⁶You make what you defend against, and by your own defense against it is it real and inescapable. ⁷Lay down your arms, and only then do you perceive it false.
The choice you make today is certain. ²For you look for the last time upon this bit of carven stone you made, and call it god no longer. …⁶And you return to a new world, unburdened by its weight; beheld not in its sightless eyes, but in the vision that your choice restored to you.
Now do your eyes belong to Christ, and He looks through them. ²Now your voice belongs to God and echoes His. ³And now your heart remains at peace forever.
Father, we are like You. ²No cruelty abides in us, for there is none in You. ³Your peace is ours. ⁴And we bless the world with what we have received from You alone. ⁵We choose again, and make our choice for all our brothers, knowing they are one with us. ⁶We bring them Your salvation as we have received it now. ⁷And we give thanks for them who render us complete. ⁸In them we see Your glory, and in them we find our peace. ⁹Holy are we because Your Holiness has set us free. ¹⁰And we give thanks. ¹¹Amen. (A Course in Miracles, W-170.2:6-7;11:1-2,6;12:1-3;13. See also ACIM Lesson 170 Insights.)
The ego has subtle ways of defending its world. Frustration, irritation, impatience have the same effect as intense rage. They all depend on belief that we are separate from the “cause” of these emotions.
We are called today to lay down our defenses. This starts with willingness to step back from our defenses and ask the Holy Spirit to help us let them go. With our willingness to be helped, we are given Christ’s vision which shows us the reality of Love’s oneness and the unreality of perceived differences.
With His help, we recognize the one Self we share as God’s Son. We accept His sure correction that helps us remember that we remain in the changelessness of God’s Love.
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