God is my refuge and security.
I will identify with what I think is refuge and security. I will behold myself where I perceive my strength, and think I live within the citadel where I am safe and cannot be attacked. Let me today seek not security in danger, nor attempt to find my peace in murderous attack. I live in God. In Him I find my refuge and my strength. In Him is my Identity. In Him is everlasting peace. And only [in peace] will I remember Who I really am.
Let me not seek for idols. I would come, my Father, home to You today. I choose to be as You created me, and find the Son whom You created as my Self. (, A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 261,W-pII.261. See also ACIM Lesson 261 Insights.)
An idol is defined as a representation of a god. Thus an idol is a substitute that stands between our perception and the reality of God, our Creator. When we identify with a body, we are choosing a substitute for our true Identity in God.
An idol has no meaning of its own. Its only seeming meaning comes from the meaning we give it through our belief. Beliefs are always subject to change. That is why the body, which represents our belief in a separate identity, always feels vulnerable. It is not a place where we find safety, but rather requires our constant vigilance to protect it.
To find lasting peace, we need to relinquish our identification with an image that is inherently fearful. Our true Identity is in the changelessness of God. This Identity remains united in God’s Love. This is where we live and have our being. This is where we are perfectly safe and know with certainty that there is nothing to defend against. We truly live in God’s Love.
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