Today our theme is our defenselessness. We clothe ourselves in it, as we prepare to meet the day. We rise up strong in Christ, and let our weakness disappear, as we remember that His strength abides in us. We will remind ourselves that He remains beside us through the day, and never leaves our weakness unsupported by His strength. We call upon His strength each time we feel the threat of our defenses undermine our certainty of purpose. We will pause a moment, as He tells us, “I am here.” (A Course in Miracles, W-pI.153.19)
When we believe we are separate from our Creator, our Source of strength, a sense of weakness is inevitable. The strength of God remains with us, but we are not aware of it. Defensiveness is a natural response to a feeling of weakness, but it is a response to a false idea.
When something seems to disturb our peace, our happiness, our joy, it can be helpful to remind ourselves that this disturbance comes from believing in an appearance that is not true. The next step is to ask the Source of true vision to help us see the truth beyond the appearance.
As we open our minds to correction, our inner Teacher can show us that what seemed to be cause for defensiveness has no substance and cannot hurt us. As we loosen our investment in the belief that threat is real, a sense of calmness replaces the fear. We feel the strength of God in us replace the sense of weakness.
The practice of bringing any disturbance to our inner Teacher for His healing correction is the practice of forgiveness. It is the way we let go of illusions of isolation and weakness. It is the way we open to the strength of Love that unifies us with all our brothers and our Source. It is the way we return to peace and happiness. It is the way we move from defensiveness to defenselessness as we accept the strength of God in us.
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