Never forget you give but to yourself. Who understands what giving means must laugh at the idea of sacrifice. Nor can he fail to recognize the many forms which sacrifice may take. …He recognizes sacrifice remains the one idea that stands behind [all pain, loss, sickness, grief, poverty, starvation and death], and in his gentle laughter are they healed.
Illusion recognized must disappear. Accept not suffering, and you remove the thought of suffering. …The thought of sacrifice gives rise to all the forms that suffering appears to take. And sacrifice is an idea so mad that sanity dismisses it at once.
Never believe that you can sacrifice. There is no place for sacrifice in what has any value. If the thought occurs, its very presence proves that error has arisen and correction must be made. Your blessing will correct it. Given first to you, it now is yours to give as well. No form of sacrifice and suffering can long endure before the face of one who has forgiven and has blessed himself. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 187, W-pI.187.6:1-2,5;7:1-2,4-5;8. See also ACIM Lesson 187 Insights.)
To believe in separation we must believe that we can disconnect from the oneness of God’s eternal gift of changeless Love. But this belief is insane because it is the belief that the impossible is possible. This can only appear to be true in a dream of illusions.
The Holy Spirit heals our mistaken beliefs by teaching us to recognize illusions. As we let Him guide our thoughts, we learn that what we thought was justification for fear or guilt was actually a call for Love. What seemed to be justification of judgment becomes an opportunity to let Love heal our misperception. We accept Love’s healing blessing by giving Love’s blessing to the world. The illusion of separation disappears as we accept the oneness of God’s Love.
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