When you have learned to accept what you are, you will make no more gifts to offer to yourself, for you will know you are complete, in need of nothing, and unable to accept anything for yourself. But you will gladly give, having received. The host of God needs not seek to find anything.
If you are wholly willing to leave salvation to the plan of God and unwilling to attempt to grasp for peace yourself, salvation will be given you. Yet think not you can substitute your plan for His. Rather, join with me in His, that we may release all those who would be bound, proclaiming together that the Son of God is host to Him. Thus will we let no one forget what you would remember. And thus will you remember it.
Call forth in everyone only the remembrance of God, and of the Heaven that is in him. For where you would have your brother be, there will you think you are. (A Course in Miracles, T-15.III.10:7-12:2. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
The only meaningful gift we can give is Love. We already have all of God’s Love. We know we have It by giving It. Giving is an acknowledgement of what we have.
Love is formless because It is eternal and unlimited. In the world, everything seems to be defined by forms that limit. Forms only have the meaning assigned to them. Giving Love in the world can take myriad forms. The forms themselves have no meaning of their own. To truly give Love, we need to let our true Self direct the giving.
In one case giving Love may simply be letting It flow from our heart to embrace another, with no visible form. In another it may simply be a smile or an act of kindness. In another it may be a physical gift that is truly helpful. Such gifts, directed by Love, are given with no expectations, only the inspiration to bless. This giving returns the blessing back to us for giving and receiving are experienced as the same.
In this season of gift giving, let’s join together by committing to let Love guide our giving. It will be a truly blessed experience, for we will be joining in the oneness of God’s Son.
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