March 31, 2020
Lesson 91:
Miracles are seen in light. ACIM W.pI.91
I love the concept of light. It is especially important in the Course. The Course reminds us that we are light. The fact that we are light cannot be changed – it cannot be harmed. Nothing can extinguish the light that we are. Yes, we can make decisions that obscure our light from our consciousness, but it can never ever be extinguished. And it is in our willingness to see the light we are that miracles occur. As we have discussed before, miracles are a shift in thought – a change of mind. The shift in thought is a change in how we think about ourselves and others. We have become accustomed to thinking of ourselves as lees than. We have believed our thoughts that value us as limited, broken, incomplete and un-whole, just to name a few. We have been practicing and developing these thoughts for most of our lives until we make a decision to look at ourselves differently – in a new light.
It is important to remember that miracles and vision necessarily go together. This needs repeating, and frequent repeating. It is a central idea in your new thought system, and the perception that it produces. The miracle is always there. Its presence is not caused by your vision; its absence is not the result of your failure to see. It is only your awareness of miracles that is affected. You will see them in the light; you will not see them in the dark. W-pI.91.1.1-7
What is our state of mind at any given time? Our state of mind has everything to do with our spiritual vision. When our state of mind is in darkness – a denial of the light within us – we “see” through a veil of separation which distorts our perception. It doesn’t change who we are, but denies us the clarity of real vision that reveals who we really are to ourselves. It also hides the miracles within us from our awareness. The freedom of our innate wholeness, completeness and holiness is blocked from our awareness when we choose to align our thoughts and beliefs with darkness and limitation. The miracle within our mind is the sight of our holiness – of our wholeness. These qualities are within us eternally, yet appear to have disappeared simply because we have denied them by believing something contrary.
To be told that what you do not see is there sounds like insanity. It is very difficult to become convinced that it is insanity not to see what is there, and to see what is not there instead. You do not doubt that the body’s eyes can see. You do not doubt the images they show you are reality. Your faith lies in the darkness, not the light. How can this be reversed? For you it is impossible, but you are not alone in this. W-pI.91.3.1-7
Does changing your mind about who you really are seem daunting or impossible? It is if we try to do it through our own egoic thought system. Our egoic thought system is limited and supports the belief in lack and limitation. Yet, we don’t need to even attempt this shift alone. What we need we already have and are. We are already holy and whole and complete. We are already One with the One, Source or Oneness. We are the Holy Spirit helper to which we can turn to guide our thoughts to what is real. Once we begin to allow ourselves to see ourselves and each other in the light of holiness, we will recognize the truth about who we really are. We will begin to recognize our holiness, completeness and wholeness. This light is the Great Rays that shine from Oneness and bathe us in the light of peace and love. All that is not real and true fades gently into nothing in this light. This is the light we are. We can and will allow this light to rise and shine from within us and join with the light rising and shining within each other. Be willing, even just a little willing, to believe this light is within you. That’s all you need do to begin to reveal the miracles within you.
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