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Letting the Veil Be Lifted

Robert:  Today we read the section, “The lifting of the veil” at the end of the obstacles to peace in ACIM Text, Chapter 20. The veil is the image of my brother as a body. Beyond that veil is the Love that is God’s Son.

Recently I had an experience with a dear friend, whose behavior was demonstrating his unawareness of the truth of what he is. Looking at the veil of behavior of his body could have offered much opportunity for judgment. But in that moment I could see past the body and behavior to the Love he is. All that was in my heart was Love. I felt a reaching out and embrace of the Love in my brother. In that moment the behavior was irrelevant. It had nothing to do with what I knew my brother to be.

It was a profound experience for me because the Love that flowed through brought a blessing to me beyond words to describe. I could only be grateful to my brother for the opportunity he offered for me to join him in Love. It was truly an experience of joining that demonstrated very clearly to me that the Love I extend to my brother is given to me.

I give thanks for this experience. It demonstrated to me that it is possible while I think I am in the dream to see past the forms to the reality of Love that is everywhere. My body’s eyes saw a body, but the vision of my heart saw only Love. There was nothing else to see. The Course calls this the Vision of Christ. Though I may jump back into identifying with the thought of separation, I will not identify with it as strongly for I have had the experience of seeing the real world for a moment. It is to this state that the Holy Spirit guides me in every moment. I need only be willing to accept His vision and it is mine. I thank my brother for the blessing he gave.

Mary:  Today it is my opportunity to practice letting the veil be lifted. In order to practice this, I must be willing to join with the Holy Spirit’s way of seeing. This means I must let go all past references to every brother and see him as he is in the eternal present.

I must have identified with the ego thought system or I would not be looking out through the body"s eyes and thinking that it is real. Within this thought system, carrying the past into the future is the way that the ego holds illusions in place. I am now receiving mind training to let go of this pattern of false seeing. The Holy Spirit doesn’t care about the past or the future because He knows that the ego thought system is really nothing and nowhere.

The Holy Spirit brings me to the eternal present if I am willing to accept Christ Vision. This is my real job today. I may still enter Spanish translation into the computer, I may still cook meals and wash the dishes, but my real function is to join with the Holy Spirit as I go through my day and allow the awareness of the eternal present to be there in my mind. My job is to be mindful of the barriers that I allow into my mind that replace Christ Vision and hand these false ideas over to the Holy Spirit to be replaced by the truth.

This is my true function, no matter what my job for the day looks like in the world. Handing over the reigns and following is my true job. Making decisions on my own is not. Today I would practice true humility and let go of the idea that I know anything on my own based on past experiences. Holy Spirit, I place my trust in You today. I will be quiet and listen. I will let every moment be a practice in forgiving the dream of separation. If I forget, I will once again forgive myself and move on with Holy Spirit as my Guide.

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