ACIM Workbook Lesson 107 – for Sunday, April 17, 2011
Affirmation: “Truth will correct all errors in my mind.”
Selected Passage:
“Can you imagine what a state of mind without illusions is? How it would feel? Try to remember when there was a time–perhaps a minute, maybe even less–when nothing came to interrupt your peace; when you were certain you were loved and safe. Then try to picture what it would be like to have that moment be extended to the end of time and to eternity. Then let the sense of quiet that you felt be multiplied a hundred times, and then be multiplied another hundred more.
“And now you have a hint, not more than just the faintest intimation of the state your mind will rest in when the truth has come. (WB192)”
Reflections:
Most of us, in reading the selected passage, will remember a few times from the past when we were at peace, totally calm and completely serene. These are a kind of quiet “peak experience,” and we would do well today to dwell on how we felt, what we were doing to bring about our peace, and what we might do to invite that same peace again.
Then we come to the best part of this passage: When the truth has come, we will know even greater peace. We do not now have the “faintest intimation” of what we will feel later on. What a glorious promise!
We would make great strides today if we ask for a miracle that would give us this great joy more and more often, while we are still very much a part of this world–in these moments prior to our Awakening. We can invite Awakening by our own sense of quiet and calm, though we cannot, on our own, bring Awakening about. (God alone determines when we receive enlightenment.) Let us rest in peace today from time to time, as much as is possible. We live busy lives, but let us try to be less busy today. We do not listen to the Holy Spirit when we are rushing about in a hectic way. Let us resolve today to end such behavior forever.
Prayer:
Dear Father/Mother,
May I enjoy the state of mind today that is quiet, self-contained, and open to guidance from the Holy Spirit. I would be a channel for Your love today. Help me to do that.
Be with me as I seek to banish illusions from my mind. I can do so completely when moments of Awakening catch me in the midst of a busy day. May I stop and be quiet at such times, and may these times extend to cover ever more of my days.
Amen.
