ACIM Workbook Lesson 220 – for Monday, August 8, 2011
Affirmation: “I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.”
“There is no peace except the peace of God. (WB397)”
Reflections:
God is primary to our life, even when we do not recognize this truth. All of us want peace, even when drama seems to be at the center of our life. This drama means that we do not recognize our real desire. And God’s peace is the only true peace that we have.
The “peace that passeth understanding” (from the New Testament) is surely the peace of God. What else could it be? There are peak experiences there for all of us who ask for this peace. And eventually the peace of God (upon our Awakening, or Enlightenment) will be a constant state for us. Eckhart Tolle, in a CD entitled “Even the Sun Will Die,” says that since his Awakening, no thought has made him unhappy. It was quite different before his sudden awakening at the age of 30. He was constantly depressed and carried with him the ever-present anxiety of depression.
But, before Awakening, we can still know many moments, however fleeting, of this peace. We need to cast aside all attack and anger, not by stuffing it down deep inside ourselves, but by genuine forgiveness of the wrongs that we think we have done or have had done to ourselves. Forgiveness is the way of ACIM to all the great boons that await us.
Prayer:
Dear Father/Mother,
I would find peace today. I know ahead of my day that there will be times when I will be tempted to get upset. I may find that this undercurrent of stress will try to come out as attack or anger. But I would have none of that today. I would turn inward and experience the peace that only You can give. I would turn to You when tempted to attack because of my stressful inclinations.
May all of those with whom I interact today see a person who is poised and serene and secure in a deep faith. May I serve the individuals in my circle in the way that You deem best. If the day turns fretful, may I remember, as often as possible, the fact that the only peace is the peace that You grant. And this peace is always a possibility when I let You influence my mind and heart.
Amen.
Common Courage
/ August 8, 2011Thank you for your commitment to the awakening of others.
celiaelaine
/ August 8, 2011Thank you so much! My writing of the blog also helps my spiritual life as well, and so it is a two-way street. I do appreciate hearing from you. Most cordially, Celia