The teachers of God appear to share the illusion of separation, but because of what they use the body for, they do not believe in the illusion despite appearances.
The central lesson is always this; that what you use the body for it will become to you. Use it for sin or for attack, which is the same as sin, and you will see it as sinful. Because it is sinful it is weak, and being weak, it suffers and it dies. Use [the body] to bring the Word of God to those who have it not, and the body becomes holy.
Oneness and sickness cannot coexist. God’s teachers choose to look on dreams a while. It is a conscious choice. For they have learned that all choices are made consciously, with full awareness of their consequences. The dream says otherwise, but who would put his faith in dreams once they are recognized for what they are? Awareness of dreaming is the real function of God’s teachers. They watch the dream figures come and go, shift and change, suffer and die. Yet they are not deceived by what they see. They recognize that to behold a dream figure as sick and separate is no more real than to regard it as healthy and beautiful. Unity alone is not a thing of dreams. And it is this God’s teachers acknowledge as behind the dream, beyond all seeming and yet surely theirs. (A Course in Miracles, M-12.4:4-5:4;6)
The Course tells us to ask of everything, “What is this for?” The body’s eyes see only perceptions of a world of separation. How we interpret those perceptions is determined by the purpose we give them. If we follow the ego’s beliefs, these perceptions will bring with them a sense of uncertainty, incompletion, guilt and fear. This suits the ego’s purpose, for it reinforces the belief that separation is real. That is the purpose for all the ego’s interpretations.
If we would be a teacher of God in the world, we must follow a different lead—the Holy Spirit. His interpretations of every perception can be summarized in two words: Real, unreal. He interprets the unreal as a call for Love. He sees only Love as real. When we accept the Holy Spirit’s interpretations, we will live in Love. The calls for Love are answered from our true Self with Love which joins with the unity of Love.
Our life in the world becomes peaceful, joyous and loving as we let the Holy Spirit help us see all things through the eyes of Love. We join with the Holy Spirit’s purpose to bring Love to the world by forgiving misperceptions to reveal Love’s presence everywhere, always. With the dedication to this practice we serve as teachers of God. It is the only vocation that will bring us fulfillment, for it is dedication to truth.
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