill a perceived need.
Differences are pushed back to the level of the body, and belief shifts toward sameness as sight is transformed to vision. The relationship’s holiness forgives both partners and undoes the effects of mistaken seeing, removing the felt need for sin. It also cannot remain private; what is born of such joining must extend beyond the pair.
Reflect
Where do I start this relationship from a sense of lack, and what would change if I began from wholeness instead?
Practice
For one minute, look within and affirm, “Nothing is missing in me.” Then hold your brother as equally whole, and ask the Holy Spirit to let this joining extend beyond the pair through one simple act of kindness or forgiveness today.