It is your thoughts alone that cause you pain. Nothing external to your mind can hurt or injure you in any way. There is no cause beyond yourself that can reach down and bring oppression. No one but yourself affects you. There is nothing in the world that has the power to make you ill or sad, or weak or frail. But it is you who have the power to dominate all things you see by merely recognizing what you are. As you perceive the harmlessness in them, they will accept your holy will as theirs. And what was seen as fearful now becomes a source of innocence and holiness.
My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It has no effects at all. It merely represents your thoughts. And it will change entirely as you elect to change your mind, and choose the joy of God as what you really want. Your Self is radiant in this holy joy, unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 190, W-pI.190.5:1-6:5. See also ACIM Lesson 190 Insights.)
We are responsible for everything we experience. There is no “other” that can impose its will upon us or bring us harm. This is good news because it means that if we are not happy and at peace we can choose once again. We can choose to accept the will we share with God, which offers us only perfect peace and happiness.
Today we choose to recognize that our will is united with God’s Will — one and the same. Today we lay aside the false images of pain and suffering and accept the truth that God’s Love, joy and peace are ours now.
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