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Receiving and Extending Christ’s Vision

Robert:
Today we read A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 158 in which we were reminded, “…in your brother you but see yourself. …Each brother whom you meet today provides another chance to let Christ’s vision shine on you, and offer you the peace of God.” (W-pI.158.10:3,5)

It is helpful to remember that the world I see is a projection. There is nothing outside of me. If I see danger and guilt, I am simply seeing reflected back to me my belief in my own vulnerability and guilt. But this lesson reminds me that as I choose to see with Christ’s vision, I will see reflected back to me the truth of my wholeness and holiness in Love. In that reflection I am in perfect peace and perfect happiness.

That is what I want to experience. With that goal in mind, my practice today is to hold my mind open to Christ’s vision. With the help of Christ’s vision, I will be able to see past the body with vision that does not use the body’s eyes. It could be called the vision of the Heart or the vision of Love. It is this vision I choose to pay attention to today.

Mary:
Today’s lesson (158) is about receiving Christ’s vision and extending Christ’s vision. This reminds me that my job today is to step back from my thoughts and watch them with the Holy Spirit. Thinking I know what’s what does not serve my best interests. Stepping back from what I think I know does. Practice, practice, practice. The Course often reminds me to question every value that I hold.

As I practice this with vigilance, I will be guided to let go of the barriers to Love I am still holding on to. I will be guided to see past bodies and to remember that everyone is one with the Father. I will be guided to remember that the stories of separation do not matter and that only returning to Love matters. Today is a wonderful day for practice. And I give thanks.

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Seeing the One Self Everywhere

Mary:
We all have the same true Self… We are all united in that one Self… The one Self is not special because it is all inclusive… My job now is to recognize the same one Self in everyone. It is always there when I look for It. It is my job today to remember there is only one Self… and I am thankful this is so.

This means all the differences I see through the body’s eyes are meaningless… This means that all the ego’s continuous flow of problems are meaningless… Today it is my job to remember that my one Self is everywhere, changeless and eternal behind the dream of specialness. And I give thanks.

Robert:
“I am God’s Son, complete and healed and whole, shining in the reflection of His Love.” (A Course in Miracles, W-pII.14.1:1) This is what I would remember today in all my doing. It is impossible to experience the fullness of God’s Love within the limitations of the world of form. But I can reflect this Love by remembering to let all my doing be guided by my Self that knows my oneness with Love.

So today I would hold in my mind the focus that all I want is to reflect God’s Love here. This is how I will awaken to the Love I am as God created me. I will step back and let Love lead the way. And if I forget and start believing the perceptions of the body, I will step back again to let Love lead the way. Practice, practice, practice. As a concert pianist learns his skill through dedicated practice, I will remember my Self through diligent practice of stepping back and following.

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Willing to Be Happy

Robert:
If I want to have a peaceful and happy day, I only need to follow Holy Spirit’s lead in every moment. That means not only letting Holy Spirit guide me in what to do and say, but also to let the Holy Spirit be the Interpreter of all my perceptions. The ego’s interpretations always disturb my peace because they are always some form of grievance against God. The Holy Spirit’s interpretations always bring peace because they show me that I remain within the oneness of Love.

I want to have a happy, peaceful day today so I will practice stepping back and following Holy Spirit’s lead and letting Him be my Interpreter in every moment.

Mary:
Am I willing to remember that I am perfect Love in the Mind of Love? Am I willing to remember that every brother is perfect Love in the Mind of Love today? This is the opportunity that is before me today and every day.

If I am willing, I can be aware that I am safe in God’s peace right now and that this will never change. Today it is my job to be willing to remember the truth of where everyone is always. I can tell how willing I am by the level of peace I feel all through the day.

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Every Moment Is an Opportunity to See Love

Mary:
As I continue with my practice of awakening from this world, I see that I am presented with many opportunities every day. An example of this showed up yesterday, when we went to the grocery store. As we stood in line, the checkout clerk was upset and rolling her eyes at the person in front of us. The young woman had taken the box of chicken out of the bag to have a piece and put the empty bag with the price on it on the counter to be scanned. The clerk said sharply, “What am I to do with this?” as she lifted up the empty bag. The clerk looked at us as if to say, “See what I have to put up with?”

As I witnessed this scene, inside I asked my inner Teacher for help. What I received back was that this clerk was in a painful state of mind and was therefore projecting onto what she saw as outside of her. The Holy Spirit showed me that this was an opportunity to see the Christ in her instead of focusing on the image of an angry clerk.

Our reading this morning in A Course in Miracles focused on reinforcing what my real job always is in every situation: “By focusing upon the good in him, the body grows decreasingly persistent in your sight, and will at length be seen as little more than just a shadow circling round the good. And this will be your concept of yourself, when you have reached the world beyond the sight your eyes alone can offer you to see. For you will not interpret what you see without the Aid That God has given you. And in His sight there is another world.” (ACIM T-31.VII.3:3-6)

These four sentences encapsulate what my job always is. This is how I wake up from the dream. This is forgiveness. Nothing else really matters. Today I am given another opportunity to let my mind be transformed by the Holy Spirit.

Robert:
The quote above is talking about not taking the world seriously. As the body and the images of the world become less persistent, become less “real,” it is easier to laugh at the insane imaginings of the ego thought system. In truth there is nothing worthy of disturbing the peace given me by God.

Today I will practice seeing through Christ’s vision, which will always show me the good, the Love, beyond the image. With the Holy Spirit’s help, I will use His “illusions filter” that will make illusions less dense and threatening so that I can see past them to the reality of Love. This is my job today.

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I Love My Brother Who Is One with Me

Mary:
This morning in our reading of A Course in Miracles, this is what really stood out to me: “Those who receive the Father are one with Him, being host to Him Who created them. And by allowing Him to enter, the remembrance of the Father enters with Him, and with Him they remember the only relationship they ever had, and ever want to have.” (ACIM, T-15.XI.9:4-5)

As I read these two sentences slowly several times, a sense of peace enters… I feel a stronger connection with the Holy Spirit… The feeling that everything is in perfect order comes with it…

The idea that comes to mind is that today my job is to practice receiving the Father, Which is Love, and practice seeing through the eyes of Love today. The feeling that comes with it is that I will have such a gentle day as I practice this. I look forward to receiving the Father and being host to Him. I look forward to remembering that it is the only relationship I ever really had and ever want to have.

Robert:
Recently I received a letter in which my motives and everything that I value appeared to be questioned. The ego, being well trained as a first responder, reacted with guilt and defensiveness. But my next thought was that the words were simply an expression of the ego and had nothing to do with the person I identified as writing them.

The ego is not the truth about anyone. It is just an hallucination, a false image that could never be true. The feelings brought up initially simply demonstrated that I was believing in a false image, not only of my brother, but of myself. I could not have perceived attack if I did not, in that moment, believe that I was not as God created me.

I am grateful for A Course in Miracles and my daily practice of applying its principles in my life. It took me about a half an hour to step back and return fully to peace. I offered my perception to the Holy Spirit and asked for help to see as He sees. As I accepted Holy Spirit’s help, my heart filled with Love and I saw my brother as my dear friend. Defensiveness faded away to nothing. There was no need for judgment, only a natural and automatic sense of embracing my brother with Love.

Now whenever I think of this person, my heart overflows with Love. The words have faded away and what is reflected back to me is my savior, the holy Son of God. I love my brother who is one with me. What started as a perception of attack has been transformed to the gift of Love. And I give thanks.

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You Are Not Alone

Mary:
In A Course in MIracles it talks about wrong-mindedness and right-mindedness, which is either the ego mind or the united Mind of the Holy Spirit. I see that today it is my job to pay attention to which mind I am joining. It is my job to pay attention to the level of peace I am experiencing.

In truth, every brother is the pure Light of God, including myself. In fact, we are one Light; there is no distance between us. Am I letting myself be aware of this as I go through my day? My job today is to be vigilant only for God and His Kingdom. This is how I am truly helpful to myself and every brother.

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Today is another day to practice remembering that you are not alone. I am with you always. When you join with Me, each moment becomes an expression of Love. Love and peace are reflected back to you in the world. Pause frequently today to step back from your doing and reconnect with our peace. The more you practice this, the more your doing will be in peace and ease. It will be a day of awakening to your Self.

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Let Me See as Love Sees

Holy Spirit to Robert:
The ego is a pessimist. Nothing is ever good enough for it, including all of God’s Love and joy and peace. The ego wants specialness — to have more than everything, and especially to have more than ‘others.’ Even when it seems to have achieved a high level of specialness, the pessimistic ego has an underlying fear that it won’t last or it can be taken away. This fear is justified because the specialness is just an illusion and cannot be real. Because the ego has pinned its value on illusion, it must ‘live’ in fear.

The ego is not you. Do not accept its identity as yours. The truth of you remains unchanged by weird imaginings of having more than everything. The truth in you is all of God’s Love, all of God’s peace, all of God’s joy. This is what you are and will forever be.

Stand quietly in Love’s Light and know that you are loved beyond measure.… Take comfort in the safety of Love’s quiet peace… and accept the gift of perfect happiness that Love brings with It…. This is What you are. Deny It no longer. See with the eyes of truth that you remain as God created you, safe and whole in Heaven.

As you go through this day, remind yourself frequently “I remain as God created me. His perfect peace is mine. Let me see as Love sees.”

Mary:
This is my practice today: “Let me see as Love sees.” This is very direct and simple, but it will take vigilance to stay on Love’s track. Love will guide me Home if I am willing to join with It today.

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