“The principle of Atonement and the separation began at the same time. When the ego was made, God placed in the mind the call to joy. This call is so strong that the ego always dissolves at its sound. (T75)”
Affirmation: “the strong call for joy”
Reflections:
This passage identified why joy is the preferred way to come to salvation and on to Awakening. The ego dissolves when we are overcome with joy. Indeed, we could not feel such joy if we held onto the ego, for the ego does not mean us well.
A call for joy that is so strong! This is a great blessing.
What did the separation accomplish? Nothing! That is what the Course teaches. We have actually never changed in our Selves as we really are. The separation was a tiny, mad idea that is now no longer in the mind that thought it (a Course concept).
May we react to the joy that God would have us feel, and thereby leave the ego and separation behind. We will then know the peace that a calm mind induces.
Prayer:
Dear Father,
May I have a calm mind, because I have known joy that dissolves the ego. May I remember these moments of peak experience, so that I can call on them when the going gets rough.
May I realize that the separation accomplished nothing–that my real Self has continued in peace and joy with You.
Amen.
