My present happiness is all I see.
Unless I look upon what is not there, my present happiness is all I see. ²Eyes that begin to open see at last. ³And I would have Christ’s vision come to me this very day. ⁴What I perceive without God’s Own Correction for the sight I made is frightening and painful to behold. ⁵Yet I would not allow my mind to be deceived by the belief the dream I made is real an instant longer. ⁶This the day I seek my present happiness, and look on nothing else except the thing I seek.
With this resolve I come to You, and ask Your strength to hold me up today, while I but seek to do Your Will. ²You cannot fail to hear me, Father. ³What I ask have You already given me. ⁴And I am sure that I will see my happiness today. (A Course in Miracles, W-290. See also ACIM Lesson 290 Insights.)
The ego is on a constant quest to demonstrate its strength and power over “others.” That is because it recognizes that it has no power of its own. Apparent conquests only offer a semblance of strength that can disappear in an instant. The ego’s sense of weakness comes from denying the only real Source of power, which is the strength of God.
But the strength of God is forever part of His Son. Despite the ego’s denial, we remain God’s Son, collectively united in His Love. His strength is available in every instant. When we ask for His help, we open our mind to receive what has always been ours.
Today we ask for His help, opening our mind to receive His vision. Christ’s vision shows us that we remain fully empowered by His Love to extend It and join in the joy of Love’s eternal flow.
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