³God’s peace can never come where anger is, for anger must deny that peace exists. ⁴Who sees anger as justified in any way or any circumstance proclaims that peace is meaningless, and must believe that it cannot exist. ⁵In this condition, peace cannot be found. ⁶Therefore, forgiveness is the necessary condition for finding the peace of God. ⁷More than this, given forgiveness there must be peace. ⁸For what except attack will lead to war? ⁹And what but peace is opposite to war? ¹⁰Here the initial contrast stands out clear and apparent. ¹¹Yet when peace is found, the war is meaningless. ¹²And it is conflict now that is perceived as nonexistent and unreal.
⁷Forgive the world, and you will understand that everything that God created cannot have an end, and nothing He did not create is real.
⁵In truth there was no conflict, for His Will is yours. ⁶Now is the mighty Will of God Himself His gift to you. …⁹The Will of God is One and all there is. ¹⁰This is your heritage. …¹²God’s peace is the condition for His Will. ¹³Attain His peace, and you remember Him. (A Course in Miracles, M-20.3:3-12;5:7;6:5-6,9-10,12-13)
Whenever our peace of mind is disturbed, we can ask ourselves, “Do I want to keep this perception, or do I want the peace of God?” The choice is between maintaining guilt or forgiving the perception — letting it go.
The Holy Spirit is always present to help us let go of the guilt that is the cause of all fear and anger. When we forgive, the appearance of conflict disappears. Peace returns to the mind that thought it was alone and separate. We remember God’s Will is ours. We remember we are His Love.
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