You are my goal, my Father. Only You.
Where would I go but Heaven? ²What could be a substitute for happiness? ³What gift could I prefer before the peace of God? ⁴What treasure would I seek and find and keep that can compare with my Identity? ⁵And would I rather live with fear than love?
You are my goal, my Father. ²What but You could I desire to have? ³What way but that which leads to You could I desire to walk? ⁴And what except the memory of You could signify to me the end of dreams and futile substitutions for the truth? ⁵You are my only goal. ⁶Your Son would be as You created him. ⁷What way but this could I expect to recognize my Self, and be at one with my Identity? (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 287, W-287. See also ACIM Lesson 287 Insights.)
The goal of A Course in Miracles is to teach us how to find peace. Everyone in this world wants peace. Yet part of us is afraid to find it. It’s the part of our mind we call the ego. The ego perceives peace as a threat. Because once we find it, we will disown the ego and its thought system of separation, fear and guilt.
When we put the ego in charge of our mind, we seek peace where it cannot be found. We seek conflict because the ego teaches that if we can overcome an adversary, we will find peace. But the very idea that adversaries exist that needs to be recognized as a mistake. They cannot exist in the oneness of Heaven in which we belong.
We can find peace if we put our direction in the hands of the Holy Spirit. He will help us see that every brother shares our Identity in God. His guidance shows us the Love of our brother so we can see the Love we are. Together with him in Love, we walk the path of return to our Father. We remember Heaven is our Home.
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