The world, or MY world?
What are we here to change?
Welcome to Daily Miracles, a running commentary on the 365 lessons of A Course in Miracles, an influential spiritual text from the 1970s. I am James Leroy Wilson and I invite you to join me as I go through this material for the first time.
LESSON 95
I am one Self, united with my Creator. (ACIM, W-95)
Today's lesson didn't resonate with me, although I appreciated that it says we don't need to beat ourselves up if we forget our practice periods.
It's not that the lesson is wrong. But there are times where I'm feeling down and don't know why. Perhaps I was looking for some sort of jolt, a statement that sparked encouragement.
To be honest, my response to "I am one Self, united with my Creator" is, "Yes. It's true. But is this all there is?"
We are told:
²You are God’s Son, one Self, with one Creator and one goal; to bring awareness of this oneness to all minds, that true creation may extend the allness and the unity of God. ³You are one Self, complete and healed and whole, with power to lift the veil of darkness from the world, and let the light in you come through to teach the world the truth about yourself. (ACIM, W-95.12:2-3)
But is this my goal? I'm less interested in lifting the veil of darkness from the world, only from my own mind. It is only my world that can be saved.
The end of the lesson is unusual. It almost sounds like personal evangelism.
²To everyone you meet today, be sure to give the promise of today’s idea and tell him this:
³You are one Self with me, united with our Creator in this Self. ⁴I honor you because of What I am, and What He is, Who loves us both as One. (ACIM, W-95.15:2-4)
Well, I'll be friendly and positive toward people, but I doubt I'll "tell" anybody with verbal words.
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