May 26, 2020
Lesson 147 – Review of lessons 133 and 134
My mind holds only what I think with God.
(133) I will not value what is valueless. W-pI.147.
The Course often asks us what we value and what that value is that we have placed upon it. Is what we value temporary or lasting? Do we see its value clearly? We have the freedom to choose what we value. It’s our choice. But does our choice have real value? There is nothing wrong with the temporary, but we need to recognize its true value. The Course teaches us that there is really only one choice regardless of form. What has value is lasing and what does not last is valueless. Value such as this is not monetary worth. Value in the Course’s sense is about what returns us to the awareness of our wholeness.
Today we list the real criteria by which to test all things you think you want. Unless they meet these sound requirements, they are not worth desiring at all, for they can but replace what offers more. The laws that govern choice you cannot make, no more than you can make alternatives from which to choose. The choosing you can do; indeed, you must. But it is wise to learn the laws you set in motion when you choose, and what alternatives you choose between. W-pI.133.3:1-5
Look for the guidance Spirit offers. This divine guidance is already within us, even when we don’t recognize it. Our Higher Holy Spirit Self knows what choice we need to make, for all knowledge is already instilled in us. We are holy, we are complete, we are infinite and limitless. As we rest in the essence of our being, the choice we make in what we value becomes natural and what is not natural becomes unimportant. Let your inner Spirit Self be your guide.
(134) Let me perceive forgiveness as it is. W-pI.147.2
Do we understand what forgiveness is and what it does? Most of us have a skewed idea of what forgiveness is. We cannot truly forgive if we do not perceive it correctly. Forgiveness is a way to change our mind and recognize truth where we see illusion. One example of forgiveness is shifting our perception of another from separate to One with us. It is crucial for us to see another as they really are for us to see ourselves as we truly are. And the reverse is also true.
There is a very simple way to find the door to true forgiveness, and perceive it open wide in welcome. When you feel that you are tempted to accuse someone of sin in any form, do not allow your mind to dwell on what you think they did, for that is self-deception. Ask instead, “Would I accuse myself of doing this?” W-pI.134.9:1-3
The way is already known. The answer is within our holy mind. We are asked to take a step back for just an instant and look within to our true Self. Be open to see a different perspective in the light of truth. Forgiveness is releasing our attachment to perceiving another as separate from us and perceiving the truth of our Oneness. Peace, love and joy are present in this recognition. The Course is teaching us who we really are and forgiveness releases all thoughts that conflict with the truth of who we really are. Sit with these concepts awhile and when you are willing, open your mind to their truth. We needn’t get rid of anything. Rather we take a new look at what is real. It’s not a battle, it’s a shift in thinking. Try it.
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