There is no death because what God created shares His life. There is no death because an opposite to God does not exist. There is no death because the Father and the Son are One.
In this world, there appears to be a state that is life’s opposite. You call it death. Yet we have learned that the idea of death takes many forms. It is the one idea which underlies all feelings that are not supremely happy. It is the alarm to which you give response of any kind that is not perfect joy. All sorrow, loss, anxiety and suffering and pain, even a little sigh of weariness, a slight discomfort or the merest frown, acknowledge death. And thus deny you live.
Death is the thought that you are separate from your Creator. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 167, W-pI.167.1:5-2:7;4:1. See also ACIM Lesson 167 Insights.)
Only if we believe we are separate from Love, our Creator, does it seem possible to experience anything other than perfect Love and joy. Thus anything that seems to disturb our happiness and peace must come from the belief that we are disconnected from God.
Belief makes illusion seem real, but does not make it real in truth. This guarantees that there is an antidote for all pain, suffering, sadness, weariness or discomfort of any kind. We need to let go of the mistaken belief that we are separate from Love. As we let these symptoms of separation remind us that we need to turn to another Interpreter of what we perceive, we can reverse our journey into hell.
Forgiveness is the path to freedom. We forgive only by letting our perceptions be replaced by the Holy Spirit’s vision. His vision looks beyond all appearances in the world. If we are willing, we can let go of the fearful dream and let it be replaced by the happy dream that sees the innocence in every brother and ourselves.
Today we practice being mindful of our thoughts and bringing any disturbance to the Holy Spirit with willingness to see differently as we accept His vision. Our day will become a happy day of Love and peace.
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