Truth is the opposite of illusions because it offers joy. What else but joy could be the opposite of misery? To leave one kind of misery and seek another is hardly an escape. To change illusions is to make no change.…
Illusions carry only guilt and suffering, sickness and death, to their believers. The form in which they are accepted is irrelevant. No form of misery in reason’s eyes can be confused with joy. Joy is eternal. You can be sure indeed that any seeming happiness that does not last is really fear. Joy does not turn to sorrow, for the eternal cannot change. But sorrow can be turned to joy, for time gives way to the eternal. (A Course in Miracles, T-22.II.2:1-4;3:1-7. See also ACIM Text Q & A.)
It is helpful to remember that if we are not supremely happy, we must be believing in a false idea that we are separate from our Creator, the Source of all joy. God’s Will for us is perfect happiness. If we are not experiencing perfect happiness, it is a signal that we need to bring our perception to the Holy Spirit, our true Self, to receive Love’s gentle correction. The Light of Love will shine away the interference that hides the eternal presence of Love. But we must be willing to receive correction.
When we believe that a certain experience, appearance or relationship in the world will make us happy, we are attempting to give value to empty illusions. Though we may hang on to them, there is always an underlying fear that they will not last. Illusions cannot last because they are illusions. But the changeless Love of God is eternal and can always be relied upon as our Source of strength. Today we practice holding our minds open to the Light of Love to correct our misperceptions. It is our path to happiness.
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