This is a day of stillness and of peace.
Christ’s vision looks through me today. ²His sight shows me all things forgiven and at peace, and offers this same vision to the world. ³And I accept this vision in its name, both for myself and for the world as well. ⁴What loveliness we look upon today! ⁵What holiness we see surrounding us! ⁶And it is given us to recognize it is a holiness in which we share; it is the Holiness of God Himself.
This day my mind is quiet, to receive the Thoughts You offer me. ²And I accept what comes from You, instead of from myself. ³I do not know the way to You. ⁴But You are wholly certain. ⁵Father, guide Your Son along the quiet path that leads to You. ⁶Let my forgiveness be complete, and let the memory of You return to me. (A Course in Miracles, W-291. See also ACIM Lesson 291 Insights.)
The ego is terrified of peace. It offers countless activities we believe are important for our “survival.” In case that’s not enough, it directs us on countless quests for happiness guaranteed to fail. Yet the peace we truly seek is in us right now.
The way to find it is to step back from our involvement in the world, perhaps for just a moment. With practice we can train our minds to reconnect easily with our center of peace. We need to discipline our mind to disengage from the ego’s temptations that have kept us busy.
The ACIM Workbook lessons offer mind training that helps us develop the habit of remembering the peace of God that is in us now. With this practice, every day can be one of stillness and peace. This practice leads us to recognize what is meaningful and what is not, real or unreal. Our activities in the world become opportunities to answer calls for Love with Love and to join with the Love that surrounds us and is in every brother. Today is a good day to practice.
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