We
are in the home stretch with these last few lessons. We have
been working diligently to comprehend the many terms and concepts of our
Course.
We now understand that the meanings we knew for words like
God, ego, sin, guilt, fear, salvation, forgiveness, happiness and so on,
have been given new definitions in this metaphysical program.
We
have been taught that there is no death, that we are God's holy
creation, that everything we see with our eyes is an image we have made
up, that separation from our Creator is an illusion, to name a few.
Having
stayed the Course thus far, we are ready to commit, with ever greater
dedication, to uncovering our True Self. May these last priceless pearls
of divine wisdom seep into the very core of our being, releasing what
has never been imprisoned.
Lesson 360
Peace be to me, the holy Son of God.
Peace to my brother, who is one with me.
Let all the world be blessed with peace through us.
"Amen" is the last note in the song of prayer. For over a year we have been fervently praying to God through the medium of our lessons. Hopefully we have laughed, cried, gotten angry, felt guilty, been confused, experienced miracles and expanded our consciousness to include all our siblings, if only for a precious moment. Yet in that moment, in a place out of time, we have glimpsed our true nature as God's holy creation.
Today's lesson is the last one in the form we have become accustomed to using since we began Part II with lesson 231.These have been our sacred time with our brother Jesus who spoke for us to our Source. We have learned of his endless love for us as he walks with us through every lesson in our Workbook and in our life, never commanding, always supporting and guiding.
He has been helping us to relinquish the dream of separation we manifested in our mistaken belief that our Creator was angry with us. We have confronted our guilt, our anger, our feelings of victimhood, our righteous indignation at the unfairness of our life, our unrealistic expectations, our disappointment with our 'special ones', and all the other contrivances of the ego to keep us firmly in its grasp.
With the Holy Spirit's gentle guidance we have been practicing forgiveness which is the reflection of God's Love in this world. The fog is lifting and we are beginning to see how our choices have been clouded by our decision to walk in the rain. Now the Son peeks through the clouds of doubt and fills our vision with the light of Heaven's reason and beauty
Our Course is not asking us to throw down our bodily experience and leap into heaven. It is simply requesting that we be "a little willing" to alter our thinking about who and what we are, and not without assistance. We have been given God's Voice to answer all our fears with understanding so that where we saw animosity or distrust we now see a call for love.
It is this call that we recognize in our self and our siblings as an opportunity to invite our Brother and the Holy Spirit to join us on our journey of return. Our passport is a miracle, our vehicle is true perception and our destination is the peace of God.
Dear
Brother Jesus, we are lifted by Your love. Every fiber of our being
vibrates with a song of joy as we feel Your Being accompanying us along
our path. We are growing in harmony, unity and happiness with each gift
of forgiveness we offer. We give thanks for Your unconditional caring
and concern.
godislove