Daily Inspiration for Living A Course in Miracles

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Speeding Our Journey Home

Look upon your Redeemer [Self], and behold what He would show you in your brother, and let not sin arise again to blind your eyes. For sin would keep you separate from him, but your Redeemer would have you look upon your brother as yourself. Your relationship is now a temple of healing; a place where all the weary ones can come and rest. Here is the rest that waits for all, after the journey. And it is brought nearer to all by your relationship. A Course in Miracles, (T-19.III.11. See also ACIM Text Q & A, Ch. 19, Section III.)

If we fully accepted that everyone is included in our Self, which God created as His one Son, there would be no conflict. We would see no “other” with which to conflict. Conflict can only seem to occur in the made up world of images of separation.

The peace of God lies in accepting the one Self we are and laying down the images of separation that blind us to our Reality. The practice of bringing every seeming conflict to the Holy Spirit with willingness to have our perception corrected clears the way for the experience of our oneness in Love. This is the practice of forgiveness. This is how the miracle corrects our perception and speeds our journey Home.

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Releasing Our False Self-Image

You are what God created or what you made. One Self is true; the other is not there. Try to experience the unity of your one Self. Try to appreciate Its Holiness and the love from which It was created. Try not to interfere with the Self which God created as you, by hiding Its majesty behind the tiny idols of evil and sinfulness you have made to replace It. Let It come into Its Own. Here you are; This is You. And light and joy and peace abide in you because this is so.

If a situation arises that seems to be disturbing, quickly dispel the illusion of fear by repeating these thoughts again. Should you be tempted to become angry with someone, tell him silently:

Light and joy and peace abide in you.
Your sinlessness is guaranteed by God.

You can do much for the world’s salvation today. You can do much today to bring you closer to the part in salvation that God has assigned to you. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 93, W-pI.93.9;11:1-6. See also ACIM Lesson 93 Insights.)

The fear, anger and guilt we experience in this world comes from believing in a false image of ourselves that we are separate and alone. We need to reverse our thoughts and let go of the false image we have made. Reminding ourselves frequently that “Light and joy and peace abide in us and our sinlessness is guaranteed by God” begins the process of letting go of the false image we have made.

When we believe in the false image, it is hard to accept this new thought. That is why repetition is needed. We can trust that the Source of this idea is the Source of all Truth. This idea must be true, even though it seems to be the opposite of our belief. Acceptance of this idea offers us release from fear, anger and guilt. It offers us God’s Light and joy and peace. It’s worth the practice.

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Remembering We Are Love

Miracles mirror God’s eternal Love.
To offer them is to remember Him,
And through His memory to save the world.

What we forgive becomes a part of us, as we perceive ourselves. The Son of God incorporates all things within himself as You created him. Your memory depends on his forgiveness. What he is, is unaffected by his thoughts. But what he looks upon is their direct result. Therefore, my Father, I would turn to You. Only Your memory will set me free. And only my forgiveness teaches me to let Your memory return to me, and give it to the world in thankfulness.

And as we gather miracles from Him, we will indeed be grateful. For as we remember Him, His Son will be restored to us in the reality of Love. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 350, W-pII.350. See also ACIM Lesson 250 Insights.)

When we judge we block the memory of God from our awareness. Judgment is the denial of Love, which cannot judge. Forgiveness acknowledges the reality of Love and looks past everything that is not Love. Do we want to know that we are loved? Forgiveness brings this to us.

It may seem that we forgive another, but it is always a gift to ourselves as well. Forgiveness is how we accept the Love we are. As we accept that we are Love, we automatically give It, for that is Love’s nature.

Today we would let go of judgment and remember we are Love and remember God

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Our Journey of Return

I am God’s Son, complete and healed and whole, shining in the reflection of His Love. In me is His creation sanctified and guaranteed eternal life. In me is love perfected, fear impossible, and joy established without opposite. I am the holy home of God Himself. I am the Heaven where His Love resides. I am His holy Sinlessness Itself, for in my purity abides His Own.

We are the holy messengers of God who speak for Him, and carrying His Word to everyone whom He has sent to us, we learn that it is written on our hearts. And thus our minds are changed about the aim for which we came, and which we seek to serve. We bring glad tidings to the Son of God, who thought he suffered. Now is he redeemed. And as he sees the gate of Heaven stand open before him, he will enter in and disappear into the Heart of God. (A Course in Miracles Workbook, Part II, 14, W-pII.14.1,5. See also ACIM Lesson 351 Insights.)

In this world, it does not seem that in us “is love perfected, fear impossible, and joy established without opposite.” (W-pII.14.1:3 ) But that is because we are believing in a false identity which is actually the denial of our true Self. This mistaken belief stands between us and our awareness that we remain as God created us, at Home in the Heart of God.

Fortunately beliefs can change. We know this from experience, for we have changed our beliefs thousands of times already. But we have been only changing our belief from one illusion to another, thus remaining imprisoned in the dream of separation. We need the help of the Holy Spirit to lead us out of our self-made prison.

As we become willing to question our beliefs and ask the Holy Spirit to show us what is true and what is false, we start our journey of return. Each time we let the Holy Spirit shine the Light of Love on our beliefs, the dark shadows of separation fade and the joy of God grows stronger in our hearts.

Today we will focus our attention on the Holy Spirit’s vision that we may remember we are God’s Son.

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Accepting the Peace of God

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.

Not one does Christ forget. Not one He fails to give you to remember, that your home may be complete and perfect as it was established. He has not forgotten you. But you will not remember Him until you look on all as He does. Who denies his brother is denying Him, and thus refusing to accept the gift of sight by which his Self is clearly recognized, his home remembered and salvation come. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 160, W-pI.160.9-10. See also ACIM Lesson 160 Insights.)

To see with Christ’s vision we must relinquish judgment. Judgment is a denial of oneness and therefore a denial of our Home in Love. The vision of Christ sees only innocence. We must forgive to share this vision and reclaim our Home.

Today we hold Christ’s hand and welcome His support to remember the truth in our brother and ourselves. We give thanks that we have the help we need to look past the fear and guilt that we have believed in. We have help to recognize that only one judgment is justified — that only Love is real. Nothing else exists. As this is fully accepted, we rest in the peace of God.

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Remembering We Are in the Mind of God

“The ego is immobilized in the presence of God’s grandeur, because His grandeur establishes your freedom. Even the faintest hint of your reality literally drives the ego from your mind, because you will give up all investment in it. Grandeur is totally without illusions, and because it is real, it is compellingly convincing.”

“From your grandeur you can only bless, because your grandeur is your abundance. By blessing you hold it in your mind, protecting it from illusions and keeping yourself in the Mind of God. Remember always that you cannot be anywhere except in the Mind of God. When you forget this, you will despair, and you will attack.

“The ego depends solely on your willingness to tolerate it. If you are willing to look upon your grandeur you cannot despair, and therefore you cannot want the ego.” (T-9.VIII.4:1-3;5:1-6:2)

When we remember that our reality is only in the Mind of God, we also remember that this is true about everyone else in the dream of separation. As we remember our grandeur in God, we can only bless. As we bless, we are blessed and hold the memory of God in our mind. This is our practice for today.

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