My contemplation of Lesson 45
God is the mind with which I think.
Every time I read this lesson, I was stunned all over again. Then I have been overcome with love. My dear God, my Creator, I am in Your Mind, thinking Your Thoughts. What on earth am I doing here in this insane world? Well, I am not here, am I? That’s the point of my journey that starts at the end and goes nowhere except in my imagination.
My mind has always been very busy. These simple lessons that are designed to slow the mind down and finally to still it were made with me in mind, I think. I have had no idea why it is that I find it so impossible to stop the chatter or even to ignore the chatter. Now I understand. The chatter I think of as my thoughts is there to cover up my real thoughts. If I became aware of my real thoughts, the thoughts I think with God, the game would be over. I am sure of that.
I would swear that ‘game over’ is my goal, and yet, I resist meditation. It is as if my endless stream of senseless thoughts were as necessary as breathing. It seems that I am ready to change my mind about that. The ego part of the mind is quite resistant, but I am not the ego. It insists that I have tried before, many times, and have proven I cannot do this. I disagree. It is God’s Will that I succeed. I cannot fail.
2. You think with the Mind of God. ²Therefore you share your thoughts with Him, as He shares His with you. ³They are the same thoughts, because they are thought by the same Mind. ⁴To share is to make alike, or to make one. ⁵Nor do the thoughts you think with the Mind of God leave your mind, because thoughts do not leave their source. ⁶Therefore, your thoughts are in the Mind of God, as you are. ⁷They are in your mind as well, where He is. ⁸As you are part of His Mind, so are your thoughts part of His Mind.
I just wanted to read this again before I become quiet. It is astounding to think of this. I don’t even know what to say about it. What can I say? It is amazing that I have hidden this undeniable truth from myself for so long. And even now that Jesus himself has ‘returned’ to remind me, I can hardly take it in. Again, Jesus knows we will be uncertain and hesitant. But he encourages us not to believe the world. He answers our doubts in paragraph 5.
5. We will also try to understand that only what God would have us do is what we want to do. ²And we will also try to remember that we cannot fail in doing what He would have us do. ³There is every reason to feel confident that we will succeed today. ⁴It is the Will of God.
This is a very holy thing we do today. No matter how well we do or even if it seems we do not succeed, that we want to do this, that we are trying to do this, is significant. The world needs our light very much. This holy endeavor will add light to our minds and bring us closer to our awakening. Thank you, God, for the Thoughts you think with us. And I am grateful to myself for my efforts and equally grateful for each Course student in the world who is joining in this effort today.
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