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Willingness to Accept the Holy Spirit’s Light

You have been told to bring the darkness to the light, and guilt to holiness. ²And you have also been told that error must be corrected at its source. ³Therefore, it is the tiny part of yourself, the little thought that seems split off and separate, the Holy Spirit needs.

The body will remain guilt’s messenger, and will act as it directs as long as you believe that guilt is real. ²For the reality of guilt is the illusion that seems to make it heavy and opaque, impenetrable, and a real foundation for the ego’s thought system. ³Its thinness and transparency are not apparent until you see the light behind it. ⁴And then you see it as a fragile veil before the light.

This world of light, this circle of brightness is the real world, where guilt meets with forgiveness. ²Here the world outside is seen anew, without the shadow of guilt upon it. ³Here are you forgiven, for here you have forgiven everyone. ⁴Here is the new perception, where everything is bright and shining with innocence, washed in the waters of forgiveness, and cleansed of every evil thought you laid upon it. ⁵Here there is no attack upon the Son of God, and you are welcome. ⁶Here is your innocence, waiting to clothe you and protect you, and make you ready for the final step in the journey inward. ⁷Here are the dark and heavy garments of guilt laid by, and gently replaced by purity and love. (A Course in Miracles, T-18.IX.1:1-3;5;9. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)

We have so thoroughly taught ourselves that we are separate and alone, disconnected from our Creator and everything that is, that we need help to unlearn this self-deceptive lesson. This Help is the Holy Spirit, given us by our Creator to bridge the seeming gap between our Reality and our beliefs about our identity.

If we are willing to bring all our perceptions to Him and let Him shine the Light of Love on them, our dark thoughts of isolation and guilt will be dispelled by His Light. The Holy Spirit cannot help us without our willingness. Our willingness is the key that lets Him set us free to remember that we are Love and nothing else. Love is whole and complete in Itself. It can neither harm nor be harmed, being wholly innocent.

As we accept Love as our Identity, guilt is gone and we experience the joy of uniting with our Father and all our brothers. Today we offer our mistaken thoughts to the Holy Spirit with gratitude, and we accept His revelation of the Gift that was given us in our Creation.

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