The holy instant is the opposite of the ego’s fixed belief in salvation through vengeance for the past. In the holy instant it is understood that the past is gone, and with its passing the drive for vengeance has been uprooted and has disappeared. The stillness and the peace of now enfold you in perfect gentleness. [In the holy instant] everything is gone except the truth.
There is nothing you can hold against reality. All that must be forgiven are the illusions you have held against your brothers. Their reality has no past, and only illusions can be forgiven.
Remember that you always choose between truth and illusion; between the real Atonement that would heal and the ego’s “atonement” that would destroy. The power of God and all His Love, without limit, will support you as you seek only your place in the plan of Atonement arising from His Love. Be an ally of God and not the ego in seeking how Atonement can come to you. His help suffices, for His Messenger understands how to restore the Kingdom to you, and to place all your investment in salvation in your relationship with Him. (A Course in Miracles, T-16.VII.6:3-6;9:1-3;10. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
Real atonement comes with fully accepting the Reality of God’s Love. We do not need to be saved from Love. But we do need to be saved from our denial of Love, our choice to believe that separation is real. In separation, the ego offers us a substitute identity represented by the body. This identity can never be at peace because it comes from the denial of God’s peace. It thus believes it is vulnerable to harm and able to inflict harm. This is impossible in the oneness of Love.
The holy instant is the moment in time where the past has been let go. Without the past we are in the present moment of Truth where the reality of Love’s oneness is accepted. The Holy Spirit offers us the means use Love’s vision to overlook the illusions of separation and see the presence of Love in our brother.
With the past dismissed from our mind, we see our brother truly and see our true Self reflected back to us. Each time we let the Holy Spirit redirect our vision to the truth, we move closer to the atonement that frees our mind to accept its Home in God’s Love.
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