The attraction of guilt produces fear of love, for love would never look on guilt at all. It is the nature of love to look upon only the truth, for there it sees itself, with which it would unite in holy union and completion. As love must look past fear, so must fear see love not. For love contains the end of guilt, as surely as fear depends on it. Love is attracted only to love. Overlooking guilt completely, it sees no fear. Being wholly without attack, it could not be afraid. Fear is attracted to what love sees not, and each believes that what the other looks upon does not exist. Fear looks on guilt with just the same devotion that love looks on itself. (A Course in Miracles, T-19.IV.A.10:1-9)
Love is ever present in our hearts and minds. We are unaware of Love when we harbor guilt. This guilt is inevitable when we see ourselves as separate and alone, because that perception comes from the belief that we have separated ourselves from Love, our Source.
Love is closer than our hand. We recognize Its presence when we forgive, let go of guilt. The daily, moment by moment practice of bringing all our perceptions to the Holy Spirit with willingness to see as He sees is how we remove the barriers of fear that hide the eternal Presence of Love. Love is always there to be experienced now.
The practice of forgiving is a practice that returns us to the happiness and peace that the Love of God offers us. If we want to be happy, if we want to experience God’s Love, if we want to feel safe and at peace, the practice of forgiveness will bring all of these to our awareness. Today is another happy day of practice.
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