Category Archives: ACIM Daily Lessons

There is no peace except the peace of God. When we learn that nothing real can be threatened and nothing unreal exists then we know the peace of God, and when we know the peace of God, there is nothing left to seek because there is nothing left to know. All our thoughts and beliefsContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 200”

Only my condemnation injures me. The power of belief is such that we can believe that we are vulnerable to injury; the evidence that we do believe this is evident in our condemnation of our brothers and sisters. They are dangerous, aggressive, selfish, and untrustworthy. And yet, we receive what we offer. As we condemnContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 198”

It can be but myself I crucify. This is a more acute phrasing of the standard ACIM teaching that the secret to salvation is that we are doing this – causing suffering by accepting the ego’s interpretation of self and world – to ourselves (T-27.VIII.10:1). The great lie of projection is that we can avoidContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 196”

A Course in Miracles revolves around the idea that salvation – ours and the world’s – is found in our ability to recognize and embrace our true identity as extensions of God in Creation, which identity is far beyond the ego’s limited perception. On this view, the statement “salvation of the world depends on me”Continue reading “Rethinking our Function: ACIM Lesson 186”

Love is the way I walk in gratitude. In the world’s eyes, we are grateful when – comparing ourselves to others – we are thankful because we are not suffering the way they are, we have more than they have, et cetera. We don’t live in a war zone, we aren’t subject to famine. AContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 195”

I feel the love of God in me now. This lesson is dog-eared in my book – I’ve read it and re-read it, folded the corner for easy access, held it open on my lap while drifting between analysis and prayer, thought and the space between thoughts. I love this lesson. I come back toContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 189”