⁵Consider once again your special function. ⁶One is given you to see in him his perfect sinlessness. ⁷And you will ask no sacrifice of him because you could not will he suffer loss. ⁸The miracle of justice you call forth will rest on you as surely as on him.
Think, then, how great your own release will be when you are willing to receive correction for all your problems. ²You will not keep one, for pain in any form you will not want. ³And you will see each little hurt resolved before the Holy Spirit’s gentle sight. ⁴For all of them are little in His sight, and worth no more than just a tiny sigh before they disappear, to be forever undone and unremembered. ⁵What seemed once to be a special problem, a mistake without a remedy, or an affliction without a cure, has been transformed into a universal blessing. ⁶Sacrifice is gone. ⁷And in its place the Love of God can be remembered, and will shine away all memory of sacrifice and loss.
⁴Your special function opens wide the door beyond which is the memory of His Love kept perfectly intact and undefiled. ⁵And all you need to do is but to wish that Heaven be given you instead of hell, and every bolt and barrier that seems to hold the door securely barred and locked will merely fall away and disappear. ⁶For it is not your Father’s Will that you should offer or receive less than He gave, when He created you in perfect love. (A Course in Miracles, T-26.II.6:5-8;7;8:4-6. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
The special function at its core is the same for everyone. We must forgive our demand for specialness, which the Course identifies as the ego. The form it takes for each of us is customized according to the form of our beliefs in specialness and separation. Our unforgiveness manifests in the world as problems that disturb our peace of mind. They are reflected in a sense of loss, lack, vulnerability, illness, challenging relationships, unhappiness, guilt and fear.
Most of us encounter forms of these problems every day. Thus every day we are presented with opportunities to fulfill our special function—to let the Holy Spirit help us heal the mistaken belief behind the problem. Viewed this way, every problem is potentially a gift if we choose forgiveness with the Holy Spirit’s help instead of trying to “fix” the problem on our own.
Today let us join the in the shared purpose of our special function by focusing on accepting the opportunities for forgiveness offered us throughout the day. With this choice, it will be a day of miracles.
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