Forgiveness is your true function here. It is both the way in which separation is healed and the greatest gift you can give your brothers. To forgive your brother is to see his innocence, his true identity as the Son of God; to see this is to offer Him that gift, and what is offered in Love is always received. The Holy Spirit in your bother’s mind will receive your gift of Love, and hold it for him until the time comes when he is ready to accept it. Forgiveness offers you both the Truth of your very Being.” (from The Christ Mind p.172)
We feel happy when we are with someone we love or when we think of someone we love. We feel happy when we meet a dear friend we haven’t seen for awhile. This happiness is but a tiny hint of the joy we experience when we see the truth of Love in a brother. Joy is an attribute of Love. As we accept the Love that our brother is, we accept the Love in ourselves and joy floods our awareness.
The gift of forgiveness makes way for joy to fill our hearts. Forgiveness offers the gift of Love and therefore the gift of joy. In truth there is nothing else we want. The only desire of the Truth we are is to extend and join in Love. The practice of letting Holy Spirit teach us to forgive in each moment, to see past the false images of the world to the Light of Love that is the only Reality, is the means to welcome the gift of joy, the gift of Love. This is our practice today.
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