Spirit makes use of mind as means to find its Self expression. ²And the mind which serves the spirit is at peace and filled with joy. ³Its power comes from spirit, and it is fulfilling happily its function here. ⁴Yet mind can also see itself divorced from spirit, and perceive itself within a body it confuses with itself. ⁵Without its function then it has no peace, and happiness is alien to its thoughts.
Yet mind apart from spirit cannot think. ²It has denied its Source of strength, and sees itself as helpless, limited and weak. ³Dissociated from its function now, it thinks it is alone and separate, attacked by armies massed against itself and hiding in the body’s frail support. ⁴Now must it reconcile unlike with like, for this is what it thinks that it is for.
Your Self retains Its Thoughts [of God’s Love], and they remain within your mind and in the Mind of God. ²The Holy Spirit holds salvation in your mind, and offers it the way to peace. ³Salvation is a thought you share with God, because His Voice accepted it for you and answered in your name that it was done.”
²Salvation comes from my one Self. ³Its Thoughts are mine to use.
⁴Then seek Its Thoughts, and claim them as your own. ⁵These are your own real thoughts you have denied,… (A Course in Miracles, W-96.4:1–5:4;7:1-3;9:2-5. See also ACIM Lesson 96 Insights.)
Our true Self is a Thought in the Mind of God that extends His Love. This Thought of Love is eternally at peace and joyous in Its function of extending Love.
The ego’s wish for specialness denies the changelessness of God’s Love. Specialness can only seem to exist in a dream that could never be real. If we identify with the ego, we accept the dream of specialness as true. We believe we are a separate self, distinct and unique from all others. This misidentification with the ego leaves us feeling unloved, weak, lonely and vulnerable to attack and loss.
We have not lost our unity with God’s Love. But we are unaware of It as our reality. We can reclaim our true Self in the oneness of God’s Love by choosing to accept the Holy Spirit’s help. He is the bridge between the dream of isolation and the certainty of our true Self held safely in the Mind of Love. We are grateful that we have the means to awaken to our true Home in Love.
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