Under the ego’s dark foundation is the memory of God, and it is of this that you are really afraid. ²For this memory would instantly restore you to your proper place [in Heaven], and it is this place that you have sought to leave. ³Your fear of attack is nothing compared to your fear of love.
You must look upon your illusions and not keep them hidden, because they do not rest on their own foundation. ²In concealment [illusions] appear to do so, and thus they seem to be self-sustained. ³This is the fundamental illusion on which the others rest. ⁴For beneath them, and concealed as long as they are hidden, is the loving mind that thought it made them in anger. ⁵And the pain in this mind is so apparent, when it is uncovered, that its need of healing cannot be denied. ⁶Not all the tricks and games you offer it can heal it, for here is the real crucifixion of God’s Son.
And yet he is not crucified. ²Here is both his pain and his healing, for the Holy Spirit’s vision is merciful and His remedy is quick. ³Do not hide suffering from His sight, but bring it gladly to Him. ⁴Lay before His eternal sanity all your hurt, and let Him heal you. ⁵Do not leave any spot of pain hidden from His light, and search your mind carefully for any thoughts you may fear to uncover. ⁶For He will heal every little thought you have kept to hurt you and cleanse it of its littleness, restoring it to the magnitude of God. (A Course in Miracles, T-13.III.2:1-3;6-7. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
The quest for specialness is the underlying cause of all our fear and guilt. Specialness demands that nothing can be shared, for we cannot claim specialness if someone else has what we claim as our own. Championship can be claimed by only one team. Possession by definition means that we own something that no one else has. To maintain this specialness, we must defend it against anything and anyone whom we perceive could take it from us.
In the oneness of God’s Love, everything is the same, no differences, no separate ownership and loss is impossible. The nature of Love is that It is eternally extended. Any attempt to keep Love for one’s self alone makes Love unknown to us.
In every instant we choose between the “treasure” of specialness or the eternal gift of Love. The first is a choice for lovelessness, which can only seem real when illusions are treasured. The second choice is for all that is Real without end or limit. It is always a choice between hell and Heaven.
Today we choose Heaven by our willingness to bring all our fear-based thoughts to the Holy Spirit for His loving correction. It is God’s guaranteed plan to welcome us Home.
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