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Lesson 123: ”I thank my Father* for His gifts to me.”

AI Reframe: I acknowledge and appreciate what has been given to me.

Suggested Practice:
Two 15-minute practices today, morning and evening during which we give thanks to the Divine for the gifts They have given us—peace, love, joy. In return the Divine thanks us for listening to Them and applying what we’ve learned in our collective efforts to be the light, share the light, and show others that they too can shine their light.

Hourly throughout the remember to give and receive gratitude.

From the lesson:

”Today in gratitude we lift our hearts above despair, and raise our thankful eyes, no longer looking downward to the dust.²We sing the song of thankfulness today, in honor of the Self* that God** has willed to be our true Identity in Him. ³Today we smile on everyone we see, and walk with lightened footsteps as we go to do what is appointed us to do.” (ACIM, W-123.4:1-3)

”²Receive the thanks of God today, as you give thanks to Him. ³For He would offer you the thanks you give, since He receives your gifts in loving gratitude, and gives them back a thousand and a hundred thousand more than they were given. ⁴He will bless your gifts by sharing them with you. ⁵And so they grow in power and in strength, until they fill the world with gladness and with gratitude.” (ACIM, W-123.6:2-5)

*Self—the collective as part of the Whole.

**The Course defines “God/Father/Him” as an impersonal, formless, and infinite principle of pure Love. Substitute whatever term that resonates best and allows you to receive the message. God’s will for us is happiness.

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Message

Essentially, today is gratitude day. The Course is also doing something clever with this lesson. In order to thank the Divine for the gifts They’ve given us—peace, love, and joy, we have to acknowledge that 1) these gifts are real, and 2) we’ve received them. Otherwise, how can we give thanks for something we don’t realize we have?

Up until now, we’ve been told about these gifts and that they’ve been given to us. Today, it’s as if the Divine is letting us know that They know we’re aware of these gifts. Because of that, we can express our gratitude, and They express Theirs in return.

It’s like a beautifully wrapped present left on our doorstep. The delivery person lets us know it’s there. Are we going to leave it? No. We open the door, pick it up, and open it on the spot. It’s the perfect gift—what we’ve always wanted: peace, love, and joy.

Now we can thank the Giver. And we show our gratitude by sharing these gifts. For this, the Giver sends Their gratitude to us. It’s a win-win all around.

“A Course in Miracles is about developing a different operating system, about hooking into a broadband frequency through which blessings can freely flow.”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout

Blessings & Peace,

Maureen,
The Mandala Lady

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into mandalas & channeled messages
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