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The Sacrifice of Fear

by Rev. Joyce Peebles, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

In the present story of Joyce, my husband wounded me with words, and I felt unjustly treated. My ego analyzed why he would say such hurtful things. This was not his normal behavior. It did not make me feel better to rationalize that he was coming from his own old wounds. It still amounted to him taking out his bad day on me. My heart closed down. I barely spoke to him the rest of the day. I was suffering.

At the same time, almost immediately after his attack began I heard the Holy Spirit’s Voice tell me to say nothing. It felt very hard. I wanted to defend myself. Although physical violence did not occur, I hurt from the verbal blows I received.

Throughout the rest of the day I heard the Holy Spirit’s Voice tell me to let it go. The best I could do was be silent. The next morning, I read, “Here is the only “sacrifice” You ask of Your beloved Son; You ask him to give up all suffering, all sense of loss and sadness, all anxiety and doubt, and freely let Your Love come streaming in to his awareness, healing him of pain, and giving him Your Own eternal joy.” (W-323.1:1)

I asked the Holy Spirit’s help again. The question came who was experiencing the suffering, loss and sadness? I had to say only the ego could suffer and it doesn’t exist. I wish I could say I felt better immediately, but I did not. I was reluctant to let go of the pain. I had to straight out ask myself if I wanted to identify with the ego as my reality.

Lesson 323 then says, “Such is the “sacrifice” You ask of me, and one I gladly make; the only “cost” of restoration of Your memory to me, for the salvation of the world.” (W-323.1:2)

Did I want to shut down my source of guidance and help? I honestly could not think of anything more fearful than that. I knew from the very beginning I could not continue to hold a grievance if I wanted to wake up. I asked myself who wanted to wake up? The real me, the one who was observing the scenario, wanted out of this nightmare.

This was just another test in the classroom of “life.” I knew if I flunked the test, I would have to take it over again in some other form. In fact, I’ve already taken a similar test many times before. As the observer I was very clear about what I wanted to do. Let it go.

Next Lesson 323 says, “And as we pay the debt we owe to truth, — a debt that merely is the letting go of self-deceptions and of images we worshipped falsely — truth returns to us in wholeness and in joy. We are deceived no longer.” (W-323.2:1-2)

I felt the urge to write and as I wrote I realized I felt much better. My heart was lighter. Although I had not cried before; I cried now for I heard the applause of heaven, realizing I had passed the test.

We are never alone in any test. If we give the ego a chance to analyze or expand on the story, our mind becomes confused, and emotions run rampant.

I am grateful for that voice that says, forgiveness is still and quietly does nothing. This is so I can remember what is really going on. I am taking a test and “I” am the observer, not the character in the story. I was safe all the time, it was impossible that I could have suffered. It all came down to who am I?

Rev. Joyce Peebles, OMC, is a Pathways of Light minister. Email:
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Miracles News, May-Aug., 2025

 

Rise Above
to See
the Love.

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There Really Is Nothing to Fear

by Rev. Myron Jones, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

As I am writing this, I am doing Lesson 48: “There is nothing to fear.” I love this Lesson. It is so clear. There are no caveats. It is simple, straight-forward and uncompromising.

I seldom read news other than the headlines of local news, since I might need to know what is going on in my town. But every once in a while, I hear about something or read the national headlines.

This morning, I decided to do that in conjunction with the Lesson. Each article would trigger a response in me and each time that response was fear, it was an opportunity to remember that there is nothing to fear.

How could it be that some of the things happening in the world today could not be fearful? Well, let’s start with the fact that there is no world. It is an illusion we chose to experience, but it cannot hurt us. It is like dreaming of a scary moment and awakening to discover nothing happened except a dream. Whew! That was good news. And today’s lesson is good news in the same way.

What is there to fear except harm to a body? Well, more good news because there are no bodies. I do not have a body. I am not in a body. This body I identify as me is just another illusion. It is an avatar of sorts, a way to have this experience safely.

Even when the body story is done and the body appears to die, nothing happened because it was never alive. “It does not die; it was merely never born.” (T-5.IV.2:3)

Every morning this year, I am writing my contemplation of the daily Lesson. I have done this before, but this year, I wanted to share my present experience with the lessons. The following is my contemplation of Lesson 48:

You may not actually believe this Lesson. Probably you hope it is true. I know when I began the Lessons, I was conflicted about Lesson 48. Sure, I wanted it to be true, but I also felt cheated. There was nothing for me to do. I was big into doing back then. I thought that I was in charge of my awakening and I could make it happen if I did enough things right. Yes, there are things for us to do. Ideas to take in, beliefs to let go. But that is not what wakes us up.

This work helps to loosen the hold we have on our ego persona. It helps us realize that we are not trapped in hell, that there is a way out. It is like a farmer tilling the soil, removing rocks and other obstacles to growing a healthy crop. He then fertilizes the soil and finally plants the seeds. But then, it is left to the sun and rain to do the rest.

This is what I do with these Lessons. I am preparing my mind for the change that is occurring. I am removing obstacles (my wrong minded thoughts.) And I am planting the seeds. The seed this morning is the truth that there is nothing to fear. I have moved past doubt in what Jesus tells me. While the Myron character still feels surges of fear at times, I know there is nothing to fear. There is no world and nothing is happening.

What could there be to fear? I am among the Sons of God. I have no body that could get sick and die. I am not trapped in a world gone mad from separation thoughts. I am Spirit and only Spirit. I am aware of an impossible experience because I want it. When I am done with the experience, it will seem in the story that Myron dies, but all that is happening is that I have removed my awareness from the idea of Myron.

Sometimes I think of this life as a game I am playing. There are many levels to this game. At the beginning level, the goal is to set up the situations that will help me attain the higher levels. Some of those were things that seemed to make me a victim and unfairly treated because letting those beliefs go are goals at the higher level. At the next level, I am also gaining tools that will help me achieve the final goal.

One of the obstacles was my first divorce which got me kicked out of the Catholic church. And the tool I eventually gained as I forgave was A Course in Miracles. It was the map and instructions for winning the game. It also showed me the prize for winning. I would discover that it was only a game. I exist apart from the game. I am not really the avatar in the game, but the player of the game.

Since I now knew that the fear I often felt was not real and I am always safe, I discovered that there was a way to win the game. It is called awakening in the dream, playing for fun without fear of losing, and helping others win the game. Everything looks the same and my avatar is still sometimes caught up in the game, but within, I know that fundamentally everything is fine.

Things may still look scary in the game, but it is just a game. Nothing is happening and I can relax, knowing there is nothing to fear.

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Letting Go of the World

by Rev. Dan Strodl, Ordained Ministerial Counselor

We live in a world built on the ego thought system of fear, guilt, separation, and sin. And we have taken on many worldly beliefs, opinions and judgements to help us navigate our way through this mad illusion, believing that we are separate bodies, needing to defend ourselves, protect ourselves from others, surrounded by dangerous people, facing climate change, getting old and dying. But this world is not real. It’s a mad illusion created to escape from who we truly are… we are eternal Love.

“The world is false perception. It is born of error, and it has not left its source. It will remain no longer than the thought that gave it birth is cherished. When the thought of separation has been changed to one of true forgiveness, will the world be seen in quite another light; and one which leads to truth, where all the world must disappear and all its errors vanish. Now its source has gone, and its effects are gone as well.” (W-pII.3.1:1-5)

We have a choice. We can stay in this mad dream grounded in fear, separation, and guilt, or we can return to the real world of love, peace, and happiness. All we need to do to let this insane world go is tune-in to the Holy Spirit in our mind. He is always there to guide us home. He is the Voice for God, the communication link between our Father and his separated Sons. He sees our illusions and leads us through them to the truth. He reminds us of our true Identity, Love, which we forgot. He will guide us to the real world through total forgiveness (letting go of illusions).

“All this beauty will rise to bless your sight as you look upon the world with forgiving eyes. For forgiveness literally transforms vision, and lets you see the real world reaching quietly and gently across chaos, removing all illusions that had twisted your perception and fixed it on the past. The smallest leaf becomes a thing of wonder, and a blade of grass a sign of God’s perfection.”  (T-17.II.6:1-3)

When we follow His guidance, we will see the world through Christ Vision, which blesses rather than condemns, and undoes our thoughts of separation to show us our true Identity, Love. We will see past bodies to the Spirit that is our brother’s true Identity. Our perception shifts from seeing others as an enemy, to seeing our brother, removing the projections of guilt on him. This is the miracle, looking beyond all seeming differences that reflect separation, to the real world that we are all one.

A recent experience:

I was sitting outside a restaurant having lunch with my partner, and people were walking along the pavement near us. Suddenly, I heard screams in the distance. A man was screaming obscenities about different countries, races, gays, and I felt so afraid. I asked the Holy Spirit what to do, and what came to me was “Send him blessings”. So we blessed him in his peace, his quietness, his gentleness, his softness, his happiness. As we extended Love to this man through blessings, my peace returned. And then the screaming stopped! What a blessing to him and to ourselves.

Another experience:

I was walking down the street last week, looking at people passing me by, trying to see past their bodies, to the Light inside of them. I do my best to let go of all the judgements that I’ve collected over the years and remember the truth — we are all One. It’s not easy but I’m doing my best. Then a car came down the street, and I looked at the registration plate. It read… I AM U. I couldn’t believe it!  Holy Spirit was giving me a nudge!

Rev Dan Strodl is a Pathways of Light Spiritual Counselor and Manager of Miracle Network in the U.K.

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