Category Archives: ACIM Daily Lessons

There is nothing to fear. To the ego, the statement “there is nothing to fear” makes no sense. Indeed, it borders on offensive – of course there is something to fear. Have you read the news? Looked at the world? To the ego – and to its home, the body – fear is natural andContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 48”

God is the strength in which I trust. In order to survive as bodies in the world, we need strength of various kinds. We need physical strength to move furniture, plant gardens, carry kids and knead bread. We need moral strength to call out evil. We need psychological strength to overcome internal bias and deception.Continue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 47”

God is the Love in which I forgive. This is the first lesson of the workbook where forgiveness appears in an active way. We cannot meaningfully study A Course in Miracles without encountering forgiveness – it is the backbone of the healing the course both teaches and brings forth. Forgiveness is the means by whichContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 46”

God is the Mind with which I think. Two things about this lesson of A Course in Miracles jump out. First are a couple of lines set about halfway through the lesson suggesting our egoic thoughts are actively working against God’s Will. We will not let the beliefs of the world tell us that whatContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 45”

God is the light in which I see. Last night I was walking my dog. We live right on the edge of the village – if I turn east, within a hundred yards or so it’s as if I have left civilization all together. Yet there are houses there – some well-lit – and someContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 44”

God is my Source. I cannot see apart from Him. This is the first lesson in which the Holy Spirit appears. Its role in our healing is as a mediator between God and the self which believes it is separate from its Creator. The Holy Spirit sees as God sees and purifies our seeing inContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 43”