God is the only goal I have today.
The way to God is through forgiveness here. ²There is no other way. ³If sin had not been cherished by the mind, what need would there have been to find the way to where you are? ⁴Who would still be uncertain? ⁵Who could be unsure of who he is? ⁶And who would yet remain asleep, in heavy clouds of doubt about the holiness of him whom God created sinless? ⁷Here we can but dream. ⁸But we can dream we have forgiven him in whom all sin remains impossible, and it is this we choose to dream today. ⁹God is our goal; forgiveness is the means by which our minds return to Him at last.
And so, our Father, would we come to You in Your appointed way. ²We have no goal except to hear Your Voice, and find the way Your sacred Word has pointed out to us. (A Course in Miracles, W-256. See also ACIM Lesson 256 Insights.)
The path of return to God is singular. We must forgive — let go of — our dream of individuality, differences and specialness. There is no other way. Only our belief in what could never be true hides from our awareness the fact that we share God’s Love. These beliefs have put us to sleep to dream of a world that is completely opposite to the Reality of the Life we live in God.
We are not asked to forgive the dream on our own. We have been given the Holy Spirit in our mind to Whom we can turn in every moment for help in letting go of our mistaken beliefs. He will teach us that we are not weak and vulnerable but strong in the certainty of God’s Love. He shines the Light of Love on every mistaken belief when we are willing to accept It.
In His Light the veil of false beliefs dissolves and we see the Love that unites us with every brother and our Creator. We learn that we are safe, innocent, loved and loving. We remember we are God’s Son.
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