Let us consider what you do believe, in place of [“All that I give is given to myself.”] ²It seems to you that other people are apart from you, and able to behave in ways which have no bearing on your thoughts, nor yours on theirs. ³Therefore, your attitudes have no effect on them, and their appeals for help are not in any way related to your own. ⁴You further think that they can sin without affecting your perception of yourself, while you can judge their sin, and yet remain apart from condemnation and at peace.
…true forgiveness, as the means by which [salvation] is attained, must heal the mind that gives, for giving is receiving.
Today we try to understand the truth that giver and receiver are the same.
In silence, close your eyes upon the world that does not understand forgiveness, and seek sanctuary in the quiet place where thoughts are changed and false beliefs laid by. ²Repeat today’s idea, and ask for help in understanding what it really means. ³Be willing to be taught. ⁴Be glad to hear the Voice of truth and healing speak to you, and you will understand the words He speaks, and recognize He speaks your words to you.
…tell yourself:
³All that I give is given to myself. ⁴The Help I need to learn that this is true is with me now. ⁵And I will trust in Him.
⁶Then spend a quiet moment, opening your mind to His correction and His Love. ⁷And what you hear of Him you will believe, for what He gives will be received by you. (A Course in Miracles, W-126.2;7:5;8:1;10;11:2-7. See also ACIM Lesson 126 Insights.)
Projection is the primary tool the ego uses to make its illusions seem real and disconnected from our own mind. It seems to make a world outside over which we have no control nor responsibility. Were this true, we would be forever locked into the ego’s dream.
But we have Help in our mind to show us that projections are not only illusions but come from our own mind. This is the key to forgiveness. We can change our minds. But we need help from outside the ego’s closed thought system to recognize illusions for what they are.
The Holy Spirit is God’s gift to us. His mission is to teach us to distinguish the real from the unreal, truth from illusions. As we learn the Holy Spirit’s lessons, illusions are recognized for what they are — nothing and nowhere. With this recognition, forgiveness is automatic. No one treasures what they recognize as nothing. The ego’s projections dissolve revealing the Light of Love in which we live.
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