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God in His mercy wills that I be saved. I am grateful for this lesson’s emphasis on mercy, which is so intimately connected to justice which, in turn, is so intimately connected to Love. God’s mercy is the assurance of our shared salvation, for what God loves cannot be condemned. Thus, to know ourselves asContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 235”

Father, today I am your Son again. This can be a confusing lesson. It invites us to anticipate a time “when dreams of sin and guilt are gone, and we have reached the holy peace we never left” (W-pI.234.1:1). That is, it invites us to imagine a future which is already here. “Nothing has everContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 234”

I give my life to God to guide today. The efficacy of this lesson hinges on the understanding that we are giving all our thoughts and all our actions to God. We are keeping nothing for ourselves; we are holding nothing back from the totality of our giving. Today we have one Guide to leadContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 233”

Be in my mind, my Father, through the day. The prayer in this lesson is a means of remembering God’s presence in the very context made to exclude and deny that memory. It is, in essence, a practice of remembrance and thanksgiving, that gently undoes the illusion that such a practice is even necessary. TheContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 232”

Father, I will but to remember You. We are seekers who do not know what we seek. Therefore, we are wanderers who are lost in the world, without focus or direction. We are haunted by a longing for holiness and for wholeness. We perceive ourselves as incomplete and thus seek for what we imagine willContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 231”

Now will I seek and find the peace of God. What is true does not change. But do we know what that is? We know the meaning of the words, yes. “What is true does not change.” We can say the words, argue about them, and even modify them. But are we actually in touchContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 230”