It is hard to understand what “The Kingdom of Heaven is within you” really means. ²This is because it is not understandable to the ego, which interprets it as if something outside is inside, and this does not mean anything. ³The word “within” is unnecessary. ⁴The Kingdom of Heaven is you. ⁵What else but you did the Creator create, and what else but you is His Kingdom? ⁶This is the whole message of the Atonement; a message which in its totality transcends the sum of its parts. ⁷You, too, have a Kingdom that your spirit created. ⁸It has not ceased to create because of the ego’s illusions. ⁹Your creations are no more fatherless than you are. ¹⁰Your ego and your spirit will never be co-creators, but your spirit and your Creator will always be. ¹¹Be confident that your creations are as safe as you are.
¹²The Kingdom is perfectly united and perfectly protected, and the ego will not prevail against it. ¹³Amen.
This is written in the form of a prayer because it is useful in moments of temptation. ²It is a declaration of independence. ³You will find it very helpful if you understand it fully. ⁴The reason you need my help is because you have denied your own Guide and therefore need guidance. ⁵My role is to separate the true from the false, so truth can break through the barriers the ego has set up and can shine into your mind. ⁶Against our united strength the ego cannot prevail. (A Course in Miracles, T-4.III.1:1–2:6. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
Perceiving any form of separation in the world as real is a temptation. It is offered by the ego to validate its seeming existence. The body is the central figure in its scheme to attract us to believe in its offerings.
But we are not a body, with all its limitations. We are spirit with limitless Love that unites us with our Creator. Our extension of Love is our creation. This is our Reality — Love and nothing else.
To help us learn to dismiss the ego’s temptations, we have a mighty Companion Whose mission is to help us learn to recognize temptations for what they are — denial of God’s Love. We choose the one Self that we are which unites us with our Creator and every brother. It is the choice to love and be Love. And we give thanks.
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