I can be hurt by nothing but my thoughts.
Father, Your Son is perfect. ²When I think that I am hurt in any way, it is because I have forgotten who I am, and that I am as You created me. ³Your Thoughts can only bring me happiness. ⁴If ever I am sad or hurt or ill, I have forgotten what You think, and put my little meaningless ideas in place of where Your Thoughts belong, and where they are. ⁵I can be hurt by nothing but my thoughts. ⁶The Thoughts I think with You can only bless. ⁷The Thoughts I think with You alone are true.
I will not hurt myself today. ²For I am far beyond all pain. ³My Father placed me safe in Heaven, watching over me. ⁴And I would not attack the Son He loves, for what He loves is also mine to love. (A Course in Miracles, W-281. See also ACIM Lesson 281 Insights.)
Thinking we are a body is a meaningless thought because it is identifying with an illusion. Though it is a meaningless thought, it is not without effect. This thought denies our true Identity, God’s Creation as an extension of His Love. The thought of misidentification with the body is the basis for all fear, sadness, pain and suffering. This need not be.
We can accept our true Identity as God’s Son. We do this by letting go of our mistaken thoughts. We have the Holy Spirit in our mind to help us learn to recognize our mistaken thoughts for what they are. With His help, we learn they are not true and let them go.
As we lay aside the beliefs that we are separate and alone, we become increasingly aware of the Love we are. We recognize that we are eternally safe in God’s Love. We see that our brothers are also safe in His Love. Fear subsides and the Light of Love shines forth. We experience increasing peace of mind as we let go of fear-based thoughts. We accept our Reality as one with God in His Love.
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