Day 139: I will accept Atonement for myself.

The word “atonement” is usually used in reference to “atoning for one’s sins.”  A Course in Miracles, however, tells us that there is no sin.  It cannot exist.  So where does atonement come into play?  As the Course defines it, atonement, simply put, is a chain reaction of forgiveness, which leads to our ultimate salvation and freedom from the world of illusions in which we live.  What we perceive as “sin” is an illusion based in fear, which we must look past to the Truth beyond.  We do this through our forgiveness.  By shedding the Light of Love onto every shadow of darkness, by blessing those who attack us and perceiving the world through the Mind of God with the Truth of our Oneness, we align ourselves along the path of Atonement.  Sin does not exist, and in our recognition of this we are able to truly forgive, rather than continue to hold onto grievances.

The workbook in A Course in Miracles adds upon today's idea:

We have a mission here.  We did not come to reinforce the madness that we once believed in.  Let us not forget the goal that we accepted.  It is more than just our happiness alone we came to gain.  What we accept as what we are proclaims what everyone must be, along with us.  Fail not your brothers, or you fail yourself.  Look lovingly on them, that they may know that they are part of you, and you of them.

With that in mind, here is today's meditation: 

I will accept Atonement for myself,
For I remain as God created me.

You are a beautiful soul, brought into this troubled planet with the sole mission of restoring it to sanity.  Each child born is an angel sent here for this very task.  We may live in this world presently, but we are never of this world.  Let us not forget this.  Let us remember our Brilliant Light within, and remind others as we reflect their own to them.  Do not engulf yourself in the shadows of this lonely planet, but look beyond the dark figures and See the Truth glittering behind the veil.  Heaven exists within you.  Bring it out, and share it with your Holy Brothers and Sisters who have come, with you, to draw the illusive curtains of this world, revealing the Grandeur and Beauty of God's Love.  That is our Atonement.  That is the path which has been laid before us.  All that is asked is that we take the first step.  God will be your Guide along the rest.

Until tomorrow,
Journeyman