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. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 108, W-pI.108.7:3-9:3. See also ACIM Lesson 108 Insights.)
In the dream world of separation, it is impossible for giving to appear to be the same as receiving. Everything in the dream of separation has limits. It is limited by shape or place or time. This exercise helps us reconnect with the oneness of our true Self. We remain one with God/Love. Love has no limit. It is eternally giving and receiving, for Love gives only to Itself.
To know the Love we are, we cannot limit It in any way, for that would be attempting to change Love. When we try to do this, we lose awareness of what Love is. We cannot give Love to some and not to others and know Love. By practicing offering the attributes of Love to others, such as gentleness, kindness and peace, we learn by experience that what we offer comes back to us. This is an essential lesson that teaches us of our oneness in Love.
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