V. The Circle of Atonement, P 9
9 Blessed are you who teach with me. Our power comes not of us, but of our Father. In guiltlessness we know Him, as He knows us guiltless. I stand within the circle, calling you to peace. Teach peace with me, and stand with me on holy ground. Remember for everyone your Father’s power that He has given him. Believe not that you cannot teach His perfect peace. Stand not outside, but join with me within. Fail not the only purpose to which my teaching calls you. Restore to God His Son as He created him, by teaching him his innocence.
Journal
As I teach innocence, I stand in the circle, and I teach of God and with Jesus, my brother. Do you see how simple this is? I want to be on that holy ground, and I want to teach peace. This is my only purpose. All that is required of me is that I not teach anyone he is guilty. Not only is it simple to teach innocence, it is easy. It only requires a certain faith and practice.
First I must have faith that innocence is true. I could simply trust that there is no guilt because that is what Jesus tells me. But Jesus does not ask us to go on blind trust. He helps us understand why we want to release this belief in guilt. Jesus explains that it is possible to let go of the belief in guilt because, not being a creation of God, it is not real. He then tells us how to release it.
He explains how guilt hurts us and gives us encouragement by telling us what it will be like when we let guilt go. He gives us lessons in releasing the false idea of guilt, and lessons in joining with our brothers instead of separating through guilt. He is very convincing that guilt has no value.
What I have done is to use this information for its practical nature and logic. It makes sense that there is no value in guilt and there is every reason to accept innocence. As I practice releasing guilt, the effects of doing so have motivated me to continue letting go of the belief in guilt. At first, it was more about looking for guilt thoughts in my mind, learning to recognize the effects of guilt, and then convincing myself that guilt held no value for me.
But now, something has shifted through this process. As more of the belief in guilt has been chipped away, I have discovered what lies beneath it. I have begun to uncover the love that I am. The way this appears is that I feel love toward everyone, even those who I once disliked, and those I didn’t trust, or even those I simply disregarded. I also found devotion, devotion to my brothers and to myself and to this work. I think this devotion I feel is perhaps a shadow of the devotion Jesus has for us.
This transformation I am experiencing is not complete. It isn’t stable yet. I still need to be vigilant for those thoughts of guilt in others and in myself. Though I don’t do it as often, I can still project guilt rather than to release it. But now, I want to find the guilt thoughts. I feel excited to find signs that I still choose to keep guilt alive. Each time I see this desire on my part, I choose again, and instead of encouraging it with my attention I just let the belief die. I have very little interest in fostering guilt, and a strong desire to cultivate innocence instead.
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