Together, We Light the Way

Lesson 30 2026

God is in everything I see because God is in my mind.
1. The idea for today is the springboard for vision. ²From this idea will the world open up before you, and you will look upon it and see in it what you have never seen before. ³Nor will what you saw before be even faintly visible to you.
2. Today we are trying to use a new kind of “projection.” ²We are not attempting to get rid of what we do not like by seeing it outside. ³Instead, we are trying to see in the world what is in our minds, and what we want to recognize is there. ⁴Thus, we are trying to join with what we see, rather than keeping it apart from us. ⁵That is the fundamental difference between vision and the way you see.
3. Today’s idea should be applied as often as possible throughout the day. ²Whenever you have a moment or so, repeat it to yourself slowly, looking about you, and trying to realize that the idea applies to everything you do see now, or could see now if it were within the range of your sight.
4. Real vision is not limited to concepts such as “near” and “far.” ²To help you begin to get used to this idea, try to think of things beyond your present range as well as those you can actually see, as you apply today’s idea.
5. Real vision is not only unlimited by space and distance, but it does not depend on the body’s eyes at all. ²The mind is its only source. ³To aid in helping you to become more accustomed to this idea as well, devote several practice periods to applying today’s idea with your eyes closed, using whatever subjects come to mind, and looking within rather than without. ⁴Today’s idea applies equally to both. (ACIM, W-30)

2025
Since we began the lessons, we have been learning that what we see with our eyes is not reality. Rather, it is what we want to see. It is a projection of our thoughts. Thus, the solution to a painful situation is to change the mind we are using to see it. If we are suffering from what we see, which many of us are, we must be seeing with our ego mind. As we come to accept that God is in our mind, we can choose to view the world from the perspective of our holy mind. Can you imagine how different your world will seem when you perceive everything from the perspective of God?
Jesus says: ²From this idea will the world open up before you, and you will look upon it and see in it what you have never seen before. ³Nor will what you saw before be even faintly visible to you. This is what happens as we awaken from our dream. I read in Angelo DeLulla’s book, Awake, that this is what happened to him. He also said that with awakening, there is an end to all suffering in this lifetime. I find that idea motivating, to say the least.
Most of us are projecting from our ego mind what we don’t want in an effort to be rid of it. What we are being introduced to in this lesson is the alternative. Instead of projecting to be rid of, we can project what we love. We are trying to join with what we see rather than keeping it away from us.
I know this works because I do it. The problem is that I don’t project to join all the time. There are times when I project to separate, and this is what I want to correct. I am enthused about practicing this lesson. The progress I have achieved thus far was accomplished as a result of recognizing my ego projections and forgiving them. I am thrilled to practice recognizing God in my mind and projecting from that perspective. When I get even a glimpse of my reality, it brings me to tears.
Here I am, Lord. Direct my practice today. I put myself in Your Hands.

2026
It always makes me smile to see how my lesson for the day is being set up for me before I even read it. This happened again this morning. I was checking my email and messenger while I got that first jolt of caffeine, and someone had sent me a YouTube video that looked interesting. It was suggesting a practice that is basically the same thing this lesson is teaching, just in different words. I had practiced it for a few minutes before I went to today’s lesson. So, yes, I had to smile.
After reading the lesson, I read what I had from last year, and I realized that I had gotten off to a good start but that I had not persisted. I let that practice fall away. It became something I did intermittently rather than consistently. So now I have another chance to start anew, and perhaps I am ready now to continue the practice until it becomes my direct experience.
So here is what I did. I closed my eyes, put my hand on my heart, and slowed my breathing, allowing my body to become calm. I let my attention go to the mind, not to find thoughts as I sometimes do, but to become aware of what was there beyond the thoughts. God is in my mind and wants me to find this. I paid attention to what came into my awareness. At first, there were thoughts, of course. The ego mind likes to narrate my experiences. But I just let them be, as I realize that if I am aware of these thoughts, they cannot be me, so I don’t need to do anything about them. What happened next was a deep peace unlike anything I had ever felt before. —not dramatic, just unmistakable. I stayed with that for a while.
I am willing to use this practice again and intend to continue to explore without trying to direct it, though the ego would like to do that. It wants to lead me to a specific outcome, but it doesn’t know what that is. That’s a good thing. I know how to notice the ego in my mind; now I am willing to notice what else has always been there. Deep peace is a good start. It lingers still.
In considering the experience, I think the peace was the relief of being free from thinking about the thoughts. I didn’t realize how annoying that is until I stopped doing it for a few minutes. And I see that this inner peace is projected into my outer life as I write this, and I am enjoying it. I had not realized until now how chaotic my mind has been even in these early morning hours, which are, relatively, peaceful. But not compared to this deeper peace. I also see how much I had unintentionally been fighting for peace, which is pretty ridiculous. But these realizations are all helpful, and I look forward to again practicing going within to find God. Right now, I am going to stop thinking about it because that seems to pull me out of it.
Perhaps vision begins simply by letting the mind rest where God already is.

Video: https://youtu.be/doyGn9Ui9NQ

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