I will be still an instant and go home.
This world you seem to live in is not home to you. ²And somewhere in your mind you know that this is true.
We speak today for everyone who walks this world, for he is not at home. ²He goes uncertainly about in endless search, seeking in darkness what he cannot find; not recognizing what it is he seeks. ³A thousand homes he makes, yet none contents his restless mind. ⁴He does not understand he builds in vain. ⁵The home he seeks can not be made by him. ⁶There is no substitute for Heaven. ⁷All he ever made was hell.
When you are still an instant, when the world recedes from you, when valueless ideas cease to have value in your restless mind, then will you hear His Voice.
Take time today to lay aside your shield which profits nothing, and lay down the spear and sword you raised against an enemy without existence.
You have not lost your innocence. ²It is for this you yearn. ³This is your heart’s desire. ⁴This is the voice you hear, and this the call which cannot be denied. …⁸And now the way is open, and the journey has an end in sight at last. ⁹Be still an instant and go home with Him, and be at peace a while. (A Course in Miracles, W-182.1:1-2;3;8:1;11:1;12:1-4,8-9. See also ACIM Lesson 182 Insights.)
The reason we seem to be living in a world of separation and bodies is because we value illusions over truth; we value specialness over the oneness of Love. The key to awakening to our Home in God’s Love is to forgive our wish for specialness. Our Home cannot be found in this dream, where Love’s oneness is denied. But there is a path that leads to our Home.
The practice of pausing in our mind to step back from our involvement in the world and step into God’s peace opens our mind to the healing that will take us Home. This stepping back can be done in a brief mental pause in the midst of our doing. It is also beneficial to set aside a period of quiet in which we rest in God’s peace.
When we set the intent to let Love lead the way, we will be helped throughout the day. We support that intent each time we pause for a moment to let the truth of Love shine in our mind. Even a brief pause helps us let go of valueless illusions and remember our Home in Heaven.
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