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Study of Text, C 13: IX. The Cloud of Guilt,  P 3.11-22-16

IX. The Cloud of Guilt, P 3

3 The world can give you only what you gave it, for being nothing but your own projection, it has no meaning apart from what you found in it and placed your faith in. Be faithful unto darkness and you will not see, because your faith will be rewarded as you gave it. You will accept your treasure, and if you place your faith in the past, the future will be like it. Whatever you hold dear you think is yours. The power of your valuing will make it so.

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The world is our projection so what can it give us except what we put there and then find and believe and want. Therefore, it is important not to support with our faith what we no longer want. In fact, as we refuse to support what we find in the world, it will lose substance, it will be undone. For instance, we wanted conflict and so conflict shows up in many ways. We got to see the true nature of conflict and what it does to our peace of mind during this election and its aftermath. Conflict has already been projected, but we can undo its effects as we choose not to put our faith there.

When I hear, or read something that encourages conflict about the election and what is going to happen now, I have a choice. I can treasure that conflict, and add to it, or I can help to undo it by withdrawing my belief. The Course tells us this:  “ ... and if you want peace, you must give up the idea of conflict entirely and for all time.” So why does it seem to be so hard to stay out of the conflict? I notice that even though I don’t engage the conflict in an active way, I am still engaging within my mind when I become anxious about what I just read, or I become angry or resentful or afraid.

I withdraw from the conflict because while I still choose conflict, I also know that I want the peace of God. So when I see that I am putting my faith in conflict, I choose again. I ask the Holy Spirit to heal my mind of the belief that I want conflict. In the past (and a second ago is the past) I wanted conflict, but I don’t want the future to be the same as the past, so I am letting go of the past right now in this moment.

I have placed within the world what I do not want to see in myself. But I can withdraw my belief in it. I can change my mind about giving it my faith and my desire. As I do this, the world of ego is undone. I will pay close attention to that which I value, and when it robs me of the peace of God, I will make a different decision, because as Jesus says, whatever I hold dear I think is mine. The power of my valuing will make it so. When I am unhappy, I will ask, “Do I still want this?” If not, then I will give it to the Holy Spirit and ask for a healed mind.

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