You are the dreamer of the world of dreams. No other cause it has, nor ever will. Nothing more fearful than an idle dream has terrified God’s Son, and made him think that he has lost his innocence, denied his Father, and made war upon himself. So fearful is the dream, so seeming real, he could not waken to reality without the sweat of terror and a scream of mortal fear, unless a gentler dream preceded his awaking, and allowed his calmer mind to welcome, not to fear, the Voice that calls with love to waken him; a gentler dream, in which his suffering was healed and where his brother was his friend. God willed he waken gently and with joy, and gave him means to waken without fear.
Accept the dream He gave instead of yours. It is not difficult to change a dream when once the dreamer has been recognized. Rest in the Holy Spirit, and allow His gentle dreams to take the place of those you dreamed in terror and in fear of death. He brings forgiving dreams, in which the choice is not who is the murderer and who shall be the victim. (A Course in Miracles, T-27.VII.13,14:1-4. See also ACIM Text Q & A.)
When we allow ourselves to rest in the Holy Spirit, to welcome His peace and His vision, we easily see past the false images of the world that seem to justify fear and guilt. When we identify with a separate self image, fear and guilt are inevitable. It appears that we are a victim of outside forces beyond our control. But this appearance only seems real because of our belief that we have made ourselves into something that could never be true. Only the oneness of Love is true. A separate self image cannot exist in the oneness of Love. This separate self image is actually a denial of Love.
But we are not stuck with a false self image. As we allow ourselves to welcome the Holy Spirit’s vision, the belief in being a separate self softens as we have glimpses of our unity with the Love in our brothers. This is what forgiveness brings.
One way to welcome Holy Spirit’s vision can be to simply ask “Holy Spirit, help me to see this situation as you see it.” Every time we allow ourselves to receive Holy Spirit’s vision, we take another step toward forgiving the dream world of separation. This is what comes as we let ourselves rest in the Holy Spirit.
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