In the holy instant, you will see the smile of Heaven shining on both you and your brother. And you will shine upon him, in glad acknowledgment of the grace that has been given you. For sin will not prevail against a union Heaven has smiled upon. Your perception was healed in the holy instant Heaven gave you. Forget what you have seen, and raise your eyes in faith to what you now can see. The barriers to Heaven will disappear before your holy sight, for you who were sightless have been given vision, and you can see. Look not for what has been removed, but for the glory that has been restored for you to see.
You will not see sin long. For in the new perception the mind corrects it when it seems to be seen, and it becomes invisible. Errors are quickly recognized and quickly given to correction, to be healed, not hidden. You will be healed of sin and all its ravages the instant that you give it no power over your brother. And you will help him overcome mistakes by joyously releasing him from the belief in sin. (A Course in Miracles, T-19.III.10;9:2-6. See also ACIM Text Q & A.)
The ego’s foundation is the belief that separation is real. But because separation is not real, the ego has made up a world of images to give separation the appearance of reality. We seem to be housed in individual bodies that are vulnerable and ultimately die. Conflict and peril appear everywhere and justify our need to build defenses. As we build our defenses, we are reinforcing the belief that separation is real. It seems to be a closed cycle from which there is no way out. Within the ego thought system, this is true.
Fortunately, we have in our minds the Holy Spirit Who knows that nothing in form is real. Only Love is real. The Holy Spirit sees all the seeming conflict and fear and guilt in the world as calls for correction, not punishment. Calls for Love, not justification of guilt. We can free ourselves from the guilt and fear of the world by the practice of bringing all our perceptions to the Holy Spirit with willingness for them to be replaced by the His true perception. With the Holy Spirit’s vision, we see past the behavior of bodies and see every moment as an opportunity to extend Love. Thus are we released from the bondage of fear.
Today we pray to accept the Holy Spirit’s vision and recognize the truth in our brothers and ourselves.
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