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The Paper Bag

Holy Spirit to Mary:
Remember that in truth you rest in God today. Remember that in truth everyone rests in God eternally.

Allowing this truth to return to your mind changes the way you think and your behavior always comes from the way you think, rather than the other way around. Practice being open to receive the truth today. Ask the Holy Spirit often for the truth. You are learning to develop a new habit. You are practicing becoming as a little child and receiving the truth from the Holy Spirit. When you think you already know, the truth is not known to you. Hold Holy Spirit’s hand all through the day and follow.

Robert:
The ego could not fight its way out of a paper bag because it wants the bag to be an invincible barrier. It sees the bag as its protection and safety and does not want to recognize its flimsiness. Rather, it tries to make believe that this thin paper is a stone wall that could never be breached.

I’m grateful that A Course in Miracles teaches that we have a Guide in our minds given us by God that is there to help us recognize that not only is that barrier not made of stone, it is made of nothing. It is not really a barrier at all. It is only a mistaken belief to be corrected. In Love and tenderness this Guide leads us to let go of the mistaken beliefs that bind us. It leads us to the freedom and peace given us by our Creator.

Seeing a problem, a financial barrier, a difficult relationship, a health issue or any other seeming disturbance as difficult to resolve is simply a reflection of the ego’s need to make it real in its defense against the truth. By the grace of God, the Holy Spirit does not believe in these mistaken ideas. Yet it can and does help us to let these ideas go so that we can return to the Home where we belong and have never truly left.

So whatever I perceive in front of me in the world is an opportunity for me to open my mind to the Holy Spirit’s interpretation and inspiration. With the Holy Spirit it becomes a learning opportunity in which I can learn what is real and what is not. So all the things that seem to be in front of me are simply a means for awakening. I open my mind and heart today to the Holy Spirit’s loving lessons.

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