My thoughts are images that I have made. Whatever I see reflects my thoughts. It is my thoughts that tell me where I am and what I am. The fact that I see a world in which there is suffering and loss and death shows me that I am seeing only the representation of my insane thoughts, and am not allowing my real thoughts to cast their beneficent light on what I see. Yet God’s way is sure. The images I have made cannot prevail against Him because it is not my will that they do so. My will is His, and I will place no other gods before Him. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 53, W-pI.53.5. See also ACIM Lesson 53 Insights.)
The world we experience identified with the body is filled with uncertainty. Things we thought we could count on to protect us or make us happy can suddenly disappear, be destroyed or even turn against us. This is because all the things in this world are illusions and, by definition, changeable.
This world is not our home. We are not trapped in a fearful and loveless world. Within our minds is the truth of What we are — changeless Love and nothing else. It is our will to be Love and extend Love. It is this Will we share with God. Accepting this Will in place of the wish to be separate is the way to experience perfect peace, joy beyond words and the comfort of limitless Love.
This is accessible to each of us now. We have within our minds the memory of our true Will. And we have the Voice of Love calling to us in each moment to remind us of What we are and Where we are in truth. As we open our minds to receive this Voice, we are compassionately led to see past the appearances of the world and see the Love behind the clouds of illusions. Today we welcome that Love and share It with every brother, for that is how we remember Who we are.
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