Love is one. It has no separate parts and no degrees; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is like itself, unchanged throughout. It never alters with a person or a circumstance. It is the Heart of God, and also of His Son.
Love’s meaning is obscure to anyone who thinks that love can change. He does not see that changing love must be impossible. And thus he thinks that he can love at times, and hate at other times. He also thinks that love can be bestowed on one, and yet remain itself although it is withheld from others. To believe these things of love is not to understand it. If it could make such distinctions, it would have to judge between the righteous and the sinner, and perceive the Son of God in separate parts.
Love cannot judge. As it is one itself, it looks on all as one. Its meaning lies in oneness. And it must elude the mind that thinks of it as partial or in part. There is no love but God’s, and all of love is His. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 127, W-pI.127.1:3-3:5. See also ACIM Lesson 127 Insights.)
The ego has distorted Love to serve its fundamental purpose of separation. As long as we believe separation is real, we cannot fully experience the Love of God, true Love. There is a simple solution to this fundamental error in perception — forgiveness. Forgiveness is the practice of letting go of mistaken beliefs that cause perception of differences and separation.
Forgiveness seems difficult because we believe we are bodies. They seem capable of harming each other, physically and emotionally. It seems that judgment is necessary for our protection and survival. This plays well into the ego’s strategy to maintain separation. But it only serves to reinforce the hell of lovelessness.
If we practice consistently asking the Holy Spirit to guide our perceptions every day, all day, the ego’s manipulations will become less appealing. We learn to recognize the safety that comes when we see with the vision of Christ instead of the ego’s myopic vision.
Today is another opportunity to choose the Holy Spirit as our Guide in all things. His guidance will help us be the Love we were created to be and see It in our brothers.
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