Every thought you have makes up some segment of the world you see. It is with your thoughts, then, that we must work, if your perception of the world is to be changed.
If the cause of the world you see is attack thoughts, you must learn that it is these thoughts which you do not want. There is no point in lamenting the world. There is no point in trying to change the world. It is incapable of change because it is merely an effect. But there is indeed a point in changing your thoughts about the world. Here you are changing the cause. The effect will change automatically.
The idea for today introduces the thought that you are not trapped in the world you see, because its cause can be changed. This change requires, first, that the cause be identified and then let go, so that it can be replaced. The first two steps in this process require your cooperation. The final one does not. Your images have already been replaced. By taking the first two steps, you will see that this is so. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 23, W-pI.23.1:4-2:7;5. See also ACIM Lesson 23 Insights.)
Believing we are a body is an attack thought because it is a denial of the oneness of Love, our true Identity. As long as we identify with this false image as what we are, we will feel weak and vulnerable, fearful and guilty. The world seems to be filled with forces that can harm us against which we need to defend. Yet all these images simply represent our belief that we are alone and separate.
The good news is that beliefs can be changed. We can let go our belief in being separate and let it be replaced by awareness of our oneness in Love. The practice of frequently, throughout the day, asking for the Holy Spirit’s help to see as He sees opens the door for a new way of seeing. We are willing to set aside our interpretations and let them be replaced. This is how we free ourselves from the experience of fear and guilt and open to the experience of Love and innocence already given us in our creation.
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