June 12, 2012
We understand the concept of learning. We have used it all our lives to help us grow and understand ourselves and the world around us. Learning is a process, and so learning is the process Salvation uses to help us change the self concept we hold and believe about ourselves. Learning is the process of changing our thinking. But we are reluctant to change the self concept we hold about ourselves wholly to the Truth in one fell swoop. So Spirit works with us step by step to build a new self concept of ourselves in steps we can sanely manage. And since we are so resistant and reluctant to think we could have made a mistake in who we think we are, Spirit asks us to start by change our opinion of another first.
As each one comes into our livesl we have the opportunity to let it dawn on our sight that this one is wholly worthy of forgiveness. In this dawning are we able to see our concept of ourselves wholly changed. When we allow our thinking about another to change, our thinking about ourselves will change in a like manner. Believe it or not, it is much easier to change our opinion about another than it is to change our opinion about ourselves. So Spirit uses our brother or sister, those who we are in relationship with in any form at the moment, to work salvation in our mind. Realize that the body has no need of salvation. Only our minds, for our minds are where our mistaken ideas are held dear.
In this plan of salvation, we give our trust to the good in another and so we give it also to the good in ourselves. In terms of concepts, we begin to see each other as more than just a body, and thus ourselves as more than just a body. By focusing on the good in another, the body grows decreasingly persistent in our sight, and over time will cease to be more than a shadow encircling the good we see. This will become our concept of ourselves when we have reached the world beyond the one our body’s eyes alone can see. Then we will be willing to not interpret what we see and experience without the Aid that God has given us. In this sight there is another world.
Take this first step and let it be so.
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