You look still with the body’s eyes, and they can see but thorns [attack]. Yet you have asked for and received another sight. Those who accept the Holy Spirit’s purpose as their own share also His vision. And what enables Him to see His purpose shine forth from every altar now is yours as well as His. He sees no strangers; only dearly loved and loving friends. He sees no thorns but only lilies, gleaming in the gentle glow of peace that shines on everything He looks upon and loves.
You have the vision now to look past all illusions. It has been given you to see no thorns, no strangers and no obstacles to peace. The fear of God is nothing to you now. Who is afraid to look upon illusions, knowing his savior [brother] stands beside him? With him, your vision has become the greatest power for the undoing of illusion that God Himself could give. For what God gave the Holy Spirit, you have received. (A Course in Miracles, T-20.II.5;7:1-6. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
When we look through the body’s eyes, we see our brother as a body, a false image that hides the truth of what our brother is. Being an illusion no body nor what it does can be our savior. But the recognition of the truth in our brother as the Self that is God’s Son is our savior. This recognition teaches us that we, too, are this same Self, at one with our brother. Instead of seeing a brother as an adversary, he is a reminder of our unity with him as God’s Son. We remember our brother is joined with us, sharing the Love and peace of Heaven.
Today we ask the Holy Spirit to help us see our brother truly, for our deepest desire is to awaken to the Heaven that is our Home. With His help, we become channels of God’s Love, extending It to all the world. Thus will we save the world we see from illusions of separation and awaken to our Home in God.
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