God’s teachers have learned how to be simple. ²They have no dreams that need defense against the truth. ³They do not try to make themselves. ⁴Their joy comes from their understanding Who created them. ⁵And does what God created need defense? ⁶No one can become an advanced teacher of God until he fully understands that defenses are but foolish guardians of mad illusions. ⁷The more grotesque the dream, the fiercer and more powerful its defenses seem to be. ⁸Yet when the teacher of God finally agrees to look past them, he finds that nothing was there. ⁹Slowly at first he lets himself be undeceived. ¹⁰But he learns faster as his trust increases. ¹¹It is not danger that comes when defenses are laid down. ¹²It is safety. ¹³It is peace. ¹⁴It is joy. ¹⁵And it is God.
Those who are certain of the outcome can afford to wait, and wait without anxiety. ²Patience is natural to the teacher of God. ³All he sees is certain outcome, at a time perhaps unknown to him as yet, but not in doubt. ⁴The time will be as right as is the answer. ⁵And this is true for everything that happens now or in the future. ⁶The past as well held no mistakes; nothing that did not serve to benefit the world, as well as him to whom it seemed to happen. ⁷Perhaps it was not understood at the time. ⁸Even so, the teacher of God is willing to reconsider all his past decisions, if they are causing pain to anyone. ⁹Patience is natural to those who trust. ¹⁰Sure of the ultimate interpretation of all things in time, no outcome already seen or yet to come can cause them fear. (A Course in Miracles, M-4.VI.1:1-15; VIII.1:1-10)
In truth, God’s Creation is the one Self we share with every brother. This Self is interested only in sharing God’s gifts freely and without limit. Any attempt to limit this giving makes our true Self unknown to us. As we learn that the interests we share with everyone is to freely give and receive God’s gifts, we become His teacher. We teach what we need to learn.
We teach defenselessness to learn that we share the invulnerability, the changelessness of God. We demonstrate patience as we remember that beyond appearances in the world, God’s Love remains unaffected by our perceptions. As we let the Holy Spirit help us let go of our mistaken beliefs, we gain certainty that no matter what the appearance, we will remember that we are God’s Son. We can count on this reality. We are guided in ways to be truly helpful. We can trust that everyone remains safe in God. Appearances in the world will fade away as we awaken to the Self God created one with Him.
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