Unless I look upon what is not there, my present happiness is all I see. Eyes that begin to open see at last. And I would have Christ’s vision come to me this very day. What I perceive without God’s Own Correction for the sight I made is frightening and painful to behold. Yet I would not allow my mind to be deceived by the belief the dream I made is real an instant longer. This the day I seek my present happiness, and look on nothing else except the thing I seek.
With this resolve I come to You, and ask Your strength to hold me up today, while I but seek to do Your Will. You cannot fail to hear me, Father. What I ask have You already given me. And I am sure that I will see my happiness today. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 290, W-pII.290. See also ACIM Lesson 290 Insights.)
The information we receive through the body’s senses is fake news. If we choose to believe it, we are deceiving ourselves. Our belief makes it seem true, but it does not make it true. This fake news is filled with terror and pain, loss and guilt. It never brings true happiness.
But there is another world that reflects the truth. It is a world seen only through forgiving eyes, which have let go of the past and see only the present. Only Love is present now, for only Love is real. No fake substitutes hide it from our awareness when we have truly forgiven the past. Here in this present Love is joy beyond words and peace that cannot be disturbed. Forgiveness offers this.
Today we ask for the strength of God to help us see truly and forgive the past. Thus will we experience the perfect happiness that is God’s Will for us.
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