August 25, 2020
Lesson 239 –
The glory of my Creator is my own.
This lesson, as was last week’s, is in a section of lessons addressing the question, “ What is Salvation?” I realize that for some, salvation is a difficult idea. But let’s look at it differently. The Course teaches us how to heal our mind. And the healing of our mind brings us into the awareness of our Oneness with our Creator and all Creation. Salvation is the return to the awareness of who we really are. It is a return to love and peace. It is a return to the awareness of our wholeness, our completeness, our limitlessness, and our holiness. Today’s lesson infers a return to the awareness of our glory shared with our Creator and all Creation. Stepping into this awareness takes a little willingness to release our need to micro-control the world around us. We begin by releasing it, letting it go. How many times have you heard that phrase? It’s even in Broadway musicals!
This lesson gives us this truth:
Let not the truth about ourselves today be hidden by a false humility. Let us instead be thankful for the gifts our Creator gave us. Can we see in those with whom our Creator shares Its glory any trace of sin and guilt? And can it be that we are not among them, when our Creator loves Us, the One Child, forever and with perfect constancy, knowing they are as Oneness created them? W-pII.239.1:1-4
Oneness, for me, expresses the connectedness of everything – us with our Creator and each other. It takes a little willingness to begin being open to this mind shift. And, it takes time to adopt this way of thinking as our natural and habitual way of thinking. It is very possible and, with a little vigilance and forgiveness, rewarding. If we are willing to let go of our habitual ways of thinking, we will be led by that which is holy within us to the lessons we need to learn that will change our way of thinking.
We have a light that shines within us. That light always shines, even when we are unaware of it. The Course has taught us we are the light of the world. It is always accessible as our guide in whatever we encounter if we are willing to recognize it. Feel challenged? Take a moment to reflect and look within. Perhaps ask Spirit to guide your thoughts. Be willing to look beyond the appearance of anything the world seems to place in front of us. There is another way. There is a loving way. There is a peaceful way. The Course suggests a prayer to help us see:
We thank You, Creator, for the light that shines forever in us. And we honor it, because You share it with us. We are one, united in this light and one with You, at peace with all creation and ourselves. W-pII.239.2:1-3
Oneness is our truth and our reality. Unity of purpose is our natural state. It is time to bring that unity, that Oneness, into our awareness and release the illusion of separation. This is where we find peace, love, and happiness. It’s already within us, but by recognizing it we can actually live it in this world and thus make a difference. Our strength is in Oneness. Let’s set our eyes on the light within us – Oneness.
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