You are one Self, united and secure in light and joy and peace. ²You are God’s Son, one Self, with one Creator and one goal; to bring awareness of this oneness to all minds, that true creation may extend the allness and the unity of God. ³You are one Self, complete and healed and whole, with power to lift the veil of darkness from the world, and let the light in you come through to teach the world the truth about yourself.
You are one Self, in perfect harmony with all there is, and all that there will be. ²You are one Self, the holy Son of God, united with your brothers in that Self; united with your Father in His Will. ³Feel this one Self in you, and let It shine away all your illusions and your doubts. ⁴This is your Self, the Son of God Himself, sinless as Its Creator, with His strength within you and His Love forever yours. ⁵You are one Self, and it is given you to feel this Self within you, and to cast all your illusions out of the one Mind that is this Self, the holy truth in you.”
²To everyone you meet today, be sure to give the promise of today’s idea and tell him this:
³You are one Self with me, united with our Creator in this Self. ⁴I honor you because of What I am, and What He is, Who loves us both as One. (A Course in Miracles, W-95.12–13;15:2-4. See also ACIM Lesson 95 Insights.)
The Course is offering us an alternative view of our identity. It states that, in fact, it is the only alternative that is real. This Identity is a complete reversal of what we believe about ourselves in this world. But it offers us peace instead of conflict, joy instead of distress, loneliness and lack, and changeless Love in place of fear and guilt.
This Self has never changed, no matter what we believe about ourself. But our belief has made a dark veil that hides the Light of Love we are. The Course provides means for us to change our mind. We need to undo our mistaken beliefs. No battle is needed. But vigilance is needed to pay attention to our thoughts that come from a false image of our self. These thoughts we need to bring to the Holy Spirit in our mind for His loving correction.
With His help, we will see our brothers as sharing our journey of returning to Love. We learn that what bothers us about our brother reflects a mistaken belief we have about ourself. As we take this mistaken belief to the Holy Spirit, we learn to let it go. The veil fades as we remember we are one Self, united in the oneness of our Creator, along with every brother.
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