| I'm a big fan and student of A Course in Miracles, but | | | | Continuing with the next section: "you have appointed |
| at first the text and Lessons seem quite difficult to | | | | as the one for me to ask." I really like this because it |
| comprehend because the Course is written in iambic | | | | allows us to view the situation from a completely |
| pentameter! Through this series of articles, it is my | | | | different point of view . . . that God, in His Infinite |
| intention to share in a simple, easy-to-understand way, | | | | Wisdom, and the Divine in each of us in our Infinite |
| some of the words, prayers and lessons that have | | | | Wisdom, has created this person, this situation, as an |
| inspired me within the Course. | | | | opportunity to reclaim our divinity, which we have |
| For those totally unfamiliar with A Course in Miracles it | | | | obviously temporarily forgotten. |
| is a self-study spiritual thought system with a central | | | | This one, this person, this situation, this circumstance |
| theme that teaches the best way to achieve peace in | | | | offers "to lead me to the Holy Light in which he |
| our hearts and in the world, is by forgiving ourselves | | | | stands" . . . because of course, in Truth, that person is |
| and others. It teaches us to look at everything through | | | | a Child of God JUST LIKE ME AND YOU. Your Divine |
| the eyes of God, including ourselves and recognize | | | | Self knows that and issues you an engraved invitation |
| that all relationships are holy - most especially our | | | | "that I may join with him." |
| relationship with ourselves. | | | | There you go - a bridge to the miracle in one holy |
| This article is about Lesson 78 which touched me | | | | instant! By viewing this situation through the eyes of |
| because it deals with how we keep our miracles | | | | the Divine, then you get to make a choice to have |
| away from ourselves by holding grievances against | | | | your very own miracle! Which in and of itself is a |
| someone else. This Lesson also speaks about | | | | miracle wouldn't you say? By choosing to see the |
| forgiveness, which is a consistent theme throughout | | | | Good, the God, the Divine, the Holiness in that person's |
| the Course. | | | | heart, or situation, YOU get the GRAND PRIZE! The |
| The quote that particularly touched me in this Lesson | | | | Gift!! The Miracle! You get to reclaim your divinity AND |
| is: "Let me behold my savior in this one You have | | | | join with another in theirs! Does it really get any better |
| appointed as the one for me to ask to lead me to the | | | | than that? |
| holy light in which he stands, that I may join with him." | | | | In summary we have broken down this quote: "Let me |
| A bit of a mouthful eh? Don't stop reading yet! Let's | | | | behold my savior in this one You have appointed as |
| break it down into sections and make it a little easier to | | | | the one for me to ask to lead me to the holy light in |
| understand. | | | | which he stands, that I may join with him" and now |
| So the first section -- "Let me behold my savior in this | | | | understand what a true gift it offers. Instead of seeing |
| one" - yes, THAT one - the one that might have just | | | | a conflict with another person, I can choose to see |
| sprang to your mind. It may be "the one" that usually | | | | that I have an opportunity to see the Go[o]d in this |
| springs to your mind because you've never quite | | | | person, which allows me to join with him and realize |
| reconciled "that" situation, or comment, or experience. | | | | that we really are at one with each other because of |
| Or perhaps it is something that someone just said to | | | | the Go[o]d within each of us. And suddenly, I am no |
| you that you didn't like, or that driver that cut you off | | | | longer separated from my good, and neither is he. A |
| on the freeway. The situation or circumstance doesn't | | | | win-win if ever there is one! |
| matter - what does matter is that you have been | | | | At the end of the day, the best way to bring the good |
| giving him/her your power and your energy by holding | | | | into your life, is to unclench your fists, change your mind |
| on to your thoughts about the situation. And in that | | | | and allow your heart to open. All we have to do is |
| holding on - with two clenched fists - you can't reach | | | | recognize that every experience is an opportunity for |
| your hands out to receive your miracles can you? | | | | our greater good, as long as we make the choice to |
| Hmmmmm . . . new idea? Did you perhaps just let out | | | | see it that way. |
| a big sigh that you didn't know you were holding? | | | | May you always let miracles replace your grievances. |