I can give up but what was never real.
I sacrifice illusions; nothing more. ²And as illusions go I find the gifts illusions tried to hide, awaiting me in shining welcome, and in readiness to give God’s ancient messages to me. ³His memory abides in every gift that I receive of Him. ⁴And every dream serves only to conceal the Self which is God’s only Son, the likeness of Himself, the Holy One Who still abides in Him forever, as He still abides in me.
Father, to You all sacrifice remains forever inconceivable. ²And so I cannot sacrifice except in dreams. ³As You created me, I can give up nothing You gave me. ⁴What You did not give has no reality. ⁵What loss can I anticipate except the loss of fear, and the return of love into my mind? (A Course in Miracles, W-322. See also ACIM Lesson 322 Insights.)
Fear and guilt only occur when illusions are believed to be real. Illusions hide the Love we are, and in which we live, from our awareness. Our only problem is that we don’t recognize illusions for what they are.
But we have been given an inner Teacher to help us learn to recognize illusions as illusions. Forgiveness is the means through which we see past illusions to the truth. As we accept the Holy Spirit’s help, we learn to let go of our mistaken beliefs that keep the dream in place.
We call upon His help by seeking the peace of God within. Peace is ever present. As we pause and quiet our mind, we welcome the Holy Spirit’s vision, which shows us that we remain safe in God’s Love. There is indeed nothing to fear, for we live in Love. As we let Love guide our thoughts, words and actions, we become His messengers. We are healed as we let Him teach us to heal.
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