Into His Presence I would enter now. Let us take this lesson in two parts, in recognitition of both its simplicity and its depth. The first part – the part that we practice – is simply to be still, as often as possible, for as long as is feasible, in anticipation of “a touch ofContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 157”
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The Mutuality of Prayer
When I was growing up it sometimes seemed as if prayers were offered up to just about anybody, so long as they had some connection to the Christian monotheistic tradition. God, the saints, Mary, dead relatives, Jesus, Jesus’s dog. If you had ears – or had once had ears – then you were a fitContinue reading “The Mutuality of Prayer”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 143
My mind holds only what I think with God. In quiet I receive God’s Word today (Lesson 125).All that I give is given to myself (Lesson 126). “Quiet” in this context refers to what is going on in our minds, not what is happening externally. You can practice this lesson on a bench in TimesContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 143”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 142
My mind holds only what I think with God. I thank my Father for His gifts to me (Lesson 123).Let me remember I am one with God (Lesson 124). Tara Singh said that when he worked closely with Helen Schucman at the beginning of his ACIM study and practice, she encouraged him write a dailyContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 142”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 141
My mind holds only what I think with God. Forgiveness is the key to happiness (Lesson 121).Forgiveness offers everything I want (Lesson 122). The happiness envisioned by A Course in Miracles is not the happiness of getting what we want and getting rid of what we don’t want. Rather, it is the quiet and sustainableContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 141”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 139
I will accept Atonement for myself. Atonement is the means by which we remember what we are in truth and, in remembering that, remember that all creation is united with us, and that our shared union is our identity in God. Thus, what we remember for ourselves, we remember for all. This is the endContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 139”