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ACIM Lesson 35 2025

My Contemplation of Lesson 35

My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.

This lesson no longer makes me uneasy, but at first, it did. There was nothing in me that felt holy, much less very holy. I could not imagine my mind was part of God’s. But I did the lesson anyway. I did it for several years. I did it anyway because that was the instructions in the introduction.

9. Remember only this; you need not believe the ideas, you need not accept them, and you need not even welcome them. ²Some of them you may actively resist. ³None of this will matter, or decrease their efficacy. ⁴But do not allow yourself to make exceptions in applying the ideas the workbook contains, and whatever your reactions to the ideas may be, use them. ⁵Nothing more than that is required. (ACIM, W-in.9:1-5)

So, I did them, and now I am comfortable with this lesson. I accept that my mind is part of God’s just as I accepted Lesson 30 when it told me that God is in my mind. And so now I will practice this lesson today as I am told to do.

I am afraid of failure. But my mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.

Jesus is very specific in the instructions for this lesson, and I am following them. But this belief is the one I want to share with you. I am a teacher of God, and I do my best to be a good teacher of God and follow His lead at all times. I do that, mostly, but sometimes I say the wrong thing. And instead of just forgiving it and moving on or making amends if that is called for, I fret over it. I worry about it and wonder if I should even be attempting this.

On a good day, I see that this is not helpful, and I ask the Holy Spirit to correct the belief that caused this. I ask Him to undo the consequences of my error. Then I go back to my purpose. But I want to be free of the fear of failure. There are other ways I let that fear get in the way.

For instance, I have an easel in one of my rooms. There are all the art supplies needed for me to paint a picture. But I don’t think I have the talent for this, and I am afraid I will fail. It has all been there for several years now, waiting for me to stop making excuses and enjoy the effort.

None of this sounds like I believe that my mind is part of God’s and that I am very holy. Thus, the need for practice. And so today, I will practice joyfully knowing that my mind is being healed of its mistaken beliefs as I do so. This whole practice is quite miraculous!

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