Introduction, P 4
4 This world is a picture of the crucifixion of God’s Son. And until you realize that God’s Son cannot be crucified, this is the world you will see. Yet you will not realize this until you accept the eternal fact that God’s Son is not guilty. He deserves only love because he has given only love. He cannot be condemned because he has never condemned. The Atonement is the final lesson he need learn, for it teaches him that, never having sinned, he has no need of salvation.
Journal
Could it be true that I am guilty for nothing? I say that guilt is not real, and I teach this constantly. I teach the most what I most need to learn. As I accept the Atonement, the great Undoing, I let go of the guilt that has held me in stasis for so long. I accept that I have never sinned and that I am not guilty for anything I seem to have done in this insane dream of life. When I see myself as completely and always innocent, then I will see everyone that way, because I only see in another what is in me.
I also see another way this works. I notice I am judging someone and I remember how destructive this is. I ask for the Atonement and I want it more than I want to keep the other guilty. I feel the knowledge of his innocence settle over me and I know I have forgiven him, and in that forgiveness, I have forgiven myself. How could I experience that miracle and not be aware that it must also apply to me? In forgiving another, I am always forgiving myself. The guilt I saw on the other was just a thought in my mind, so when I forgive it, I am forgiven.
My final lesson, and everyone’s final lesson is that there is nothing to forgive. If it is not God’s Will it is nothing. It does not exist and has never existed. The world we see is nothing. What we do in the world is nothing. We are saved because nothing has happened that is not God’s Will. So what do I do with the judgmental thoughts in my mind? They are meaningless, but if I believe them, then I experience their disturbing effects.
Today, I begin my day, as I have for a couple of weeks now, by deciding what kind of day I want to have. Then I remember that I will be given this day if I make no decisions by myself. Here is what I did this morning. I surrendered this self to God. I decided with Holy Spirit to have the peace of God today. I decided that I will quickly notice any thought that is not true, and realize I must have decided with ego what the situation means. I will notice it makes me unhappy to think this way, and I will accept the Holy Spirit’s interpretation instead.
Today I will not judge myself or anyone else and if I forget my decision, I will choose again by asking the Holy Spirit what He sees in the situation. Today I will accept the Atonement as I realize that the world of injustice is an illusion, and there is another world, one that the Holy Spirit will give me if I will be willing to accept that what I see now is not real, and if I will be willing to let it go. This is the day I will have if I make no decisions with the ego mind.
I have been using the Rules for Decision for about a month now and I can’t emphasize enough how helpful this has been. Every lesson I do, everything I learn in the Text or Manual for Teachers is enhanced as I use the rules for decision to practice them. It is a small section of the Course, a couple of pages, but it is a perfect practice and each sentence is important. So much so, that I am giving an entire weekend to its study and practice in Portland in July. If you are interested in attending and learning with me how Jesus wants us to use this information to wake up, let me know and I will give you the details concerning the workshop.
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