Mary:
This morning in our reading of A Course in Miracles, this is what really stood out to me: “Those who receive the Father are one with Him, being host to Him Who created them. And by allowing Him to enter, the remembrance of the Father enters with Him, and with Him they remember the only relationship they ever had, and ever want to have.” (ACIM, T-15.XI.9:4-5)
As I read these two sentences slowly several times, a sense of peace enters… I feel a stronger connection with the Holy Spirit… The feeling that everything is in perfect order comes with it…
The idea that comes to mind is that today my job is to practice receiving the Father, Which is Love, and practice seeing through the eyes of Love today. The feeling that comes with it is that I will have such a gentle day as I practice this. I look forward to receiving the Father and being host to Him. I look forward to remembering that it is the only relationship I ever really had and ever want to have.
Robert:
Recently I received a letter in which my motives and everything that I value appeared to be questioned. The ego, being well trained as a first responder, reacted with guilt and defensiveness. But my next thought was that the words were simply an expression of the ego and had nothing to do with the person I identified as writing them.
The ego is not the truth about anyone. It is just an hallucination, a false image that could never be true. The feelings brought up initially simply demonstrated that I was believing in a false image, not only of my brother, but of myself. I could not have perceived attack if I did not, in that moment, believe that I was not as God created me.
I am grateful for A Course in Miracles and my daily practice of applying its principles in my life. It took me about a half an hour to step back and return fully to peace. I offered my perception to the Holy Spirit and asked for help to see as He sees. As I accepted Holy Spirit’s help, my heart filled with Love and I saw my brother as my dear friend. Defensiveness faded away to nothing. There was no need for judgment, only a natural and automatic sense of embracing my brother with Love.
Now whenever I think of this person, my heart overflows with Love. The words have faded away and what is reflected back to me is my savior, the holy Son of God. I love my brother who is one with me. What started as a perception of attack has been transformed to the gift of Love. And I give thanks.
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