April 28, 2020
Lesson 119 – Review of lessons 107 and 108
Truth will correct all errors in my mind. (107)
2 I am mistaken when I think I can be hurt in any way. 3 I am God’s Child, whose Self rests safely in the Mind of God. W-pI.119.1.1-3
Truth is a light that shines within our mind and heart. It is always present, never wavering, never dimming. It shines with a brilliance that cannot be disguised. The only action our mind can take against Truth is to block it from our awareness by distracting us with petty bits of unreality. We are Truth. This is a fact. Our willingness to see it is what allows us to be aware of it. Truth knows our wholeness, our completeness, our holiness – who we really are. Truth knows who we really are cannot be destroyed or diminished. The thought that we are less than whole and complete is the thought that needs correcting. And Truth will shine its light on any thought of “less than” and render it powerless. For Truth is all powerful – it joins all of us and all of Creation in Oneness. When we align our thoughts with Truth, any untrue thought fades into nothingness. The correction of error is that simple. We are mistaken when we believe we can be diminished. We are all equally and totally holy. We may act otherwise at times, but the Truth about us is unchangeable. The question for us is, “Am I willing to open my mind to the correction Truth brings to my awareness?” The Course reminds us many times that just a little willingness is all that is needed to correct our mistaken thoughts. Perhaps we can be willing to grant ourselves this gift.
To give and to receive are one in truth. (108)
2 I will forgive all things today, that I may learn how to accept the truth in me, and come to recognize my sinlessness. W-pI.119.2.1-2
When we choose to be willing to align ourselves with Oneness, we open a door for our Higher Holy Spirit Self to help us see clearly with Spirit Vision. In Oneness, all is shared by and with all. Nothing is divided. There is no part that is mine or anyone else’s. All of everything is everyone’s. This is not about the physical or the temporary. It is not about the temporal world we seem to exist in for a time. It is about Reality and all that is real. The Course asks us to look beyond the appearance of what we think we see to what is real.
Vision depends upon today’s idea. The light is in it, for it reconciles all seeming opposites. And what is light except the resolution, born of peace, of all your conflicts and mistaken thoughts into one concept which is wholly true? Even that one will disappear, because the Thought behind it will appear instead to take its place. And now you are at peace forever, for the dream is over then. W-pI.108.1:1-5
Our happiness lies in this correction. The realization of our Truth brings contentedness with ourselves. Peace, Love, and Joy rise within our mind as we rest in the realization of our Oneness. The uneven existence of the world fades as we learn to look beyond the appearance of events and experiences in the world. As we perceive the world from an awareness of our Oneness, our thoughts about the world shift, allowing us to observe from a mindset of peace and understanding. Forgiveness allows us to ease up on ourselves just a little and allow a transformation of our thoughts to manifest a new attitude in our minds. Peace of mind is the result, and that is really what we are seeking. Let Truth bring that peace to your mind and you will find a happiness you forgot was within you.
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