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Forgiving Our Brothers, the Ants

Dream softly of your sinless brother, who unites with you in holy innocence. And from this dream the Lord of Heaven will Himself awaken His beloved Son. Dream of your brother’s kindnesses instead of dwelling in your dreams on his mistakes. Select his thoughtfulness to dream about instead of counting up the hurts he gave. Forgive him his illusions, and give thanks to him for all the helpfulness he gave. And do not brush aside his many gifts because he is not perfect in your dreams. He represents his Father, Whom you see as offering both life and death to you.

Brother, He gives but life. Yet what you see as gifts your brother offers represent the gifts you dream your Father gives to you. Let all your brother’s gifts be seen in light of charity and kindness offered you. And let no pain disturb your dream of deep appreciation for his gifts to you. (A Course in Miracles T-27.VII.15-16)

There are ants in the house we just moved into. Little, tiny ants, smaller than gnats, called ghost ants. Holy Spirit, what is the message for us here?

Ghosts are symbols of the past, not yet forgotten. Held in our memory, they scurry around, disturbing our peace because they represent holding onto unforgiven thoughts. They seem so little and insignificant, yet they disturb our peace. The message here is that no judgment, no unforgiven thought, is so insignificant that it does not need release. There is no order of magnitude of thoughts of separation. Either we identify with the unity of Love or we believe that separation is real. These two states are mutually exclusive.

Today our practice is to be mindful of all thoughts that disturb our peace, even the slightest and bring them to the Holy Spirit for help to see the real Light of Love that shines beyond the false image of separation. Every disturbance is worthy of this practice. It is the road to freedom and return to the joy of Heaven. We give thanks to our brothers, the ants, who call on us to see past the images of world to the oneness of Love.

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