Walk, then, in gratitude the way of love. For hatred is forgotten when we lay comparisons aside. What more remains as obstacles to peace? The fear of God is now undone at last, and we forgive without comparing. Thus we cannot choose to overlook some things, and yet retain some other things still locked away as “sins.” When your forgiveness is complete you will have total gratitude, for you will see that everything has earned the right to love by being loving, even as your Self.
Our gratitude will pave the way to Him, and shorten our learning time by more than you could ever dream of. Gratitude goes hand in hand with love, and where one is the other must be found. For gratitude is but an aspect of the Love which is the Source of all creation. God gives thanks to you, His Son, for being what you are; His Own completion and the Source of love, along with Him. Your gratitude to Him is one with His to you. For love can walk no road except the way of gratitude, and thus we go who walk the way to God. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 195, W-pI.195.8;10. See also ACIM Lesson 195 Insights.)
Forgiveness is the key to happiness. Happiness walks hand in hand with gratitude. When we are happy, we are naturally grateful. Because happiness and gratitude are attributes of Love, we will always be grateful when we see with the vision of Love.
Judgment is the denial of oneness and therefore the denial of Love. We cannot judge without believing that what we judge is different from ourselves. Judgment is thus the key to fear and guilt.
As we learn to accept the vision of unity Love offers in place of seeing fear and guilt offered by judgment, we are walking on the way to Love. Gratitude becomes our companion in place of fear and guilt. Happiness is our state of mind instead of depression. This change of perception is available in every moment when we let the vision of Love show us the way.
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