Miracles are expressions of love, but they may not always have observable effects (T-1.I.35:1). Most Christian traditional understandings of miracles imply observable effects that appear supernatural. Or at least spectacular enough that nobody could ever call them ordinary. Jesus walking on water, say, or turning water into wine. Closer to home, we win the lotteryContinue reading “The Thirty-Fifth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
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The Thirty-Fourth Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles restore the mind to its fullness. By atoning for lack they establish perfect protection. The spirit’s strength leaves no room for intrusions (T-1.I.34:1-3). Miracles – which are shifts in perception away from fear and towards love – testify to what mind is and therefore also witness to the creative power of mind. What mindContinue reading “The Thirty-Fourth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
The Thirty-Third Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles honor you because you are lovable. They dispel illusions about yourself and perceive the light in you. They thus atone for your errors by freeing you from your nightmares. By releasing your mind from the imprisonment of your illusions, they restore your sanity (T-1.I.33:1-4). When A Course in Miracles refers to “illusions,” it isContinue reading “The Thirty-Third Principle of A Course in Miracles”
The Thirty-Second Principle of A Course in Miracles
I inspire all miracles, which are intercessions. They intercede for your holiness and make your perceptions holy. By placing you beyond the physical laws they raise you into the sphere of celestial order. In this order you are perfect (T-1.1.32:1-4). The implication here, of course, is that there are orders in which we are notContinue reading “The Thirty-Second Principle of A Course in Miracles”
The Thirty-Ninth Principle of A Course in Miracles
The miracle dissolves error because the Holy Spirit identifies error as false or unreal. This is the same as saying that by perceiving light, darkness automatically disappears (T-1.I.39:1-2). In A Course in Miracles, an error is a perception or belief that does not align with reality as God created it. We perceive fear instead ofContinue reading “The Thirty-Ninth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
The Thirty-Eighth Principle of A Course in Miracles
The Holy Spirit is the mechanism of miracles. He recognizes both God’s creations and your illusions. He separates the true from the false by His ability to perceive totally rather than selectively (T-1.I.38:1-3). A Course in Miracles characterizes the Holy Spirit as that part of our mind which knows both the world of illusion constructedContinue reading “The Thirty-Eighth Principle of A Course in Miracles”