Loss is not loss when properly perceived. Pain is impossible. There is no grief with any cause at all. And suffering of any kind is nothing but a dream. This is the truth, at first to be but said and then repeated many times; and next to be accepted as but partly true, with many reservations. Then to be considered seriously more and more, and finally accepted as the truth. I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt. And I would go beyond these words today, and past all reservations, and arrive at full acceptance of the truth in them.
Father, what You have given cannot hurt, so grief and pain must be impossible. Let me not fail to trust in You today, accepting but the joyous as Your gifts; accepting but the joyous as the truth. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 284, W-pII.284. See also ACIM Lesson 284 Insights.)
A Course in Miracles is radical in its message which leads to a complete thought reversal. It tells us that this Course requires a willingness to question everything we believe is true. Yet the Course leads us gently, acknowledging that at first there is great resistance to accepting its complete thought reversal. There is no judgment for this resistance. Instead we are offered a wide variety of exercises, affirmations and practices to help us lay aside the thoughts and beliefs that blind us to the truth.
It is important as students of the Course that we be gentle with ourselves as the Holy Spirit is. Because guilt feeds the ego, it is easy to get caught up in judging ourselves when we seem to fail to perfectly apply the practices offered. It is important to recognize this as an ego ploy to keep guilt in place.
The Holy Spirit never judges our seeming failures in practice. It simply continues to offer Its Help to support us and strengthen our little willingness. We are never alone. Help is ever present. We need only reach out our hand and accept the strength offered us moment by moment.
Help is here. Help is now. Today we would open our hands to receive It. Today we would welcome Love’s blessing and share It with our brothers.
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