September 1, 2015
Such a comforting thought this is: God’s will for us is perfect happiness. Our happiness is guaranteed! Why don’t we feel this way? The simple reason is that we thought we were separate and then believed it, too. We believed we were guilty and vulnerable, both which are against our true nature and thus impossible. We have looked upon ourselves and judged ourselves unworthy and deserving of punishment. We have aligned our awareness with our split mind that thinks we are separate from our Source. Yet, a simple change in our thinking can bring about a huge change in our awareness. The Course tells us what happens when we accept Oneness for ourselves:
When we have accepted the At-One-ment for ourselves, we will realize there is no guilt in Us. And only as we look upon ourselves as guiltless can we understand our Oneness. For the idea of guilt brings a belief in condemnation of one by another, projecting separation in place of unity. We can condemn only ourselves, and by so doing we cannot know that we are God’s One Child. We have denied the condition of our being, which is our perfect blamelessness. Out of love we were created, and in love we abide. Goodness and mercy have always followed us, for we have always extended the Love of our Creator. T-13.I.6.1-6
As we accept each other – the holy companions we travel this journey with whether for a moment or a lifetime – we will realize there is no journey, only an awakening. Our holiness, when allowed to shine from within ourselves, shines away the cloud of guilt that darkens our mind. And by accepting our purity, we learn this holiness is our own.
By aligning our mind with the egoic thought system we made, we attacked ourselves because we felt guilty. The cycle of attack and guilt serves only to reinforce this idea in our separated mind. Yet, Spirit holds within us our true nature, our holy wholeness, for us to recognize when we choose to think again. Our choice is to remain embroiled in our brokenness or recognize our wholeness. The instant we recognize our wholeness, we are instantly united with our Oneness and the truth about who we really are. It comes flooding back in an instant and washes over all conflicting thoughts we had been harboring in our mind. The world changes before our very eyes for our perception has changed. We see the world with changed vision, seeing through the lens of Spirit that is our true Self. What more could we want? As we look upon ourselves with Spirit eyes, we know our wholeness and Oneness is true. Being true for us, we cannot attack ourselves, for without guilt attack is impossible. We, then, are saved because We are guiltless. And being wholly pure, we are invulnerable. This is who we really are. Let this be what we recognize and believe about ourselves and thus know about ourselves.
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