There is no peace except the peace of God, because He has one Son who cannot make a world in opposition to God’s Will and to his own, which is the same as His. ²What could he hope to find in such a world? ³It cannot have reality, because it never was created. ⁴Is it here that he would seek for peace? ⁵Or must he see that, as he looks on it, the world can but deceive? ⁶Yet can he learn to look on it another way, and find the peace of God.
Peace is the bridge that everyone will cross, to leave this world behind. ²But peace begins within the world perceived as different, and leading from this fresh perception to the gate of Heaven and the way beyond. ³Peace is the answer to conflicting goals, to senseless journeys, frantic, vain pursuits, and meaningless endeavors. ⁴Now the way is easy, sloping gently toward the bridge where freedom lies within the peace of God.
⁶For peace is union, if it be of God. ⁷We seek no further. ⁸We are close to home, and draw still nearer every time we say:
⁹There is no peace except the peace of God, and I am glad and thankful it is so. (A Course in Miracles, W-200.7:1–8:4;11:6-9. See also ACIM Lesson 200 Insights.)
Conflict is inevitable when differences are valued. The ego is the idea that differences are valuable. The wish for specialness has led to a dream of conflict. Only when we are willing to accept the reality of Love’s oneness will we experience the peace of God.
Yet peace is the opening from this world of conflict that can lead us to the end of the dream. We ask for peace today. We call upon the Holy Spirit to help us change our perceptions to the recognition of God’s Love everywhere, always. It is our heart’s desire to cross the bridge from the world of conflict to the peace of God’s Love.
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