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The Bridge from Fear to Love

What keeps the world in chains but your beliefs? ²And what can save the world except your Self? ³Belief is powerful indeed. ⁴The thoughts you hold are mighty, and illusions are as strong in their effects as is the truth.

…anyone is free to change his mind, and all his thoughts change with it. ²Now the source of thought has shifted, for to change your mind means you have changed the source of all ideas you think or ever thought or yet will think. ³You free the past from what you thought before. ⁴You free the future from all ancient thoughts of seeking what you do not want to find.

The present now remains the only time. ²Here in the present is the world set free. ³For as you let the past be lifted and release the future from your ancient fears, you find escape and give it to the world.

The world is nothing in itself. ²Your mind must give it meaning. ³And what you behold upon it are your wishes, acted out so you can look on them and think them real.

There is no world apart from what you wish, and herein lies your ultimate release. ²Change but your mind on what you want to see, and all the world must change accordingly. ³Ideas leave not their source. (A Course in Miracles, W-132.1:1-4;2:1–3:3;4:1-3;5:1-3. See also ACIM Lesson 132 Insights.)

We perceive this world because we wish it be there to make separation seem real. Only the belief in separation keeps us from claiming the glory of God as our own. Our true Self remains safe in the Heart of God. It shares all His attributes — His joy, His peace and His Love.

We can claim this reality by forgiving our wish for specialness. Specialness demands separation. Separation is impossible in the oneness of God’s Love. When we forgive the world for all we thought it was, it is replaced by Love’s oneness. Forgiveness is the bridge from fear to Love.

Today we ask the Holy Spirit to help us forgive our fear-based thoughts, for we would return to Love.

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