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Lesson 299 ”Eternal holiness abides in me.”
Reframe: My true essence is timeless, pure, and whole.
Suggested Practice:
From now on:
Once in the morning and once 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)
“Father, my holiness is not of me. ²It is not mine to be destroyed by sin. ³It is not mine to suffer from attack. ⁴Illusions can obscure it, but can not put out its radiance, nor dim its light. ⁵It stands forever perfect and untouched. ⁶In it are all things healed, for they remain as You created them. ⁷And I can know my holiness. ⁸For Holiness Itself created me, and I can know my Source because it is Your Will that You be known.” (ACIM, W-299.2:1-8)
OR… “My radiance shines eternal.”
For Lessons 291-300: What is the Real World? is the theme for the next 10 days. Read the whole article here.
”The real world is a symbol, like the rest of what perception offers. ²Yet it stands for what is opposite to what you made.³Your world is seen through eyes of fear, and brings the witnesses of terror to your mind. ⁴The real world cannot be perceived except through eyes forgiveness blesses, so they see a world where terror is impossible, and witnesses to fear can not be found. (ACIM, W-pII.8.1:1-4).
OR put another way…
”The real world shows a world seen differently, through quiet eyes and with a mind at peace.”
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
From the Lesson:
“My holiness is far beyond my own ability to understand or know. ²Yet God, my Father, Who created it, acknowledges my holiness as His.” (ACIM, W-299.1:1-2)
My first thought when reading the title of this Lesson was, “I don’t know if I’m fully on board with this idea yet.” Then I read the first sentence: My holiness is far beyond my own ability to understand or know. Whew! That’s a relief. The Course is putting the idea out there for us to consider, leaving us to absorb it when we’re ready.
It reminds me of my experience with a few crows this morning. Where I was staying, I had access to a balcony with a railing that had a flat top. I noticed some crows cawing and flying about, so I put out some scraps of food to see if they’d come over to retrieve them.
They were hesitant at first and tended to stay away if I was too close. So I stopped watching for them and went about my business.
A few minutes later, I heard a tapping sound. When I looked over, one of the crows was collecting the food, one piece at a time, tapping his beak on the railing with each one. They seemed to recognize that it was food, even though they couldn’t have known exactly what it was. It was such a delight to catch glimpses of them coming and going.
Each time the railing was cleared, I put out more food and walked away. A few minutes later, I’d check again, and the railing would be clear. This went on for several rounds until I ran out of food.
I see this as a metaphor for this Lesson. The Course lays out the food, so to speak, in the form of the idea that our holiness is eternal. It leaves the idea there for us. Whether we take it or not, whether we believe it or not, doesn’t change the fact that eternal holiness abides in me.
“Make it clear to your children that the No. 1 method for connecting with their spiritual nature is to follow their joy.” — “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout
Blessings & Peace,
Maureen,
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