You will not find peace except the peace of God. …There is nothing else for you to find except the peace of God, unless you seek for misery and pain.
This is the final point to which each one must come at last, to lay aside all hope of finding happiness where there is none;
…you can ask as easily for love, for happiness, and for eternal life in peace that has no ending. Ask for this, and you can only win. To ask for what you have already must succeed. To ask that what is false be true can only fail. Forgive yourself for vain imaginings, and seek no longer what you cannot find.
What does forgiveness do? In truth it has no function, and does nothing. For it is unknown in Heaven. It is only hell where it is needed, and where it must serve a mighty function. Is not the escape of God’s beloved Son from evil dreams that he imagines, yet believes are true, a worthy purpose? Who could hope for more, while there appears to be a choice to make between success and failure; love and fear?
Peace is the bridge that everyone will cross, to leave this world behind. But peace begins within the world perceived as different, and leading from this fresh perception to the gate of Heaven and the way beyond. Peace is the answer to conflicting goals, to senseless journeys, frantic, vain pursuits, and meaningless endeavors. Now the way is easy, sloping gently toward the bridge where freedom lies within the peace of God. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 200, W-pI.200.1:2,5;2:1;3:1-5;6;8. See also ACIM Lesson 200 Insights.)
The ego is a judgment against Love, a grievance against God for not giving the specialness the ego asked for. The dream of a world of separation is the ego’s attempt to fulfill its wish for specialness. Peace is an attribute of Love and cannot be found in a world where Love is denied. To seek for the peace of God, we need only clear away the ego’s barriers hiding God’s Love and peace. Forgiveness is the key to peace.
Today we practice vigilance for every thought that interferes with our experience of the peace of God. We offer each interfering thought to the Holy Spirit and ask for His help to let it go. He will guide us to see the illusions for what they are. With His help, we will learn that nothing has happened to harm God’s Son, our true Self. This practice is a journey of awakening to the Heaven that is our Home.
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