To mean you want the peace of God is to renounce all dreams.
The mind which means that all it wants is peace must join with other minds, for that is how peace is obtained. And when the wish for peace is genuine, the means for finding it is given, in a form each mind that seeks for it in honesty can understand.
For you was peace created, given you by its Creator, and established as His Own eternal gift. How can you fail, when you but ask for what He wills for you? And how could your request be limited to you alone? No gift of God can be unshared. It is this attribute that sets the gifts of God apart from every dream that ever seemed to take the place of truth.
…you share one Will with all your brothers, whose intent is yours.
It is this one intent we seek today, uniting our desires with the need of every heart, the call of every mind, the hope that lies beyond despair, the love attack would hide, the brotherhood that hate has sought to sever, but which still remains as God created it. With Help like this beside us, can we fail today as we request the peace of God be given us?” (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 185, W-pI.185.5:1;6:1-2;12;13:5;14. See also ACIM Lesson 185 Insights.)
We yearn for peace because we believe we are separate from our Creator. This belief in separation extends to perceiving our brothers as separate from us. To mean that we want the peace of God means we no longer want to believe we are separate and alone. We are willing to let go of the wish to claim anything as ours alone — the wish for specialness.
To mean we really want the peace of God, we must want peace for every brother. No matter what appearances or behavior we see in the world, every one is seeking what he believes will bring him peace and happiness. It is everyone’s heart’s desire. Everyone wants the peace that comes with remembering we are the one Self God created as His Son.
In the peace of God, we remember our oneness. We remember there is no “other” to conflict with or defend against. In this remembrance we awaken from the dream, accept God’s Will as ours, and reclaim the gift of peace that was given us in our creation.
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