Hold out your hand, that you may have the gift of kind forgiveness which you offer one whose need for it is just the same as yours. And let the cruel concept of yourself be changed to one that brings the peace of God. (A Course in Miracles Text Ch. 31.VII.5:6-7)
As I practice stepping back and open my mind to the peace of God, seeing the world differently comes with it. Big deals disappear. Seeing the truth or the eternal Spirit in every brother replaces the false concept of separate bodies and differences.
That is why the daily practice of opening to God’s peace and extending God’s peace is of primary importance in awakening to the Sonship’s one true eternal Identity. Being open to God’s peace is my primary focus for today. Everything else flows quite naturally from this one choice. And I give thanks.
Twenty lessons in the Workbook have us repeat many times a day for 20 days, “I am not a body. I am free. I am still as God created me.” This idea is the foundation of true forgiveness. It is how we disconnect the Son of God from the image of a body.
When we allow ourselves to feel the peace of God, we open our minds to seeing past the body to our brother as the Son of God he is. And thus we forgive our brother, for we recognize him as one with us in the innocence of Love. In this recognition we also forgive ourselves. This is how we let go of the “cruel concept of ourselves” and give the gift of kind forgiveness to our brothers and ourselves.
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