My contemplation of Lesson 42
God is my strength. Vision is His gift.
I will achieve the goal of A Course in Miracles because God is my strength and vision is His gift. I lean into this lesson when I feel discouraged or fearful. Sometimes, it feels like an uphill battle to let go of the desire to judge, the impulse to defend, the urgency that convinces me I need to attack. But then I remember that I am not depending on my strength to do these things. God is my strength. I cannot fail. When I feel like I just can’t imagine another way to see, when the error feels more real than the truth, I remember that vision is available to me because it is God’s gift to me.
I will awaken from the dream of separation because it is God’s Will that I do so, and it is His strength that upholds me and His Vision that guides me forward and shows me the way. Yesterday, we learned that within us is everything that is perfect. It is within me because it is God. God is within me, and I am within Him. How could I not succeed? The idea of failure is crazy.
Sometimes, I can feel lost. How did I get to this place, I wonder. It seems like I am in hell and can’t find an exit. But this cannot be true because life is not at random. My passage through time and space is not at random. I have discovered just how true this is. I am exactly where I need to be for my next lesson, my next step forward toward my awakening. At times, I have felt distraught in certain situations and wondered if I was abandoned. Later, when I had transcended the problem, I was glad it had happened. I saw its value and loved that it had brought me to where I was.
I gladly practice this lesson today. I want to never forget my purpose and my function while I am here. The world is distracting, and so I need this practice. I need this to keep me mindful of my goal and to remind me that it matters. It matters very much. It is everything.
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