Day 158: Today I learn to give as I receive.

We have learned in prior lessons that to Truly give is also to receive.  Today we learn the root of what it is that we are giving.  The experience of God is not one that we can give, for that comes to every individual at the precise time he is ready.  A Course in Miracles tells us that our gift to one another is to See the Light in everyone.  This Vision is the core of all Forgiveness, Love and Peace.  Of this important Gift, the Course says the following:

It does not look upon a body, and mistake it for the Son whom God created.  It beholds a light beyond the body; an idea beyond what can be touched, a purity undimmed by errors, pitiful mistakes, and fearful thoughts of guilt from dreams of sin.  It sees no separation.  And it looks on everyone, on every circumstance, all happenings and all events, without the slightest fading of the light it sees.

To See the Light in All is to See past all illusions.  To See the Light in everyone is to See only Perfection.  The Light we see in others is the very Light which shines in all of us.  Together We are One - the Innocent and Beautiful Divine Child of God.  All else is false perception.

I've noted here before that to do this is not easy.  This way of thinking is completely opposite from what the world teaches.  But are we satisfied with what the world has offered us?  Or would we benefit to look beyond the bounds of this place and bring back with us the Wisdom that restores our minds to Heaven?  To see another as yourself can only foster Peace.  To see everyone as the Divine could only foster Glory.  Would we not want these Heavenly experiences here on earth?  They can be ours if we can learn to share this Vision with our Brothers.  Like all Gifts from God, we only can receive it if we give it to another.  See the Light in everyone, and yours will reflect back to you.

The challenge here is looking past the errors of our ways.  Many go through life seeing themselves as only victims, for this world teaches that we will all one day fall prey to death.  This breeds in us a feeling of defensiveness and drives us to attack.  But to realize that we can never die will free us from the chains that hold us hostage to our egos.  Though our bodies die, our souls do not.  There is nothing that can harm the Real You and Me.  This is the means by which we start to See the Light of Truth in one another.  See all attack as just a misguided belief, for that is all it is.  Do not let it affect you, but perceive instead the Truth within the one who is attacking.  They will recognize your gentle gaze, for it is the gaze of God they see in you.  Somewhere within them they will feel a resonating tone, one that matches yours and everyone's, for it is the frequency of our Creator.  If even for an instant, their heart will open and you'll see your inner light reflected in their own.  This is how we give the Gift of Vision, and how it is then given back to us.

Today I learn to give as I receive.

May you be blessed today with Gifted Sight that you may See all God's Creations as yourself in our Shared Light.

Until tomorrow,
Journeyman