Day 99: Salvation is my only function here.

The complete meditation for today is this: 

Salvation is my only function here.
Salvation and forgiveness are the same.

In Day 62 we learned that forgiveness is our function as the light of the world.  Here we are reminded that forgiveness is synonymous with salvation, and that it is our only function here on earth.

God is Love, and all His creations are manifestations of Love.  Forgiveness is a derivative of Love, as is Joy and Peace.  Light is how His Love is represented.

When we are residing in Light, we are a free-flowing channel for God's Love.  It is the only state in which can experience True Forgiveness, True Peace, and True Joy.  Forgiveness is the means by which we will bring salvation to this world.

A Course in Miracles emphasizes over and over again the importance of relinquishing all grievances.  Holding a grudge or grievance against another blocks our inner-light from shining through.  It is withholding forgiveness, and as such, it halts us along our spirit's trajectory in its quest for Ultimate Joy, Peace and Love.

Forgiveness is not a simple task, but it is one we must learn if we are ever to deliver Peace on earth.  Recognizing ourselves as reflections of each other is one way to begin.  Another is to see the Child within each of us.  No one intends to do wrong.  Any act of violence or aggression is out of a false perception that we are separate from one another.  It is an ignorance of the Kingdom of Heaven that awaits us all.  This is the basis of fear.  If we are to be rid of fear, we must learn to forgive.  Remember, "They know not what they do."

Forgiveness extends even beyond the people who appear to slight us.  It applies to all of God's creatures, in all situations.  We must forgive the weeds that have grown wildly in our yards, the hurricanes that have wreaked havoc on our cities, the blood-stained history books of our nations... and we must do this just as freely as we forgive a newborn baby that has spit up on our shoulder.  We must even forgive the mosquitos that draw our blood.  (Yes, that's a difficult one for me as well.)  All in all, it does not matter who or what it is we are forgiving.  What matters is that we are standing in Light and exuding Forgiveness wherever we go.  Where forgiveness is not necessary - where there is no grievance being held - we must still pour Love and Joy into everyone and everything we see, touch and feel.  To not do so is to ignore the Beauty all around, which can only lead us into darkness.

Of course, we must not forget to forgive ourselves.  This is perhaps the most difficult task salvation entails.  We must remember that we are Divine Children of God, and that there is a Light within us that can never be extinguished.  The Light within is Who We Really Are.  Everything else is an illusion.  Remember, we are free from sin.  Any perceived damage we have done is an illusion of the physical world.  The past is gone, and the future is yet to be created.  If we can learn to cultivate ourselves anew in the Here and Now (which is really all there is), then we will behold what Splendor is yet-to-come.

Through forgiveness, we will achieve our salvation.  Let us infuse our lives with Love and Forgiveness everywhere we go, in everything we do, and to everyone and everything we encounter along the way.

Until tomorrow,
Journeyman