Today accept God’s peace and joy as yours. ²Let Him complete Himself as He defines completion. ³You will understand that what completes Him must complete His Son as well. ⁴He cannot give through loss. ⁵No more can you. ⁶Receive His gift of joy and peace today, and He will thank you for your gift to Him.
²Begin today by thinking of those brothers who have been denied by you the peace and joy that are their right under the equal laws of God. ³Here you denied them to yourself. ⁴And here you must return to claim them as your own.
Think of your “enemies” a little while, and tell each one, as he occurs to you:
²My brother, peace and joy I offer you, that I may have God’s peace and joy as mine.
³Thus you prepare yourself to recognize God’s gifts to you, and let your mind be free of all that would prevent success today. ⁴Now are you ready to accept the gift of peace and joy that God has given you. ⁵Now are you ready to experience the joy and peace you have denied yourself. ⁶Now you can say, “God’s peace and joy are mine,” for you have given what you would receive. (A Course in Miracles, W-105.5;6:2–7:6. See also ACIM Lesson 105 Insights.)
Peace and joy are attributes of Love. Love cannot be contained. It must be given because that is how It is received. Love is lost when It is withheld. That is why the ego is the denial of Love.
When we perceive someone as an enemy, we withhold Love and thus feel lack of Love. To know of God’s Love for us, His Son, we must extend His Love. Peace and joy are attributes of Love. When we offer Love we are giving peace and joy.
We are truly helpful when we give peace and joy. Our helpfulness covers our brother and ourselves equally. Today we focus on giving peace and joy, for we want to know that peace and joy are ours. We bring blessing to the world and know that we are blessed.
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