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Finding the Happy Outcome God Promises

A happy outcome to all things is sure.

God’s promises make no exceptions. And He guarantees that only joy can be the final outcome found for everything. Yet it is up to us when this is reached; how long we let an alien will appear to be opposing His. And while we think this will is real, we will not find the end He has appointed as the outcome of all problems we perceive, all trials we see, and every situation that we meet. Yet is the ending certain. For God’s Will is done in earth and Heaven. We will seek and we will find according to His Will, which guarantees that our will is done.

We thank You, Father, for Your guarantee of only happy outcomes in the end. Help us not interfere, and so delay the happy endings You have promised us for every problem that we can perceive; for every trial we think we still must meet. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 292, W-pII.292. See also ACIM Lesson 292 Insights.)

When we identify with the ego, we are believing that the ego’s alien will is real and can actually oppose God’s Will. But the ego is not real; the belief that it is real is the source of all problems and unhappiness.

The ego is an unforgiving thought; a rebellion against God because He could not give special Love and remain the changeless Love He is. “Forgiveness is the key to happiness.” (Lesson 121) We need to forgive — let go of — the ego’s rebellion against God. This rebellious thought is disguised by many forms in the world.

Believing a brother is a body is a projection of the ego, an attempt to make separation real. The body seems to be capable of myriad forms of attack and justification for guilt. As we let the Holy Spirit teach us that bodies are not real and show us the Love the body hides, forgiveness clears the way to receive God’s Love. His Will for us is perfect happiness (Lesson 101). With His Love, we experience God’s joy as our own because we accept that our will is His Will in truth.

Today we welcome Christ’s vision, which shows us our unity with every brother in God’s Love. With this practice, a happy outcome is assured.

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The Timelessness of Love

This instant is the only time there is.

I have conceived of time in such a way that I defeat my aim. If I elect to reach past time to timelessness, I must change my perception of what time is for. Time’s purpose cannot be to keep the past and future one. The only interval in which I can be saved from time is now. For in this instant has forgiveness come to set me free. The birth of Christ is now, without a past or future. He has come to give His present blessing to the world, restoring it to timelessness and love. And love is ever-present, here and now.

Thanks for this instant, Father. It is now I am redeemed. This in­stant is the time You have appointed for Your Son’s release, and for salvation of the world in him. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 308, W-pII.308. See also ACIM Lesson 308 Insights.)

Unforgiveness always depends upon a “memory” of the past. It looks upon the present through a distorting filter from the past that causes misperception. This process makes it impossible to truly perceive the present moment.

To the Holy Spirit, our true Self, the only meaningful purpose for time is to let the past go, to forgive. Without the shadows of the past, the Light of eternal Love shines in our mind. Love is now and always. Forgiveness releases the future from the past, letting the eternal now extend beyond time.

We want to remember our Identity as Love. Today we practice opening our mind to the vision of Christ Who looks past our misperceptions and sees Love radiate in us and through us.

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The World Is United by Love

To give is to receive. Today we will attempt to offer peace to everyone, and see how quickly peace returns to us. Light is tranquility, and in that peace is vision given us, and we can see.

So we begin the practice periods with the instruction for today, and say:

To give and to receive are one in truth.
I will receive what I am giving now.

Then close your eyes, and for five minutes think of what you would hold out to everyone, to have it yours. You might, for instance, say:

To everyone I offer quietness.
To everyone I offer peace of mind.
To everyone I offer gentleness.

Say each one slowly and then pause a while, expecting to receive the gift you gave. And it will come to you in the amount in which you gave it. You will find you have exact return, for that is what you asked. It might be helpful, too, to think of one to whom to give your gifts. He represents the others, and through him you give to all. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 108, W-pI.108.7:3-9:5. See also ACIM Lesson 108 Insights.)

In every moment we have the opportunity to give peace and Love to the world and receive It for ourselves. In moments of sadness, we pause to offer Love to the world. It can be as simple as smiling to a stranger or expressing gratitude to a friend. These simple thoughts we give are returned to us and we are blessed.

If we are afraid, we pause to remember the Love we feel for someone dear to our heart. And in that remembrance, our hearts are warmed by that Love. From a quiet mind, we offer kindness, gentleness, peace, happiness and gratitude.

This is the natural extension of our true Self. It automatically joins with the truth in every brother, who is united with us in Love. It does not matter to whom it appears we are offering the gift of Love and peace, in truth it is given to the world. We remember that the world is united by Love.

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