I am as God created me. This is the hallmark mantra of A Course in Miracles. As the lesson makes clear, the student who knows this is true and does not forget it, has become “his Father’s happiness, His Love and His completion” (W-pI.162.2:1). Who among us does not long for this moment of self-recognition?Continue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 162”
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The Tenth Principle of A Course in Miracles
The use of miracles as spectacles to induce belief is a misunderstanding of their purpose (T-I.10:1). There are really two aspects to this principle, both of which are given to help us be in right relation both with the world and our body, and with the mind which is confused about world and body andContinue reading “The Tenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 161
Give me your blessing, holy Son of God. Salvation is collaborative, relational. Without our brothers and sisters, we cannot be saved, and if we cannot be saved, then salvation is a lie. God’s power is a joke, and Jesus a deluded fanatic. And A Course in Miracles even more so. In your heart, you knowContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 161”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 160
I am at home. Fear is the stranger here. This lesson suggests that we are willing aliens in our home home. Fear arrives, asserts itself, argues it is what we are in truth, and we believe it. And believing it effectively makes it real. And so we believe we are lost – to our homeContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 160”
The Ninth Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles are a kind of exchange. Like all expressions of love, which are always miraculous in the true sense, the exchange reverses the physical laws. They bring more love both to the giver and the receiver (T-1.I.9:1-3). It takes two to make a miracle. Or, to put in another way, it takes two to rememberContinue reading “The Ninth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 159
I give the miracles I have received. We can only give what we have – this makes sense to all of us. I can’t give you a slice of pie if I don’t have a pie. Also, if I want pie, then I have to keep the pie for myself. But A Course in MiraclesContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 159”