last lesson

[Carrie]

360-365.

“This holy instant would I give to You.

Be You in charge. For I would follow You,

Certain that Your direction gives me peace.”



[And] If I need a word to help me He will give it to me. If I need a
thought, that will He also give. And if I need but stillness and a
tranquil, open mind, these are the gifts I will receive of Him. He is in
charge by my request. And He will hear and answer me, because He speaks for
God my Father and His holy Son.



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This course is a beginning, not an end. Your Friend goes with you. You are
not alone. No-one who calls on Him can call in vain. Whatever troubles
you, be certain that He has the answer, and will gladly give it to you if
you simply turn to His and ask it of Him. He will not withhold all answers
that you need for anything that seems to trouble you. He knows the way to
solve all problems and resolve all doubts. His certainty is yours. You
need but ask it of him, and it will be given you.



You are as certain of arriving home as is the pathway of the sun laid down
before it rises, after it has set, and in the half-lit hours in between.
Indeed, your pathway is more certain still, for it can not be possible to
change the course of those whom God has called to Him. Therefore obey your
will, and follow Him Whom you accepted as your voice, to speak of what you
really want and really need. His is the Voice of God, and also yours. And
thus He speaks of freedom and of truth.



No more specific lessons are assigned, for there is no more need of them.
Henceforth, hear but the Voice for God and for your Self when you retire
from the world, to seek reality instead. He will direct your efforts,
telling you exactly what to do, how to direct your mind, and when to come to
Him in silence, asking for His sure direction and His certain Word. His is
the Word that God has given you. His is the Word you chose to be your own.



And now I place you in His hands, to be His faithful followers, with Him as
Guide through every difficulty and all pain that you may think is real. Nor
will He give you pleasures that will pass sway, for He gives only the
eternal and the good. Let Him prepare you further. He has earned your
trust by speaking daily to you of your Father and your brother and your
Self. He will continue; now you walk with Him as certain as is He of where
you go; as sure as He of how you should proceed, as confident as He is of
the [*620] goal, and of your safe arrival in the end.



The end is certain, and the means as well. To this we say “Amen.” We [You]
will be told exactly what God wills for us [you] each time there is a choice
to make. And He will speak for God and for your Self, thus making sure that
hell will claim you not, and that each choice you make brings Heaven nearer
to your reach. And so we walk with Him from this time on, and turn to Him
for guidance and for peace and right [sure] direction. Joy attends our way.
For we go homeward to an open door which God has held unclosed to welcome
us.



We trust our ways to Him and say “Amen.” In peace we will continue in His
way, and trust all things to Him. In confidence we wait His answers, as we
ask His will in everything we do. He loves Gods Son as we would love him,
and He teaches us how to behold him through His eyes, and love him as He
does. You do not walk alone. God’s angels hover close, and all about. His
Love surrounds you, and of this be sure: that I will never leave you
comfortless.

[Sidney Lambe]

On talk.religion.course-miracle, Carrie

Post by Carrie
360-365.
This holy instant would I give to You.
Be You in charge. For I would follow You,
Certain that Your direction gives me peace.
[And] If I need a word to help me He will give it to me. If
I need a thought, that will He also give. And if I need but
stillness and a tranquil, open mind, these are the gifts I will
receive of Him. He is in charge by my request. And He will hear
and answer me, because He speaks for God my Father and His holy
Son.

An enlightened person does not follow any being. They assume
the creative responsibility for their acts. _They_ are the
source and the meaning and the way.

This ACIM leson is accurate except for the fact that it isn't any
external agents being accessed. They are the layers of the Self.
The Father is one's soul or entity or source-self.

No one need ever hear the name "Jesus" or "Christ" or any of the
Christian-based words in ACIM.

And, no, Carrie, they are not "just words". There is no such thing.

Listen to John:

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God."

Words create the universe. Words are beliefs are spells.

Abracadabrah. Phonetic rendering of ancient Hebrew for:
"With the word I create." From the Qaballah.`

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."

That is utter nonsense. A few mean words at a vulnerable moment
can destroy a person's life.

That's what often happens when a parent, for example, tells their
child that they are worthless and will never amount to anything.
Sometimes the child can change that belief later on. Sometimes
not. Often not, in this unenlightened society.

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Sid

[John Radgosky]

And, no, Carrie, they are not "just words".  There is no such thing.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God."
Words create the universe. Words are beliefs are spells.
"With the word I create." From the Qaballah.`
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me."
That is utter nonsense. A few mean words at a vulnerable moment
can destroy a person's life.
That's what often happens when a parent, for example, tells their
child that they are worthless and will never amount to anything.
Sometimes the child can change that belief later on. Sometimes
not. Often not, in this unenlightened society.
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Sid

Hi Sid,

For the most part, that is how my mind works too. I tend to arrive at
a similar logic, a similar observation and a similar conclusion.

And what I am beginning to learn is, from a course perspective,
therein lies the need for correction in how I choose to use my mind.

The course is helping me to connect with an idea of the need to CHANGE
my mind in order to see things differently and thereby to find TRUE
peace.
And that "differently" for me is SO alien it doesn't come easy, only
comes rarely, and is usually lost to some other distractions of
living. What I feel I must attempt is to is to simply trust and just
start thinking differently, attempt to learn HOW to think with love,
always.

So that is the initial goal for me and it seems a genuinely exciting
prospect to look forwar to.

It's not easy for me to grasp the concept of consistently seeing
things differently in this world so that the world I see and
experience will change and I will find consistent and lasting peace.
As it is, the occasional (but becoming more frequent) experiences of
using mind differrently and enjoying that peace while it lasts, is
encouraging.

What I think in my case is necessary is .... practice. I'm expecting
my mind to be changed like, RIGHT NOW. What I'm missing I think is,
that it doesn't just happen, or come to me with the snap of a finger,
I have to be involved in making a choice. And for me and how I
function ( a little anal at times and a lot stubborn often ) I have to
have an appreciation for WHY would I want to do that ? it's just a
simple matter of doing it, and that's it. But my stubborness needs to
have an answert to ... why ? how ? For what ?

And for me, just doing it is a lot easier said than done. But it IS
getting easier I am happy to assert.

I once got caught up in the acim call to "listen, learn, then do". At
first I felt that to mean, do something for , to, or with someone
else. I'm no longer thinking that. I now think the "do" part is to
do nothing but change my mind to use it with love. I don't know if
I'm correctly grasping, but I can tell you, it sure feels a lot better
and certainly a lot more interesting and peaceful. Maybe it will come
to mean something else another time. But for now, that's what I've
come to accept.

I really struggle with the course primarily because I suspect I MAKE
it more difficult than it is or has to be. I know I am holding on
with both hands AND feet to the familiarity I've become accustomed
to. As much enjoyment as I get, the course still suggests I am living
in fear. And I'm getting more comfortable with that idea, and it
doesn't mean I'm scared out of my boots ... it's just about how my
mind works and the course says it's either from fear or love. No
other choices. So one has to get comfortable with that concept I
suppose.

Good talking with you. Sorry to ramble, but what you wrote there
seemed to invite my response to what you said.

JR