Mary:
In our reading in A Course in Miracles this morning, this is what stood out to me:
“Open your mind and rest. The world that seems to hold you prisoner can be escaped by anyone who does not hold it dear. Withdraw all value you have placed upon its meager offerings and senseless gifts, and let the gift of God replace them all.” (ACIM, W-pI.127.8:2-4)
Today is a day dedicated to opening my mind to let God’s gifts replace all of the world’s meager offerings. Today is a day dedicated to letting my mind open to the Light of everyone’s beingness as Love. The Love we all are is our only truth. Today is a day dedicated to resting in the truth and receiving God’s Love.
Robert:
How do we escape the world of guilt and fear? The answer is summed up in one world — forgive. If I hold anything in the world of form dear, I am valuing a barrier to the awareness of Love’s presence, and so I do not know my Self.
What is the benefit of forgiveness? A future unlike the past because forgiveness lets the past go. It lets go of the barrier’s to Love so that the Love that is ever-present extends eternally, without limit.
How do we forgive? A Course in Miracles is very clear that we need help on this one. We need help from beyond the thought system of separate identities and separate forms. This Help is ever present in our minds. It is called many names — the Holy Spirit, the Self, Guide, Teacher, Friend — to name a few.
To forgive I must resign as judge and let this inner Teacher judge on my behalf. This Teacher is not deceived by appearances. It remembers that only Love is real. As I allow myself to receive my inner Teacher’s vision, I will let go of the mistaken judgments that are nothing more than an attempt to make separation seem real and thus deny God’s Love.
Today is another day to practice stepping back with an open mind to let the Holy Spirit be my interpreter. It is this practice that will set me free from the world of guilt and fear.
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