I rest in God.
We ask for rest today, and quietness unshaken by the world’s appearances. We ask for peace and stillness, in the midst of all the turmoil born of clashing dreams. We ask for safety and for happiness, although we seem to look on danger and on sorrow.
This is the day of peace. You rest in God, and while the world is torn by winds of hate your rest remains completely undisturbed. Yours is the rest of truth. Appearances cannot intrude on you. You call to all to join you in your rest, and they will hear and come to you because you rest in God. They will not hear another voice than yours because you gave your voice to God, and now you rest in Him and let Him speak through you.
You rest within the peace of God today, and call upon your brothers from your rest to draw them to their rest, along with you. You will be faithful to your trust today, forgetting no one, bringing everyone into the boundless circle of your peace, the holy sanctuary where you rest.
Time is not the guardian of what we give today. We give to those unborn and those passed by, to every Thought of God, and to the Mind in which these Thoughts were born and where they rest. And we remind them of their resting place each time we tell ourselves, “I rest in God.” (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 109, W-pI.109.1:1-3;4;8:1-2;9:4-6. See also ACIM Lesson 109 Insights.)
The appearances of the world represent the ego belief in separation. They are illusions symbolizing the belief that it is possible to be without Love. These illusions appear to conflict with each other and make a world of chaos. But appearances by definition are not real. Only our belief makes an appearance seem real.
When we choose to accept that we rest in the oneness of God’s Love, there is no “other” to perceive. We rest in Love, which never changes. Its changelessness brings with it perfect safety and peace. By affirming “I rest in God,” we are claiming the one Self God created one with Him. We overlook the appearances of the world to see the truth of our unity with every brother in God’s Love.
We welcome every brother to join us as we rest in God. A brother we recognize as part of us does not appear as a threat to our peace. Rather we recognize him as part of our peace which is completed by his inclusion. As we learn to overlook all appearances, our rest is complete, for no-one is excluded from the Love we share with God.
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