I am noticing the second paragraph of this lesson, here Jesus asks for my forgiveness. He also offers his help to me. I have opened the door within to forgiveness but still feel resistance to Jesus\u2019 request. In what way does Jesus need my forgiveness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The thought that has come is the idea of forgiveness as the return to the flow of Love, light energy, between beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps, with some deep consideration, I could find something that I judge against Jesus. Hmm???<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or, I think that I will get on with my day by just jumping into the flow of Christ\u2019s Love. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weeeeeee!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe key is in my hand, and I have reached the door beyond which lies the end of dreams.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As my peers in seminary begin to get slowly introduced to lines from ACIM, I wonder how I might describe the message of this text. I know it to be about forgiveness. But, what will saying that to others mean to them? Will it turn some away because they believe there are others in their life that they can\u2019t forgive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cForgiveness recognizes what you thought your brother did to you has not occurred. It does not pardon sins and make them real. It sees there was no sin. And in that view are all your sins forgiven. What is sin, except a false idea about God\u2019s Son? Forgiveness merely sees its falsity, and therefore lets it go. What then is free to take its place is now the Will of God.\u201d <\/em>~ W.II.1.1.1-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the Course, we learn that forgiveness is seeing things differently, that there is no sin. We are all doing the best we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI let forgiveness rest upon all things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLet me forgive all things, and let creation be as you would have it be and as it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I just noticed, as I read the lesson title and my chosen quote, that I don\u2019t feel a strong need for forgiveness for myself but I\u2019m ready to forgive others. I will reflect on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am blameless \u2026 I find there is good and bad in this thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people use their minds to torture themselves so it\u2019s good that I don\u2019t do that. But, over the years, I\u2019ve seen my ego utilize self-righteousness to protect me from feeling low over mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (As an enneagram type 1, perfectionist, my ego learned to protect me against shame — the shadow of perfectionism, according to Brene\u2019 Brown.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In these past times, I\u2019ve given no consideration to others, my thoughts were to protect my goodness. With my choice of living an authentic life, I learned to accept my mistakes. This was good so blame would not fall on others, but I still felt my ego full of pride for being a person who admitted mistakes. Was this hiding something?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have self-esteem, does this block humility? Does it block thinking of others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Are there acts that I\u2019ve done that beg forgiveness of others? The answer must be \u2018Yes!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, protected in my pompousness of being a forgiving person, I\u2019ve worn blinders to the forgiveness that I need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you, Lord, for new clarity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I let forgiveness rest upon all things, for thus forgiveness will be given me. 12-8-2024 I am noticing the second paragraph of this lesson, here Jesus asks for my forgiveness. He also offers his help to me. I have opened … Continue reading 12-8-2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n