Mary:
This morning in our reading of A Course in Miracles, we found very clear instructions for our practice for today:
Today, practice the end of fear. Have faith in Him Who is your Father. Trust all things to Him. Let Him reveal all things to you, and be you undismayed because you are His Son. (W-pII.232.2:2-5)
To let Him reveal all things to me today, I need to step back from the ego’s thoughts of separation. I need to allow the Source of all Love to be in my mind all through the day. If I find that I gotten lost in dreams of separation again, I will merely practice stepping back once again. I choose to remember Heaven. And Heaven is right there within my mind, waiting for my return. Today I practice strengthening my “willingness muscles.” I begin by opening my mind to the peace of my Father. This is how I let Him reveal all things to me today.
Robert:
What stood out to me in our reading today was, “Father, I give you all my thoughts today. I would have none of mine. In place of them, give me Your Own.” (W-pII.233.1:1-3) In other lessons the Course tells me that my only real thoughts are the thoughts I think with God. So this prayer is a prayer to accept Reality as it is, without made up images and stories of separation, guilt and fear. In truth, this is what all of us really want.
I really do want release from all thoughts of fear and guilt. I really do want to remember God’s Love. That’s all any of us really want, no matter what our behavior is in the world. It is helpful for me to remember that whenever I judge another’s behavior, it is simply an attempt to project the guilt within me that lies hidden beneath all attempts to make separation appear real.
The good news is that God knows I never succeeded in truly separating and has insured that His Spark of memory still remains in my mind, reminding me that I remain as God created me. Today I will practice giving all my thoughts to God. I really don’t want any of my thoughts because they are simply denials of God’s Love, no matter how appealing they may seem to be. I am grateful that I need only be willing to receive God’s thoughts. In that willingness the veil that seemed to separate me is lifted. Then I see that Love is everywhere and there is nowhere else — I remain safe in the certainty of Love.
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