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How to Bring Light to the World

The light of the world brings peace to every mind through my forgiveness.

My forgiveness is the means by which the light of the world finds expression through me. My forgiveness is the means by which I become aware of the light of the world in me. My for­giveness is the means by which the world is healed, together with myself. Let me, then, forgive the world, that it may be healed along with me.

“Suggestions for specific forms for applying this idea are:

Let peace extend from my mind to yours, [name].
I share the light of the world with you, [name].
Through my forgiveness I can see this as it is. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 82, W-pI.82.1-2. See also ACIM Lesson 82 Insights.)

God’s Love is the Light of the world, and It is What we are. Grievances block this Light from Its expression in the world. We fill the dark shadows cast by our grievances with hallucinations of attack, loss, separation and death. These hallucinations spawn fear and guilt which make a world in which we believe we are vulnerable and weak.

But this dark world we perceive is not real. Nothing that seems to happen in it has any effect whatsoever on the truth that we, the Son of God, are Love and nothing else. Love can neither harm nor be harmed, for It is one and eternally changeless. What God created one with Him shares all His attributes. Our true nature as Love is revealed when we forgive our grievances. Love is the foundation for forgiveness, for Love sees only Its own harmlessness. Love sees only Itself, for nothing but Love exists in truth.

To let this reality dawn upon our minds, we need to practice, moment by moment, being open to the vision of Love that shows us Truth. We remind ourselves often today to ask of Love, “What would You have me think, what would You have me see, what would You have me say, what would You have me do?” Thus will we bring Light to the world.

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The Key to Happiness

My happiness and my function are one.

All things that come from God are one. They come from Oneness, and must be received as one. Fulfilling my function is my happiness because both come from the same Source. And I must learn to recognize what makes me happy, if I would find happiness.

Some useful forms for specific applications of this idea are:

This cannot separate my happiness from my function.
The oneness of my happiness and my function re­mains wholly unaffected by this.
Nothing, including this, can justify the illusion of happiness apart from my function. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 83, W-pI.83:3-4. See also ACIM Lesson 83 Insights.)

Our Source is Love, Which is all that is real. Love eternally extends Itself. Thus our only function is to be Love by joining with the eternal extension of Love from our Source.

As we accept our part in Love’s unlimited extension, we experience God’s joy as our own. The seeming happiness we may experience in the world is like a flickering candle compared to the sun. We welcome the joy of being Love as we let Love guide our thoughts, words and actions. With this guidance, we look past appearances in the world to the Light of Love that never diminishes. It only seems hidden from our awareness while we maintain allegiance to the ego’s denial of Love.

Today we dedicate to fulfilling our true function by asking the Holy Spirit to help us see with the vision of Love. As we relinquish our judgments, which deny Love, Love becomes our motivation and our fulfillment. We are increasingly blessed with happiness and peace. We join with God’s Will for us for perfect happiness.

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