Difference between revisions of "ACIM Workbook - Lesson 127"
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| − | There is no love but God's. | + | There is no [[love]] but [[God]]'s. |
| − | Perhaps you think that different kinds of love are possible. Perhaps you | + | Perhaps you think that [[different]] kinds of love are possible. Perhaps you |
think there is a kind of love for this, a kind for that; a way of loving one, | think there is a kind of love for this, a kind for that; a way of loving one, | ||
| − | another way of loving still another. Love is one. It has no separate parts and | + | another way of loving still another. Love is one. It has no [[separate]] parts and |
| − | no degrees; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is | + | no [[degrees]]; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is |
like itself, unchanged throughout. It never alters with a person or a | like itself, unchanged throughout. It never alters with a person or a | ||
| − | circumstance. It is the Heart of God, and also of His Son. | + | circumstance. It is the [[Heart]] of [[God]], and also of His Son. |
| − | Love's meaning is obscure to anyone who thinks that love can change. He | + | Love's [[meaning]] is obscure to anyone who thinks that love can [[change]]. He |
does not see that changing love must be impossible. And thus he thinks that | does not see that changing love must be impossible. And thus he thinks that | ||
| − | he can love at times, and hate at other times. He also thinks that love can be | + | he can love at times, and [[hate]] at other times. He also thinks that love can be |
bestowed on one, and yet remain itself although it is withheld from others. | bestowed on one, and yet remain itself although it is withheld from others. | ||
| − | To believe these things of love is not to understand it. If it could make such | + | To [[believe]] these things of love is not to [[understand]] it. If it could make such |
| − | distinctions, it would have to judge between the righteous and the sinner, | + | distinctions, it would have to [[judge]] between the [[righteous]] and the sinner, |
and perceive the Son of God in separate parts. | and perceive the Son of God in separate parts. | ||
| − | Love cannot judge. As it is one itself, it looks on all as one. Its meaning lies | + | Love cannot [[judge]]. As it is one itself, it looks on all as one. Its meaning lies |
| − | in oneness. And it must elude the mind that thinks of it as partial or in part. | + | in oneness. And it must elude [[the mind]] that thinks of it as partial or in part. |
| − | There is no love but God's, and all of love is His. There is no other principle | + | There is no love but God's, and all of love is His. There is no other [[principle]] |
| − | that rules where love is not. Love is a law without an opposite. Its | + | that rules where love is not. Love is a [[law]] without an opposite. Its |
| − | wholeness is the power holding everything as one, the link between the | + | wholeness is the [[power]] holding [[everything]] as one, the link between [[the |
| − | Father and the Son which holds Them Both forever as the same. | + | Father]] and [[the Son]] which holds Them Both forever as the same. |
| − | No course whose purpose is to teach you to remember what you really are | + | No [[course]] whose [[purpose]] is to [[teach]] you to remember what you really are |
| − | could fail to emphasize that there can never be a difference in what you | + | could fail to emphasize that there can never be a [[difference]] in what you |
| − | really are and what love is. Love's meaning is your own, and shared by God | + | really are and what [[love]] is. Love's meaning is your own, and [[shared]] by God |
Himself. For what you are is what He is. There is no love but His, and what | Himself. For what you are is what He is. There is no love but His, and what | ||
| − | He is, is everything there is. There is no limit placed upon Himself, and so | + | He is, is [[everything]] there is. There is no [[limit]] placed upon Himself, and so |
are you unlimited as well. | are you unlimited as well. | ||
| − | No law the world obeys can help you grasp love's meaning. What the world | + | No [[law]] the world [[obeys]] can help you grasp love's [[meaning]]. What the world |
| − | believes was made to hide love's meaning, and to keep it dark and secret. | + | believes was made to hide love's meaning, and to keep it [[dark]] and [[secret]]. |
| − | There is not one principle the world upholds but violates the truth of what | + | There is not one principle the world upholds but violates the [[truth]] of what |
love is, and what you are as well. | love is, and what you are as well. | ||
| − | Seek not within the world to find your Self. Love is not found in darkness | + | Seek not within the world to find [[your Self]]. Love is not found in [[darkness]] |
| − | and in death. Yet it is perfectly apparent to the eyes that see and ears that | + | and in [[death]]. Yet it is perfectly apparent to the eyes that see and ears that |
| − | hear love's Voice. Today we practice making free your mind of all the laws | + | hear love's [[Voice]]. Today we [[practice]] making [[free]] your mind of all the laws |
you think you must obey; of all the limits under which you live, and all the | you think you must obey; of all the limits under which you live, and all the | ||
| − | changes that you think are part of human destiny. Today we take the largest | + | changes that you think are part of human [[destiny]]. Today we take the largest |
| − | single step this course requests in your advance towards its established goal. | + | single [[step]] [[ACIM|this course]] requests in your advance towards its established [[goal]]. |
| − | If you achieve the faintest glimmering of what love means today, you have | + | If you [[achieve]] the faintest glimmering of what [[love]] means today, you have |
| − | advanced in distance without measure and in time beyond the count of years | + | advanced in [[distance]] without [[measure]] and in time beyond the count of years |
| − | to your release. Let us together, then, be glad to give some time to God | + | to your release. Let us [[together]], then, be glad to give some time to [[God]] |
today, and understand there is no better use for time than this. | today, and understand there is no better use for time than this. | ||
| − | For fifteen minutes twice today escape from every law in which you now | + | For fifteen minutes twice today [[escape]] from every law in which you now |
| − | believe. Open your mind and rest. The world that seems to hold you | + | [[believe]]. Open [[your mind]] and [[rest]]. The world that seems to hold you |
| − | prisoner can be escaped by anyone who does not hold it dear. Withdraw all | + | [[prisoner]] can be escaped by anyone who does not hold it dear. Withdraw all |
| − | value you have placed upon its meager offerings and senseless gifts, and let | + | [[value]] you have placed upon its meager offerings and senseless gifts, and let |
the gift of God replace them all. | the gift of God replace them all. | ||
| − | Call to your Father, certain that His Voice will answer. He Himself has | + | Call to [[your Father]], certain that [[Ta|His Voice]] will answer. He Himself has |
| − | promised this. And He Himself will place a spark of truth within your mind | + | [[promised]] this. And He Himself will place a spark of [[truth]] within your mind |
| − | wherever you give up a false belief, a dark illusion of your own reality and | + | wherever you give up a [[false]] [[belief]], a dark [[illusion]] of your own reality and |
| − | what love means. He will shine through your idle thoughts today, and help | + | what love means. He will [[shine]] through your idle thoughts today, and help |
| − | you understand the truth of love. In loving gentleness He will abide with | + | you understand the truth of love. In loving [[gentleness]] He will abide with |
you, as you allow His Voice to teach love's meaning to your clean and open | you, as you allow His Voice to teach love's meaning to your clean and open | ||
| − | mind. And He will bless the lesson with His Love. | + | mind. And He will [[bless]] the lesson with [[His Love]]. |
| − | Today the legion of the future years of waiting for salvation disappears | + | Today the legion of the [[future]] years of waiting for [[salvation]] disappears |
before the timelessness of what you learn. Let us give thanks today that we | before the timelessness of what you learn. Let us give thanks today that we | ||
| − | are spared a future like the past. Today we leave the past behind us, | + | are spared a future like the [[past]]. Today we leave the past behind us, |
nevermore to be remembered. And we raise our eyes upon a different | nevermore to be remembered. And we raise our eyes upon a different | ||
| − | present, where a future dawns unlike the past in every attribute. | + | [[present]], where a future [[dawns]] unlike the past in every [[attribute]]. |
| − | The world in infancy is newly born. And we will watch it grow in health | + | The world in [[infancy]] is newly born. And we will watch it [[grow]] in [[health]] |
| − | and strength, to shed its blessing upon all who come to learn to cast aside | + | and [[strength]], to shed its blessing upon all who come to learn to cast aside |
| − | the world they thought was made in hate to be love's enemy. Now are they | + | the world they thought was made in [[hate]] to be love's [[enemy]]. Now are they |
all made free, along with us. Now are they all our brothers in God's Love. | all made free, along with us. Now are they all our brothers in God's Love. | ||
We will remember them throughout the day, because we cannot leave a part | We will remember them throughout the day, because we cannot leave a part | ||
| − | of us outside our love if we would know our Self. At least three times an | + | of us outside our love if we would know our [[Self]]. At least three times an |
| − | hour think of one who makes the journey with you, and who came to learn | + | hour think of one who makes the [[journey]] with you, and who came to learn |
| − | what you must learn. And as he comes to mind, give him this message from | + | what you must learn. And as he comes to [[mind]], give him this message from |
| − | your Self: | + | [[your Self]]: |
<center>''I bless you, brother, with the Love of God, which I would share with you.''</center> | <center>''I bless you, brother, with the Love of God, which I would share with you.''</center> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:36, 12 August 2015
Perhaps you think that different kinds of love are possible. Perhaps you think there is a kind of love for this, a kind for that; a way of loving one, another way of loving still another. Love is one. It has no separate parts and no degrees; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is like itself, unchanged throughout. It never alters with a person or a circumstance. It is the Heart of God, and also of His Son.
Love's meaning is obscure to anyone who thinks that love can change. He does not see that changing love must be impossible. And thus he thinks that he can love at times, and hate at other times. He also thinks that love can be bestowed on one, and yet remain itself although it is withheld from others. To believe these things of love is not to understand it. If it could make such distinctions, it would have to judge between the righteous and the sinner, and perceive the Son of God in separate parts.
Love cannot judge. As it is one itself, it looks on all as one. Its meaning lies in oneness. And it must elude the mind that thinks of it as partial or in part. There is no love but God's, and all of love is His. There is no other principle that rules where love is not. Love is a law without an opposite. Its wholeness is the power holding everything as one, the link between [[the Father]] and the Son which holds Them Both forever as the same.
No course whose purpose is to teach you to remember what you really are could fail to emphasize that there can never be a difference in what you really are and what love is. Love's meaning is your own, and shared by God Himself. For what you are is what He is. There is no love but His, and what He is, is everything there is. There is no limit placed upon Himself, and so are you unlimited as well.
No law the world obeys can help you grasp love's meaning. What the world believes was made to hide love's meaning, and to keep it dark and secret. There is not one principle the world upholds but violates the truth of what love is, and what you are as well.
Seek not within the world to find your Self. Love is not found in darkness and in death. Yet it is perfectly apparent to the eyes that see and ears that hear love's Voice. Today we practice making free your mind of all the laws you think you must obey; of all the limits under which you live, and all the changes that you think are part of human destiny. Today we take the largest single step this course requests in your advance towards its established goal.
If you achieve the faintest glimmering of what love means today, you have advanced in distance without measure and in time beyond the count of years to your release. Let us together, then, be glad to give some time to God today, and understand there is no better use for time than this.
For fifteen minutes twice today escape from every law in which you now believe. Open your mind and rest. The world that seems to hold you prisoner can be escaped by anyone who does not hold it dear. Withdraw all value you have placed upon its meager offerings and senseless gifts, and let the gift of God replace them all.
Call to your Father, certain that His Voice will answer. He Himself has promised this. And He Himself will place a spark of truth within your mind wherever you give up a false belief, a dark illusion of your own reality and what love means. He will shine through your idle thoughts today, and help you understand the truth of love. In loving gentleness He will abide with you, as you allow His Voice to teach love's meaning to your clean and open mind. And He will bless the lesson with His Love.
Today the legion of the future years of waiting for salvation disappears before the timelessness of what you learn. Let us give thanks today that we are spared a future like the past. Today we leave the past behind us, nevermore to be remembered. And we raise our eyes upon a different present, where a future dawns unlike the past in every attribute.
The world in infancy is newly born. And we will watch it grow in health and strength, to shed its blessing upon all who come to learn to cast aside the world they thought was made in hate to be love's enemy. Now are they all made free, along with us. Now are they all our brothers in God's Love.
We will remember them throughout the day, because we cannot leave a part of us outside our love if we would know our Self. At least three times an hour think of one who makes the journey with you, and who came to learn what you must learn. And as he comes to mind, give him this message from your Self:
