Lee Flynn
2011-07-10 14:36:44 UTC
ACIM Workbook Lesson 191 ~ July 10
http://courseinmiracles.com/workbook_lessons/part_1/lesson191.htm
http://www.acimradio.net/urwork/
" Lesson 191 July 17, 1970
"I am the holy Son of God Himself"
- Here is your declaration of release
from bondage of the world. And here as well
is all the world released. You do not see
what you have done by giving to the world
the role of jailer to the Son of God.
What could it be but vicious and afraid,
fearful of shadows, punitive and wild,
lacking all reason, blind, insane [and sad]?|
#What have you done that this should be your world?
What have you done that this is what you see?
- Deny your own identity and this
is what remains. You look on chaos and
proclaim it [as] yourself. There is no sight
that fails to witness this [is] you. There is
no sound that does not speak of frailty
within you and without, no breath you draw
that does not seem to bring you nearer death,
no hope you hold but will dissolve in tears.|
#Deny your own identity and <you
will not escape the madness> which induced
this wierd(sic), unnatural and ghostly thought
[which] mocks creation and [which] laughs at God.
Deny your own identity and you
assail the universe, alone, without
a friend, a tiny particle of dust
against the legions of your enemies.
Deny your own identity and look
on evil, sin and death. And watch despair
snatch from your fingers every scrap of hope,
leaving you nothing but the wish to die.|
- Yet what is it except a game you play
in which identity can be denied?
You are as God created you. All else
but this one thing is folly to believe.
In this one thought is [everything] set free.
In this one truth are all illusions gone.
In this one fact is sinlessness proclaimed
to be forever part of everything;
the central core of its existence and
its guarantee of immortality.
- But let today's idea find a place
among your thoughts and you have risen far
above the world and all the worldly thoughts
that hold it prisoner. And from this place
of safety and escape you will return
and set it free. For he who can accept
his true identity is truly saved.
And his salvation is the gift he gives
to everyone in gratitude to Him
Who pointed out the way to happiness
that changed his whole [perception] of the world.
- One holy thought like this and you are free;
<You> are the holy Son of God Himself.
And with this holy thought you learn as well
that you have freed the world. You have no need
to use it cruelly and then perceive
this savage need in it. You set it free
of your imprisonment. You will not see
a devastating image of yourself
walking the world in terror with the world
twisting in agony because your fears
have laid the mark of death upon its heart.|
- Be glad today how very easily
is hell undone. You need but tell yourself:
"I am the holy Son of God Himself.
I cannot suffer; cannot be in pain,
I cannot [lose], nor [can I] fail to do
All that salvation asks."
- And in that thought
is everything you look on wholly changed.|
#A miracle has lighted up all dark
and ancient caverns where the rites of death
echoed since time began. For time has lost
its hold upon the world. The Son of God
has come in glory to redeem the lost,
to save the helpless and to give the world
the gift of his forgiveness. Who could see
the world as dark and sinful when God's Son
has come again at last to set it free?|
- You who perceive yourself as weak and frail,
with futile hopes and devastated dreams,
born but to die, to weep and suffer pain,
hear this: All power is given <unto> you
in earth and Heaven. There is nothing that
you cannot do. You play the game of death,
[of] being helpless, pitifully tied
to dissolution in a world which shows
no mercy to you. Yet when you accord
it mercy will its mercy shine on you.
- Then let the Son of God awaken from
his sleep, and opening his holy eyes
return again to bless the world he made.
In error it began. But it will end
in the reflection of his holiness.
And [we] will sleep no more and dream of death.
Then join with me today. Your glory is
the light [which] saves the world. Do not withhold
salvation longer. Look about the world
and see the suffering there. Is not your heart
willing to bring your weary brothers rest?
- They must await your own release. They stay
in chains till you are free. They cannot see
the mercy of the world until you find
it [for] yourself. They suffer pain until
you have denied its hold on you. They die
till you accept your own Eternal Life.
You are the holy Son of God Himself.
Remember this and all the world is free.
Remember this and earth and Heaven are one. "
~ Original Handscript of ACIM
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[ Hear Today's Lesson in I.P. ~ Voice & Music by Maz ]
http://www.acimradio.net/wkbk/191_UrWork_IAmTheHolySonOfGodHimself.wma
or via http://www.youtube.com/sonshippress
http://courseinmiracles.com/workbook_lessons/part_1/lesson191.htm
http://www.acimradio.net/urwork/
" Lesson 191 July 17, 1970
"I am the holy Son of God Himself"
- Here is your declaration of release
from bondage of the world. And here as well
is all the world released. You do not see
what you have done by giving to the world
the role of jailer to the Son of God.
What could it be but vicious and afraid,
fearful of shadows, punitive and wild,
lacking all reason, blind, insane [and sad]?|
#What have you done that this should be your world?
What have you done that this is what you see?
- Deny your own identity and this
is what remains. You look on chaos and
proclaim it [as] yourself. There is no sight
that fails to witness this [is] you. There is
no sound that does not speak of frailty
within you and without, no breath you draw
that does not seem to bring you nearer death,
no hope you hold but will dissolve in tears.|
#Deny your own identity and <you
will not escape the madness> which induced
this wierd(sic), unnatural and ghostly thought
[which] mocks creation and [which] laughs at God.
Deny your own identity and you
assail the universe, alone, without
a friend, a tiny particle of dust
against the legions of your enemies.
Deny your own identity and look
on evil, sin and death. And watch despair
snatch from your fingers every scrap of hope,
leaving you nothing but the wish to die.|
- Yet what is it except a game you play
in which identity can be denied?
You are as God created you. All else
but this one thing is folly to believe.
In this one thought is [everything] set free.
In this one truth are all illusions gone.
In this one fact is sinlessness proclaimed
to be forever part of everything;
the central core of its existence and
its guarantee of immortality.
- But let today's idea find a place
among your thoughts and you have risen far
above the world and all the worldly thoughts
that hold it prisoner. And from this place
of safety and escape you will return
and set it free. For he who can accept
his true identity is truly saved.
And his salvation is the gift he gives
to everyone in gratitude to Him
Who pointed out the way to happiness
that changed his whole [perception] of the world.
- One holy thought like this and you are free;
<You> are the holy Son of God Himself.
And with this holy thought you learn as well
that you have freed the world. You have no need
to use it cruelly and then perceive
this savage need in it. You set it free
of your imprisonment. You will not see
a devastating image of yourself
walking the world in terror with the world
twisting in agony because your fears
have laid the mark of death upon its heart.|
- Be glad today how very easily
is hell undone. You need but tell yourself:
"I am the holy Son of God Himself.
I cannot suffer; cannot be in pain,
I cannot [lose], nor [can I] fail to do
All that salvation asks."
- And in that thought
is everything you look on wholly changed.|
#A miracle has lighted up all dark
and ancient caverns where the rites of death
echoed since time began. For time has lost
its hold upon the world. The Son of God
has come in glory to redeem the lost,
to save the helpless and to give the world
the gift of his forgiveness. Who could see
the world as dark and sinful when God's Son
has come again at last to set it free?|
- You who perceive yourself as weak and frail,
with futile hopes and devastated dreams,
born but to die, to weep and suffer pain,
hear this: All power is given <unto> you
in earth and Heaven. There is nothing that
you cannot do. You play the game of death,
[of] being helpless, pitifully tied
to dissolution in a world which shows
no mercy to you. Yet when you accord
it mercy will its mercy shine on you.
- Then let the Son of God awaken from
his sleep, and opening his holy eyes
return again to bless the world he made.
In error it began. But it will end
in the reflection of his holiness.
And [we] will sleep no more and dream of death.
Then join with me today. Your glory is
the light [which] saves the world. Do not withhold
salvation longer. Look about the world
and see the suffering there. Is not your heart
willing to bring your weary brothers rest?
- They must await your own release. They stay
in chains till you are free. They cannot see
the mercy of the world until you find
it [for] yourself. They suffer pain until
you have denied its hold on you. They die
till you accept your own Eternal Life.
You are the holy Son of God Himself.
Remember this and all the world is free.
Remember this and earth and Heaven are one. "
~ Original Handscript of ACIM
------------------------------------------
[ Hear Today's Lesson in I.P. ~ Voice & Music by Maz ]
http://www.acimradio.net/wkbk/191_UrWork_IAmTheHolySonOfGodHimself.wma
or via http://www.youtube.com/sonshippress