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I Am as God Created Me

Mary:
As we read A Course in Miracles together this morning, this is what stood out:

I am as God created me. …Today’s idea is therefore all you need to let complete correction heal your mind, and give you perfect vision that will heal all the mistakes that any mind has made at any time or place. [I am as God created me.] It is enough to heal the past and make the future free. [I am as God created me.] It is enough to let the present be accepted as it is. [I am as God created me.] It is enough to let time be the means for all the world to learn escape from time, and every change that time appears to bring in passing by. [I am as God created me.] (W-pI.110.2)

This is my mantra for today. It is my opportunity to soak in this thought all through the day, letting it heal all the little passing thoughts that serve no real purpose. I am as God created me. Bringing this thought to mind throughout the day is like having a bottle of Mr. Clean cleanser handy to purify my mind of all thoughts that do not serve me. I find this is very helpful. And I give thanks.

Robert:
Today I was reminded of the following passage from the ACIM Workbook:

A healed mind does not plan. It carries out the plans that it receives through listening to wisdom that is not its own. It waits until it has been taught what should be done, and then proceeds to do it. It does not depend upon itself for anything except its adequacy to fulfill the plans assigned to it. It is secure in certainty that obstacles can not impede its progress to accomplishment of any goal that serves the greater plan established for the good of everyone. (W-pI.135.11)

This thought is central to awakening. By allowing myself to receive Holy Spirit’s plan, I am relieved of guilt because I am not making plans based on the false idea that I am separate, alone and need to be protected. Holy Spirit’s plan always serves His function, which is to lead us Home to our Source.

This is why it is essential for my peace of mind that I step back from making plans and open my mind and heart to Holy Spirit. It is this practice that will set me free because it redirects my attention from the old habit of acting out of belief in being separate to allowing myself to be reminded of what I am in truth. Following Holy Spirit’s plan will always lead me to the remembrance that I am as God created me.

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See as Christ Sees

Mary:
In our reading in A Course in Miracles this morning, this paragraph stood out to me:

Today we offer thanks that Christ has come to search the world for what belongs to Him. His vision sees no strangers, but beholds His Own and joyously unites with them. They see Him as a stranger, for they do not recognize themselves. Yet as they give Him welcome, they remember. And He leads them gently Home again, where they belong. (W-pI.160.9)

This reminds me to see the Christ in everyone today. As I am willing to do this, I see that everyone is the same Love that I am. In truth we are one and remembering this brings me peace. God includes everyone and so do I when I remember to give welcome to the truth. We are all still Home in God and now is the time to remember that only this is true. This is my practice today and I give thanks.

Robert:
Today is a day to rest in God, as is every day. I do this by not making any decision, any interpretation, on my own. By opening my mind to the Holy Spirit’s guidance throughout the day, I rest in God. I will step back and let Him lead the way.

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The Presence of Love in All Things

Robert:
Today we read in A Course in Miracles that God is an idea and that the one Self we share is an idea in the Mind of God. We are told that to know the peace of God we must accept What we are.

If I identify with the body as what I am, I cannot experience the peace of God. If I see myself as a body, I will see others as bodies and I will believe those other bodies can harm me by what they do or say or even think. With the belief that I am a body comes the belief that all forms have meaning and value, either in their ability to help or harm me. No peace can be found in these beliefs.

As I work with the Course, it is becoming more and more clear to me that if I want to experience the peace of God I must learn to look past bodies and forms of all kinds to the presence of Love in all things. I can only do this with the help of the Holy Spirit, Who recognizes my mistaken beliefs but does not believe them.

As I join with the Holy Spirit, my true Self, I see with the eyes of Love, which only show me Cause for peace. Today my prayer is to walk with Holy Spirit and let Him interpret everything I see. This is how I will know that I am truly blessed as a Son of God.

Mary:
Only the reality of Love’s oneness is true. My practice today is to welcome the truth of Love’s reality in my mind. This brings me peace and quiet inner joy.

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Gently Down the Stream

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Today practice letting yourself be carried. Step back and follow consistently through the day. Let peace be your one goal. Be open to My inspiration on a consistent basis. Follow… follow… follow. Let yourself remember that you rest in God all through the day.

Robert:
Today I was reminded of a song I learned in primary school: “Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.” There is great wisdom in this little song. It doesn’t say row up stream but encourages me to go with the flow. Then it reminds me not to take this “life” seriously, for it’s only a dream.

The more I practice this, the more I am open to Holy Spirit’s lead. It is the flow of Spirit I want to follow. He will help me recognize that it’s only a dream so I can easily let it go. Today I will practice following the message of this song.

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Letting Go of What I Think I Know

Robert:
In today’s reading in A Course in Miracles, these sentences stood out to me: “Your function here is only to decide against deciding what you want, in recognition that you do not know. Leave all decisions to the One Who speaks for God, and for your function as He knows it.” (T-14.IV.5:2,4)

It is interesting to observe how easily I am tempted to make plans and decide what I need to do to accomplish what I think needs to happen. Clearly all of this effort is based on making decisions on my own about what I want and how to get it. Yet as I was reminded yesterday, I really don’t know what anything means. So these decisions must be based on fantasy. Plans based on fantasy can never bring a sense of certainty and peace.

If I want the peace and certainty of God, I must let go of making plans on my own. I must be willing to follow the One Who speaks for God. Not only does this relieve me of the burden of making decisions based on incomplete and faulty information, but it will always lead me to the remembrance of my place in Heaven. It leads me to the recognition of my guiltlessness, which meets the necessary condition for knowing my oneness with my Creator. This is no small thing. It is all I really want. Today is another happy day of practice in stepping back and following Holy Spirit’s lead.

Mary:
Today is another day of practicing forgiving or letting go of what I think I know. The stories of separate bodies are not what God created and so they are not real. My continuing to make them seem real is just resistance to knowing what my Father knows.

Today is a day of stepping back and listening to my inner Teacher. As I am willing to let my mind quiet of all the senseless musings of the ego mind, I give the Holy Spirit a chance to return me to the truth. Opening my mind to the thoughts of the Holy Spirit is what today is for.

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Let Go of Everything but Love

Mary:
In our reading in A Course in Miracles this morning, this is the message that stood out:

There is no death because the Son of God is like his Father. Nothing you can do can change Eternal Love. Forget your dreams of sin and guilt, and come with me instead to share the resurrection of God’s Son. And bring with you all those whom He has sent to you to care for as I care for you. (C-5.6:9-12)

My opportunity today is to remember that everyone is like our one Father. No one can be anything other than the eternal Love he truly is. The dreams of separation don’t matter. The only thing that really matters is to wake up from dreams and allow the veil to be lifted to see the Christ again. This is what today is for.

Robert:
Peace comes with accepting God’s Will as my own. This is the same as saying that I accept the Self God created as my Identity. All discomfort, discord and disturbance of my peace come from resistance of denial of the Will I share with God. To be happy all I need to do is accept my real Will, which is to Be as Love created me. Let go… Let go… Let go…

One of the first ideas presented in the ACIM Workbook for Students is that I don’t know what anything means. This idea is central to forgiveness, to letting go. When I hang on to my perceptions and wishes, I shut off Holy Spirit’s vision and the continuous flow of God’s Love. Inspiration and Love are always present, but when I deny them I am unaware of all that is given me. I want to accept the gifts of God. And so today I will let go and let go again and again to hold my mind open to receive His gifts. This is how I will open my mind to the real world.

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Holy Spirit’s Unlimited Vision

Mary:
Today my practice is to remember that I rest in God. As I do this, along with it comes a sense of well being and peace. There is a gentleness and a sense of ease. I remember that all is well. I am grateful for all the blessings this practice brings to me.

Robert:
There is a lesson in A Course in Miracles which asks if I can be aware of the effects of my choices on all things, past, present and yet to come, everywhere. Of course the honest answer is no. When I choose to identify with a body, I choose perception that is severely limited by time and space. But the Holy Spirit does not share that limitation. It recognizes where I think I am but does not believe it. This is why it is essential that I follow Holy Spirit’s lead in every moment.

When I am willing to step back and follow, Holy Spirit’s unlimited vision is available to me. His vision shows me the certainty of Love, the safety of Love’s peace and the joy of the recognition of the truth in all my brothers. I don’t need to plan to make this happen. I need only be willing to accept the gift Holy Spirit offers in every moment. Today I will practice stepping back and letting Him lead the way.

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