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Lesson 234: ”Father, today I am Your Son again.”

Reframe: Today I reconnect with my true self and inherent wholeness.

Suggested Practice: 

From now on: 
One in the morning and one in the evening for however many minutes feels sufficient. Then every hour remember/recite the idea for the day. 

Prayer For today: 
(feel free to swap out the wording to whatever resonates with you best)

“We thank You, Father [God/Source/Universe/Love], that we cannot lose the memory of You and of Your Love. ²We recognize our safety, and give thanks for all the gifts You have bestowed on us, for all the loving help we have received, for Your eternal patience, and the Word which You have given us that we are saved.” (ACIM, W-234.2:1-2)

For Lessons 231-240: Salvation is the theme. Read the whole article here.
“The Thought of peace was given to God’s Son the instant that his mind had thought of war. ²There was no need for such a Thought before, for peace was given without opposite, and merely was. ³But when the mind is split there is a need of healing. ⁴So the Thought that has the power to heal the split became a part of every fragment of the mind that still was one, but failed to recognize its oneness. ⁵Now it did not know itself, and thought its own Identity was lost.”

“Salvation is undoing in the sense that it does nothing, failing to support the world of dreams and malice. ²Thus it lets illusions go.” (ACIM, W-pII.2.2:1–3:2)

From the PART II Introduction: Read the whole introduction here.

“Words will mean little now. ²We use them but as guides on which we do not now depend. ³For now we seek direct experience of truth alone. ⁴The lessons that remain are merely introductions to the times in which we leave the world of pain, and go to enter peace. ⁵Now we begin to reach the goal this course has set, and find the end toward which our practicing was always geared.” (ACIM, W-pII.in.1:1-5)

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Message

Today we continue looking at our relationship with God/Father/Universe/Source—but from a slightly different angle. Rather than asking Them to guide us or be in our minds, we’re acknowledging that we are Their Child again. Like the prodigal child. From Their perspective, we never stopped being Their Child. They never stopped loving and supporting us. We just stepped away for a bit and assumed They were gone or never there to begin with.

It’s like peek-a-boo with a baby. When you cover your face, they think you’ve disappeared. When you pop back up, they’re delighted—not realizing you were there the whole time.

My takeaway: my relationship with G/F/U/S is constant. When it seems like They aren’t there, I have to look at what choices I made that created that illusion. For me, that happens when I follow my ego mind’s lead.

Over the last few lessons, I’ve been noticing when and how that happens—usually when I’m tired or distracted. Today I practiced paying attention to my thoughts. Several times I caught my ego mind’s usual bait: “you haven’t checked your emails,” “you should eat something” (even though I wasn’t hungry), “how many views have your latest videos gotten?”—and other such traps.

Before I began my day today, I decided to give my ego mind a name. Juniper came to mind. I call her Juni. From then on, any time I noticed Juni’s bait-filled thoughts, I told her, “Hey, Juni. Not now. I’ll do it later.” Then I added, “God, be in my mind” (from Lesson 232). That put me back on track to answering: What would Love have me do right now? I was amazed at how much more I accomplished without my usual ego-based fears or limitations holding me back.

Looking at what I’ve written, I admit this doesn’t directly address today’s title—the whole Father/Son wording throws me off. I just translated it in my head to something that works for me. I know what the lesson is saying, and I’d rather do that than get hung up on language that doesn’t land. It keeps me from throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Either way, by choosing to align with G/F/U/S instead of Juni, I feel I’m acknowledging my relationship with Them by following Their lead.

“As Lesson 234 reminds me, I would be astounded at the limits my brain has placed on Reality.”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout

Blessings & Peace,

Maureen,
The Mandala Lady

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