I could see peace instead of this.
The idea for today begins to describe the conditions that prevail in the other way of seeing. ²Peace of mind is clearly an internal matter. ³It must begin with your own thoughts, and then extend outward. ⁴It is from your peace of mind that a peaceful perception of the world arises.
⁴It is your inner world to which the applications of today’s idea should be made.
²Search your mind for fear thoughts, anxiety-provoking situations, “offending” personalities or events, or anything else about which you are harboring unloving thoughts.
…whenever you feel your peace of mind is threatened in any way.… the exercise should take this form:
⁴I could see peace in this situation instead of what I now see in it. (A Course in Miracles, W-34.1;2:4;3:2;5:1,3-4. See also ACIM Lesson 34 Insights.)
Form is sacrosanct to the ego. Its focus is always on arranging forms to protect it or bring some approved condition. If these conditions are met, the ego calls it happiness. But this “happiness” never lasts because the forms have no real content and in truth, form does not matter.
Only Love matters. Where there is not Love, the form has no content. A perceived world with empty forms is unstable, unreliable and fosters anxiety, fear and depression. The Holy Spirit offers another way of seeing that leads to peace and lasting happiness. His vision shows us the presence of Love that is eternal. This world only seems to hide it because we have accepted the ego as our guide.
Today we choose the Holy Spirit’s vision, which will always show us the solid foundation upon which peace of mind stands. The peace of God is ours now and forever.
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