…once you understand it is impossible that you be hurt except by your own thoughts, the fear of God must disappear. ⁴You cannot then believe that fear is caused without.
²If it can but be you you crucify, you did not hurt the world, and need not fear its vengeance and pursuit. ³Nor need you hide in terror from the deadly fear of God projection hides behind. ⁴The thing you dread the most is your salvation. ⁵You are strong, and it is strength you want. ⁶And you are free, and glad of freedom.
²When you realize, once and for all, that it is you you fear, the mind perceives itself as split. ³And this had been concealed while you believed attack could be directed outward, and returned from outside to within.
²Yet in this instant is the time as well in which salvation comes. ³For fear of God has disappeared. ⁴And you can call on Him to save you from illusions by His Love, calling Him Father and yourself His Son. ⁵Pray that the instant may be soon,—today. ⁶Step back from fear, and make advance to love.
²When the fear of God is gone, there are no obstacles that still remain between you and the holy peace of God. (A Course in Miracles, W-196.8:3-4;9:2-6;10:2-3;11:2-6;12:2. See also ACIM Lesson 196 Insights.)
The ego is the quest for specialness, which is the denial of God’s changeless Love. Thus the ego is an attack on the Love that is our true Identity. Believing it has attacked God, the ego is constantly in fear which it projects upon the world. Everything it perceives either supports its belief in its specialness or threatens it. And the biggest threat of all is God, for the ego perceives Love as an attack on its unique identity. The unity of Love and individuality of the special cannot coexist.
We are learning that we are not the ego. We remain Love as Love created us. The changelessness of Love is Its strength. It sees no opposition, for only Love is real.
Love is our true Identity. It unites us with every brother and our Creator. We rest in the strength of Love, confident that we are safe. We find joy in extending the Love that created us and creates with us as we extend It to the world. No longer do we try to claim a little piece of Love for ourselves alone. We rejoice in the realization that Love is all there is.
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