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”
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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”
Bodies of Light in the Mind of Love
(I shared a newsletter yesterday, if you’re interested). I remember once driving through light rain and growing increasingly scared of my relationships. I could not fit them together. I did not understand the demands they made on me. I could not bear the demands I made on them. They seemed shallow and dishonest. I couldn’tContinue reading “Bodies of Light in the Mind of Love”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 154
I am among the ministers of God. Today’s lesson extends the functional aspect of yesterday’s lesson, and also serves as a true declaration of freedom. No longer do we need to worry about who we are or what we should do or what our function is. All that is set by the Holy Spirit, theContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 154”