If I accept that I am prisoner within a body, in a world in which all things that seem to live appear to die, then is my Father prisoner with me. ²And this do I believe, when I maintain the laws the world obeys must I obey; the frailties and the sins which I perceive are real, and cannot be escaped. ³If I am bound in any way, I do not know my Father nor my Self. ⁴And I am lost to all reality. ⁵For truth is free, and what is bound is not a part of truth.
Father, I ask for nothing but the truth. ²I have had many foolish thoughts about myself and my creation, and have brought a dream of fear into my mind. ³Today, I would not dream. ⁴I choose the way to You instead of madness and instead of fear. ⁵For truth is safe, and only love is sure. (A Course in Miracles, W-278. See also ACIM Lesson 278 Insights.)
In order to have a unique, special identity, we have imprisoned ourselves in a body in a world where fear and guilt are justified and death seems real. This is not our true Home.
We can unlock our self-made prison doors by choosing to let the Holy Spirit lead us to the truth. Our willingness to accept His help will let the veil of false beliefs be lifted. Peace will return to our troubled mind. We will remember our true Self, which is eternally united in Love with our Father and every brother.
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