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The Gift of True Forgiveness

Who is my brother but Your holy Son? And if I see him sinful I proclaim myself a sinner, not a Son of God; alone and friendless in a fearful world. Yet this perception is a choice I make, and can relinquish. I can also see my brother sinless, as Your holy Son. And with this choice I see my sinlessness, my everlasting Comforter and Friend beside me, and my way secure and clear. Choose, then, for me, my Father, through Your Voice. For He alone gives judgment in Your Name.

Forgiveness looks on sinlessness alone, and judges not. Through this I come to You. Judgment will bind my eyes and make me blind. Yet love, reflected in forgiveness here, reminds me You have given me a way to find Your peace again. I am redeemed when I elect to follow in this way. You have not left me comfortless. I have within me both the memory of You, and One Who leads me to it. Father, I would hear Your Voice and find Your peace today. For I would love my own Identity, and find in It the memory of You. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 351, W-pII.351-352. See also ACIM Lesson 351 Insights.)

Perception starts with what we believe we are. We project this belief on the world to make our beliefs seem true. Because our belief can change, our perception is changeable. With the help of God’s Voice, we can learn to let go of the mistaken belief that we are separate. As we accept the Love we are, we perceive a loving world.

The Love that our true Self is never changes. We bring this Love to the world through forgiveness, through letting go of the false belief in being separate. This is how we remove the barriers to Love’s presence. These barriers are nothing but false beliefs. As we let go of the false beliefs, Love shines forth everywhere. We find peace as we remember our true Self. Here we find the memory of our eternal unity with God. Forgiveness is a gift we give to ourselves and the world. Today we choose God’s Voice as our Guide in all our doing.

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