Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
Here is the answer to your search for peace. ²Here is the key to meaning in a world that seems to make no sense. ³Here is the way to safety in apparent dangers that appear to threaten you at every turn, and bring uncertainty to all your hopes of ever finding quietness and peace. ⁴Here are all questions answered; here the end of all uncertainty ensured at last.
The unforgiving mind is full of fear, and offers love no room to be itself; no place where it can spread its wings in peace and soar above the turmoil of the world.
Forgiveness is acquired. ²It is not inherent in the mind, which cannot sin. ³As sin is an idea you taught yourself, forgiveness must be learned by you as well, but from a Teacher other than yourself, Who represents the other Self in you. ⁴Through Him you learn how to forgive the self you think you made, and let it disappear. ⁵Thus you return your mind as one to Him Who is your Self, and Who can never sin.
Each unforgiving mind presents you with an opportunity to teach your own how to forgive itself. ²Each one awaits release from hell through you, and turns to you imploringly for Heaven here and now. ³It has no hope, but you become its hope. ⁴And as its hope, do you become your own. ⁵The unforgiving mind must learn through your forgiveness that it has been saved from hell. ⁶And as you teach salvation, you will learn. ⁷Yet all your teaching and your learning will be not of you, but of the Teacher Who was given you to show the way to you. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 121, W-121.1:1–2:1;6-7. See also ACIM Lesson 121 Insights.)
Often it seems as though others need to be forgiven. But ultimately what needs to be forgiven is in our own mind, represented by what is perceived as outside of us. Everything that appears outside is a reflection of our own beliefs. We are not conscious of most of these beliefs that control our perceptions. We need the reflection of these beliefs to show us the forgiveness needed to set us free from our errors in thinking.
Every encounter in the world is an opportunity to forgive our errors in thinking. We take the opportunity to heal our mind of unforgiving thoughts each time we are willing to accept the Holy Spirit’s help. His role is to heal our unforgiving thoughts. Our job is to willingly turn over our perceptions to Him for healing.
Today we dedicate to choosing the Holy Spirit’s lessons in forgiveness all through the day.
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