The face of Christ has to be seen before the memory of God can return. The reason is obvious. Seeing the face of Christ involves perception. No one can look on knowledge. But the face of Christ is the great symbol of forgiveness. It is salvation. It is the symbol of the real world. Whoever looks on this no longer sees the world. He is as near to Heaven as is possible outside the gate. Yet from this gate it is no more than just a step inside. It is the final step. And this we leave to God.
Forgiveness is a symbol, too, but as the symbol of His Will alone it cannot be divided. And so the unity that it reflects becomes His Will. It is the only thing still in the world in part, and yet the bridge to Heaven. (A Course in Miracles, C-3.4-5)
Seeing the face of Christ is a symbol of the perception of Love’s innocence. While we are believing in the dream of separation, we are limited to perception. Knowledge is impossible in the dream of separation because separation blocks us from the experience of Unity, which is Knowledge. Forgiveness is needed in the illusion of separation. It is the means for setting aside these illusions to allow us to perceive the truth of Love’s innocence in everyone.
The face of Christ is not perceived with the body’s eyes. It is seen in the mind that is willing to overlook the images the body sees and welcome the true perception of innocence. This process is the means to let go of our illusions.
As we accept the truth of Love’s innocence in everyone, the perception of conflict fades. The perception of differences disappears into the nothingness from which it came. When we have laid all judgments aside, we stand at the gate of Heaven where our Creator welcomes us Home. We step away from perception and into the full knowledge of our oneness in Love.
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