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God’s Will Be Done

My forgiveness is the means by which the light of the world finds expression through me. My forgiveness is the means by which I become aware of the light of the world in me. My forgiveness is the means by which the world is healed, together with myself. Let me, then, forgive the world, that it may be healed along with me. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 82, W-pI.82.2-5. See also ACIM Lesson 82 Insights.)

Do not allow your intent to waver in the face of distracting thoughts. Realize that, whatever form such thoughts may take, they have no meaning and no power. Replace them with your determination to succeed. Do not forget that your will has power over all fantasies and dreams. Trust it to see you through, and carry you beyond them all. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Review II, W-pI.RevII.Int.4)

God’s Will is only oneness. God’s Will is universal Love, universal joy and universal peace. If I am experiencing something other than this, I have forgotten that I share God’s Will for me. As I let go of, or forgive, false ideas that bring the experience of worry, conflict or lack, these false ideas disappear. As I forgive, I let myself be carried, instead of deciding anything on my own. All this comes as I let God’s Will be done.

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The Strength of Christ Is in Us

Today our theme is our defenselessness. We clothe ourselves in it, as we prepare to meet the day. We rise up strong in Christ, and let our weakness disappear, as we remember that His strength abides in us. We will remind ourselves that He remains beside us through the day, and never leaves our weakness unsupported by His strength. We call upon His strength each time we feel the threat of our defenses undermine our certainty of purpose. We will pause a moment, as He tells us, “I am here.”

The ministers of God can never fail, because the love and strength and peace that shine from them to all their brothers come from Him. These are His gifts to you. Defenselessness is all you need to give Him in return. You lay aside but what was never real, to look on Christ and see His sinlessness. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 153, W-pI.153.19;20:4-7. See also ACIM Lesson 153 Insights.)

Whenever we seem to be facing problems, it is helpful to remember that we are not alone. The strength of Christ is ever present, supporting us in our remembrance that God’s strength is ours and we share His Will, which is to extend Love without limit. The appearance of a problem comes only because we have forgotten the strength of Love in us. We have forgotten it because we have identified with the ego thought system of separation, which is the denial of Love. But Love has not left us. We have only become unaware of it by our denial.

When we seem to be faced with a problem, it is helpful to step back and open to the strength of Christ within. As we quiet our mind and turn our thoughts to the Love within, we are assured by the Voice for God Which reminds us, “I am here.” As we let that thought fill our minds, we feel the strength of Christ grow stronger. Our vision becomes clearer and we are inspired with a new way of seeing. In quietness are all our problems quietly resolved.

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Remembering We are Love as Love Created Us

Only appreciation is an appropriate response to your brother. Gratitude is due him for both his loving thoughts and his appeals for help, for both are capable of bringing love into your awareness if you perceive them truly. And all your sense of strain comes from your attempts not to do just this. How simple, then, is God’s plan for salvation. There is but one response to reality, for reality evokes no conflict at all. There is but one Teacher of reality, Who understands what it is. He does not change His Mind about reality because reality does not change. Although your interpretations of reality are meaningless in your divided state, His remain consistently true. He gives them to you because they are for you. Do not attempt to “help” a brother in your way, for you cannot help yourself. But hear his call for the Help of God, and you will recognize your own need for the Father. (A Course in Miracles, T-12.I.6. See also ACIM Text Q & A.)

Our only meaningful purpose in this world is to remember that we are Love as Love created us. In every moment we are given the opportunity to remember Who we are. As we are aware of loving thoughts, we remember the Love we are. Perception of anything else is an opportunity to recognize a call for Love. The recognition of a call for Love naturally evokes a response of answering with Love. When we answer a call for Love with Love, we remind ourselves that we are Love.

When we believe we are a separate individual, functioning on our own in the world, we will inevitably misinterpret calls for Love as attacks. Based on this interpretation, we respond with attack, sometimes disguised as defense.

To fulfill our function of remembering we are Love, we must resign as interpreter of everything we perceive in the world. Instead, we must rely on the vision of the Interpreter given us by our Creator. This Interpreter is not deceived by appearances of the world. It knows that only Love is real and reality does not change.

As we are willing to accept the vision of our inner Interpreter in place of our own interpretations, we move steadily toward remembering that we are Love as Love created us.

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Forgiveness Is Our Only Function Now

The real world is the state of mind in which the only purpose of the world is seen to be forgiveness. Fear is not its goal, for the escape from guilt becomes its aim. The value of forgiveness is perceived and takes the place of idols, which are sought no longer, for their “gifts” are not held dear. No rules are idly set, and no demands are made of anyone or anything to twist and fit into the dream of fear. Instead, there is a wish to understand all things created as they really are. And it is recognized that all things must be first forgiven, and then understood. (A Course in Miracles, T-30.V.1. See also ACIM Text Q & A.)

To understand something, we must recognize its true meaning. When we project our past and our beliefs on what we look at, we are covering over the true meaning with our projections. The true meaning is hidden beneath the veil of guilt and fear. This is why we must first forgive before we can understand the truth of our brothers and ourselves.

Our top priority must be to let go of all our false beliefs and the history we try to bring with us from our past experiences. As long as we hang on to the past, we cannot be aware or understand the blessing and joy that is with us and in us now. Forgiveness is our only function now. It is how we clear the way for true vision to show us that only Love is real.

Today we practice again offering all our thoughts to the Holy Spirit to be purified of what is false and to let the truth be brought to the forefront of our minds. This is how we will let ourselves understand the real world.

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We Can Count on God’s Strength as Ours

God is your safety in every circumstance. His Voice speaks for Him in all situations and in every aspect of all situations, telling you exactly what to do to call upon His strength and His protection. There are no exceptions because God has no exceptions. And the Voice which speaks for Him thinks as He does.

…reach down into your mind to a place of real safety. You will recognize that you have reached it if you feel a sense of deep peace, however briefly. Let go all the trivial things that churn and bubble on the surface of your mind, and reach down and below them to the Kingdom of Heaven. There is a place in you where there is perfect peace. There is a place in you where nothing is impossible. There is a place in you where the strength of God abides. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 47, W-pI.47.3,7. See also ACIM Lesson 47 Insights.)

The truth in us is not weak, but strong. It is not doubtful, but certain. It is not fearful, but loving. These are the attributes of our true Self, ever present in our mind.

When we identify with the ego’s false image of what we are, we feel weak, fearful, confused and depressed. But we can leave this dark image behind by letting ourselves go past it to the Light of our true Self. It is ever present.

As we are ready to let go of the fear and guilt associated with believing in a false self image, we can redirect our attention to the Light within. As we let ourselves open to that Light by our willingness to receive the vision of our true Self, the dark shadows fade away. We feel the strength of God in us. We feel the certainty of the changeless Love that is our Self. We see that same Self in our brothers. We can count on the strength of God in us.

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Teaching and Learning Only Innocence

There is a course for every teacher of God. The form of the course varies greatly. So do the particular teaching aids involved. But the content of the course never changes. Its central theme is always, “God’s Son is guiltless, and in his innocence is his salvation.” It can be taught by actions or thoughts; in words or soundlessly; in any language or in no language; in any place or time or manner. (M-1.3:1-6)

In the introduction to the ACIM Manual for Teachers we are told that teachers of God teach perfection over and over until they learn it. To teach perfection is to teach that everyone is guiltless, for they have in truth done nothing to harm God or His one Son. The recognition of the unequivocal innocence of our brothers and ourselves brings us back to the full awareness that we remain Love as Love created us.

To teach innocence we must demonstrate that we forgive the mistaken beliefs that harm is possible and guilt justified. We teach perfection to our brothers and ourselves by demonstration each time we bring a fear or guilt thought to the Holy Spirit and let our perception be healed by the Holy Spirit’s Light.

Today we choose to answer God’s call to serve as a teacher of God by practicing bringing every thought of guilt and fear to the Holy Spirit with willingness to receive His healing. This is how we will teach and learn only innocence.

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Why Wait for Love?

Call to your Father, certain that His Voice will answer. He Himself has promised this. And He Himself will place a spark of truth within your mind wherever you give up a false belief, a dark illusion of your own reality and what love means. He will shine through your idle thoughts today, and help you understand the truth of love. In loving gentleness He will abide with you, as you allow His Voice to teach love’s meaning to your clean and open mind. And He will bless the lesson with His Love. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 127, W-pI.127.9. See also ACIM Lesson 127 Insights.)

Our Father/Creator/Source has promised to help us out of the quagmire of fear and guilt the ego has made. His helping Hand is reaching out to us. We need only take it and accept His Help. All our Father wants is that we receive His gift of all of His Love. Today, right now, we can take His Hand and let ourselves be lifted into the Heaven of His Love.

Why wait? All that we will lose is the pain and suffering that comes with believing the false idea that we are alone and without Love. God’s Love surrounds and supports us eternally, giving us all of His strength, joy and peace. We can accept It now. We need only be willing to bring every thought of guilt and fear to Him and ask for His Help. God has guaranteed His Voice will answer our call for Love with all His Love. There is literally nothing to lose and everything to gain. We need wait no longer.

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