I am not asked to make a sacrifice to find the mercy and the peace of God.
The end of suffering can not be loss. ²The gift of everything can be but gain. ³You only give. ⁴You never take away. ⁵And You created me to be like You, so sacrifice becomes impossible for me as well as You. ⁶I, too, must give. ⁷And so all things are given unto me forever and forever. ⁸As I was created I remain. ⁹Your Son can make no sacrifice, for he must be complete, having the function of completing You. ¹⁰I am complete because I am Your Son. ¹¹I cannot lose, for I can only give, and everything is mine eternally.
The mercy and the peace of God are free. ²Salvation has no cost. ³It is a gift that must be freely given and received. ⁴And it is this that we would learn today. (A Course in Miracles, W-343. See also ACIM Lesson 343 Insights.)
The ego is the belief in sacrifice. With the wish for specialness comes the idea that it is possible to have more and others have less. Forgiveness clears this judgment and accepts the Love God has given His Son.
To fulfill our function we must both accept and extend Love. By our extension of Love we complete our Creator. Today we ask the Holy Spirit to help us release our judgments and see the presence of Love everywhere. We ask His help when there is an appearance of lack of Love to answer with Love. This is how we will know that we are Love and join in the eternal circle of Love.
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