Forgiveness gently looks upon all things unknown in Heaven, sees them disappear, and leaves the world a clean and unmarked slate on which the Word of God can now replace the senseless symbols written there before.
Anger becomes impossible, and where is terror then? What fears could still assail those who have lost the source of all attack, the core of anguish and the seat of fear? Only forgiveness can relieve the mind of thinking that the body is its home. Only forgiveness can restore the peace that God intended for His holy Son. Only forgiveness can persuade the Son to look again upon his holiness.” (A Course in Miracles W-pI.192.4:1;5:3-7)
We were created holy by Holiness Itself. When we identify with the body as what we are, it is impossible to know our holiness because we are believing we are separate from the Source of Holiness. At its core, all forgiveness is letting go of belief in separation.
Our experience in the world is constantly showing us a reflection of what we believe. Bodies and what they seem to do are simply images that reflect our belief that we are separate. These images serve the ego’s purpose of making separation seem real. But these images can also serve the Holy Spirit’s purpose as a reminder that we need to let go of believing we are bodies, separate from other bodies and the world. Images in the world then become the Holy Spirit’s teaching aids to help us learn to forgive the world of everything we believe it is.
When we let the Holy Spirit be our Guide, every situation in the world becomes an opportunity to forgive and let our holiness be revealed to us. Today our practice is to let Holy Spirit be our interpreter of every circumstance we perceive. Thus will we learn to recognize our holiness which includes the holiness of every brother.
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