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Lesson 208: Review of Lesson 188: The peace of God is shining in me now.

Reframe: Peace and clarity illuminate my being now.

Suggested Practice:

Overall Approach to the Review of Lessons 181-200:

“Besides the time you give morning and evening, which should not be less than fifteen minutes, and the hourly remembrances you make throughout the day, use the idea as often as you can between them. ³Each of these ideas alone would be sufficient for salvation, if it were learned truly. ⁴Each would be enough to give release to you and to the world from every form of bondage, and invite the memory of God to come again. …”

“These practice sessions … are centered round a central theme with which we start and end each lesson. ²It is this:

³I am not a body. ⁴I am free.
⁵For I am still as God created me.

Special thought for today’s Lesson: 

188: The peace of God is shining in me now.

²I will be still, and let the earth be still along with me. ³And in that stillness we will find the peace of God. ⁴It is within my heart, which witnesses to God Himself. (ACIM, W-208.1:1-4)

“⁶The day begins and ends with this. ⁷And we repeat it every time the hour strikes, or we remember, in between, we have a function that transcends the world we see. ⁸Beyond this, and a repetition of the special thought we practice for the day, no form of exercise is urged, except a deep relinquishment of everything that clutters up the mind, and makes it deaf to reason, sanity and simple truth.” (ACIM, W-rVI.in.1:1–3:8)

“…Permit no idle thought to go unchallenged. ³If you notice one, deny its hold and hasten to assure your mind that this is not what it would have. ⁴Then gently let the thought which you denied be given up, in sure and quick exchange for the idea we practice for the day.”

“When you are tempted, hasten to proclaim your freedom from temptation, as you say:”

This thought I do not want. ³I choose instead _____________

“And then repeat the idea for the day, and let it take the place of what you thought.” (ACIM, W-rVI.in.5:1–6:4)

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Message

Today, a friend called in distress. As they shared their multiple situations, it became increasingly stressful for them. Before I knew it, I felt stressed too. My ego mind scrambled to think of what to say or do to fix their situation. I tossed some ideas their way, but nothing seemed to take hold.

Then I happened to look over at my computer and saw today’s lesson on the screen: the peace of God is shining in me now. In that moment I knew the opposite was true. Here I was telling my friend to stop, to breathe, to be present—when it was me who needed to take those same steps.

While they continued to share, I silently repeated today’s lesson to myself. Almost instantly I felt calmer and lighter in my body and clearer in my mind. My frantic energy to save my friend became loving energy to save myself. From that space, I could be a better listener and friend. And from that space I was better able to determine what, if anything, I needed to do or say.

Toward the end, they kept saying “I don’t know…” about each situation. That’s when I looked at a recent note I’d written for myself on how to handle “I don’t knows”:

I don’t know how, but I’ll figure it out.

When I had an opening, I shared it with them—and that was the one thing they were grateful to hear. The “I don’t know” speaks to our uncertainty. The “I’ll figure it out” speaks to hope and certainty. That’s the part they latched onto. Even though they didn’t have answers in that moment, they were assured they’d figure it out.

My takeaway: when I allow the peace of God to shine in me, I’m able to shine that peace on someone else.

“The only thing that’s real, the only thing that lasts is love. It’s the core, the bedrock, the power.”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout

Blessings & Peace,

Maureen,
The Mandala Lady

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