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Forgiveness Opens Heaven’s Gate

Forgiveness is this world’s equivalent of Heaven’s justice. ²It translates the world of sin into a simple world, where justice can be reflected from beyond the gate behind which total lack of limits lies. ³Nothing in boundless love could need forgiveness. ⁴And what is charity within the world gives way to simple justice past the gate that opens into Heaven. ⁵No one forgives unless he has believed in sin, and still believes that he has much to be forgiven. ⁶Forgiveness thus becomes the means by which he learns he has done nothing to forgive. ⁷Forgiveness always rests upon the one who offers it, until he sees himself as needing it no more. ⁸And thus is he returned to his real function of creating, which his forgiveness offers him again.

…what has been forgiven must join, for nothing stands between to keep them separate and apart. ⁵The sinless must perceive that they are one, for nothing stands between to push the other off. ⁶And in the space that sin left vacant do they join as one, in gladness recognizing what is part of them has not been kept apart and separate.

This tiny spot of sin that stands between you and your brother still is holding back the happy opening of Heaven’s gate. ²How little is the hindrance that withholds the wealth of Heaven from you. ³And how great will be the joy in Heaven when you join the mighty chorus to the Love of God! (A Course in Miracles, T-26.IV.1;2:4-6;6. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)

When we forgive, we let go of judgment. In the oneness of God’s Love there is no perception of another to judge. That is why in His Love, God does not judge nor condemn.

While we perceive differences, forgiveness is necessary. The differences seem very real as we perceive with the body. We need help from outside the thought system of separation to recognize no judgment is justified.

As we let the Holy Spirit exchange His perceptions for ours, we learn to see the Love that joins us with every brother. When forgiveness is complete, the barriers to Love’s presence have been dismissed. We awaken in the Heaven of God’s Love.

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