Forgiveness is the only thing that stands for truth in the illusions of the world. It sees their nothingness, and looks straight through the thousand forms in which they may appear. [Forgiveness] looks on lies, but it is not deceived. It does not heed the self-accusing shrieks of sinners mad with guilt. It looks on them with quiet eyes, and merely says to them, “My brother, what you think is not the truth.”
The strength of [true] pardon is its honesty, which is so uncorrupted that it sees illusions as illusions, not as truth. It is because of this that it becomes the undeceiver in the face of lies; the great restorer of the simple truth. By its ability to overlook what is not there, it opens up the way to truth, which has been blocked by dreams of guilt. Now are you free to follow in the way your true forgiveness opens up to you. For if one brother has received this gift of you, the door is open to yourself. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 134, W-pI.134.7-8. See also ACIM Lesson 134 Insights.)
This is our true path to awakening from the dream. As we learn and practice true forgiveness, we are lifted up past our barriers to Love and are able to see the truth beyond illusions. In truth everyone is eternally innocent. Loveless behavior comes only from forgetting our true Self. This true Self belongs to everyone. In truth we are joined in the one Mind of Love eternally.
We are so grateful to have found the path to true freedom for ourselves and every brother. Our joining with truth dissolves every barrier to the awareness of Love’s Presence. This is our practice for today.
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