My thoughts* on ACIM Urtext Lesson 317 for 13 November 2023. God Guides WHEN We Let Him

I follow in the way appointed me.

* Appointed me by God, through the advisement of the Holy Spirit.

1. I have a special place to fill; a role for me alone.

* Each of us does. One might think about this when one is wanting to judge another.

²Salvation waits until I take this part as what I choose to do.

* That “part” that is being spoken of is taking our place in the Atonement through the forgiveness of the original error of belief in separation from God. Good grief! Couldn’t you just take a chance on the fact that I might be right? Who is it going to hurt? And it just might give you and All That Is the freedom and peace you have been looking for.

³Until I make this choice, I am the slave of time and human destiny.

* Yes, you are a part of stories that display the fact that God is separate from His Son and therefore is lacking and worthy of DEATH. Good grief!

⁴But when I willingly and gladly go the way my Father’s plan appointed me to go, then will I recognize salvation is already here, already given all my brothers and already mine as well.

* YES, THIS is our TRUTH.

2. Father, Your way is what I choose today.

* This means that we believe Father exists, as an embodiment ~ at least of Thought ~ that I am able to have a relationship with!

²Where it would lead me do I choose to go; what it would have me do I choose to do.

* Yes, I choose Fathers Way, the ONLY Way! And ALL paths lead to IT!

³Your way is certain, and the end secure.

* YES!

⁴The memory of You awaits me there.

* The memory of God, the Father awaits me there, at the end of TIME where I step into Eternal Life with God. THIS IS WHERE I LIVE and I testify that it is awesome!!!

⁵And all my sorrows end in Your embrace, which You have promised to Your Son, who thought mistakenly that he had wandered from the sure protection of Your loving Arms.

* And so it is. Come join me and Jesus, ASAP, PLEASE!

(ACIM, W-317.1:1–2:5)

I follow in the way appointed me.

1. I have a special place to fill; a role for me alone. ²Salvation waits until I take this part as what I choose to do. ³Until I make this choice, I am the slave of time and human destiny. ⁴But when I willingly and gladly go the way my Father’s plan appointed me to go, then will I recognize salvation is already here, already given all my brothers and already mine as well.

2. Father, Your way is what I choose today. ²Where it would lead me do I choose to go; what it would have me do I choose to do. ³Your way is certain, and the end secure. ⁴The memory of You awaits me there. ⁵And all my sorrows end in Your embrace, which You have promised to Your Son, who thought mistakenly that he had wandered from the sure protection of Your loving Arms.

(ACIM, W-317.1:1–2:5)

Till next time, God bless, debi.

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