I am among the ministers of God. 1. Let us today be neither arrogant nor falsely humble. ²We have gone beyond such foolishness. ³We cannot judge ourselves, nor need we do so. ⁴These are but attempts to hold decision off, and to delay commitment to our function. ⁵It is not our part to judge our…
In my defenselessness my safety lies. * ANYONE who considers themselves a “servant of the people” needs to understand the principles discussed in this Lesson! 1. You who feel threatened by this changing world, its twists of fortune and its bitter jests, its brief relationships and all the “gifts” it merely lends to take away…
My mind holds only what I think with God. 1(139) I will accept Atonement for myself. (140) Only salvation can be said to cure. * I am not quite able to shake off the sadness that I feel for people who insist on being trapped in a world with a punishing God and suffering. *…
I will accept Atonement for myself. * From my perspective, having come to the Course with the Holy Spirit, I think we should have started off from this point. * Anyone can jump in, right NOW! 1. Here is the end of choice. ²For here we come to a decision to accept ourselves as God…
Sickness is a defense against the truth. * To be honest with you I go about this entirely different! I feel this lesson falsely says Jesus permits us to be upset with illness or to see illness and that is bogus! * It also puts the carriage before the horse by suggesting that the body…
Let me perceive forgiveness as it is. 1. Let us review the meaning of “forgive,” for it is apt to be distorted and to be perceived as something that entails an unfair sacrifice of righteous wrath, a gift unjustified and undeserved, and a complete denial of the truth. ²In such a view, forgiveness must be…
I will not value what is valueless. * I am thinking of the stories that carry heartbreak and realize that they are something that I want to give no value to. 1. Sometimes in teaching there is benefit, particularly after you have gone through what seems theoretical and far from what the student has already…
No one can fail who seeks to reach the truth. * Thank you, GOD! 1. Failure is all about you while you seek for goals that cannot be achieved. ²You look for permanence in the impermanent, for love where there is none, for safety in the midst of danger; immortality within the darkness of the…
* Heads up! This is a ‘whopper.” Forgiveness is the key to happiness. * Please be aware that THIS MUST be a COMPLETE OVERARCHING FORGIVENESS OF THE SON OF GOD for belief in the possibility of separation from the Creator of ALL THAT IS, Who IS the Son of God as understood by God. *…
* YOU ARE the SAVIOR that the world needs because ONLY YOU CAN RELEASE your BELIEF in a WORLD THAT COULD BE WITHOUT GOD AND THEREFORE UNREAL. For morning and evening review: 1. (99) Salvation is my only function here. ²My function here is to forgive the world for all the errors I have made.…