We look past dreams…. We cannot fear, for we have left all fearful thoughts behind. And in defenselessness we stand secure, serenely certain of our safety now, sure of salvation; sure we will fulfill our chosen purpose, as our ministry extends its holy blessing through the world….
Think how holy is your purpose, how secure you rest, untouchable within its light. God’s ministers have chosen that the truth be with them. Who is holier than they? Who could be surer that his happiness if fully guaranteed? And who could be more mightily protected? What defense could possibly be needed by the ones who are among the chosen ones of God, by His election and their own as well?
God has elected all, but few have come to realize His Will is but their own…. Learn that light has come to you, and your escape has been accomplished….
Salvation can be thought of as a game that happy children play. It was designed by One Who loves His children, and Who would replace their fearful toys with joyous games, which teach them that the game of fear is gone. His game instructs in happiness, because there is no loser. Everyone who plays must win, and in his winning is the gain to everyone ensured. The game of fear is gladly laid aside, when children come to see the benefits salvation brings.
You who have played that you are lost to hope, abandoned by your Father, left alone in terror in a fearful world made mad by sin and guilt; be happy now. That game is over. Now a quiet time has come, in which we put away the toys of guilt, and lock our quaint and childish thoughts of sin forever from the pure and holy minds of Heaven’s children and the Son of God……. "
While this book was published in 1975, I have only recently stumbled onto it. I find myself wishing I had discovered this book much earlier. I am eternally grateful to the author of this fine work.
While many of the ideas presented in A Course in Miracles can be somewhat difficult to swallow, the book text and its accompanying Workbook for Students offers a refreshing perspective that makes for inspirational reading.
As I read this book, I often find myself wishing that our great country’s leaders would do likewise and take the messages this book presents to heart. It seems our government is in a never-ending mode of attack, defend; defend, then attack some more. We assume the worst about our perceived enemies, projecting onto them our darkest and most evil attributes and intentions, then use this perception as the justification for our next attack. Our actions and policies are driven by our own irrational and unreal fears. The more we defend ourselves, the weaker we become.
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