What Is Forgiveness?
Part II of the Workbook
Posted by aplecompte on July 22nd, 2009
“Forgiveness recognizes what you thought your brother did to you has not occurred.” W-pII.1.1
The thoughts I think I think are recycled past thoughts. They are part of a script that was written for my life as a person. These thoughts and this life are a hallucination, an evil dream. They keep me isolated in a self-made insane asylum.
But through forgiveness I can return to the peace, joy and love of my reality as a Son of God.
1) I watch my mind. I notice in particular any judgment of another person or any thought that seems to justify my judgment of another person. These thoughts are all false because there is no world. My brother and I are one. There is no thinking apart from God. I made up the scenario, “forgot” that I made it up, saw it acted out, and judged it so as to reinforce my belief in separation, sin, guilt, fear and punishment. My eyes and ears have born false witness. I look at these thoughts until I clearly see their falsity.
2) Then I ask the Holy Spirit to help me.
“We had a wish that God would fail to have the Son whom He created for Himself. We wanted God to change Himself, and be what we would make of Him. And we believed that our insane desires were the truth. Now we are glad that this is all undone, and we no longer think illusions true. The memory of God is shimmering across the wide horizons of our minds. A moment more, and it will rise again. A moment more, and we who are God's Sons are safely home, where He would have us be.
“Now is the need for practice almost done. For in this final section, we will come to understand that we need only call to God, and all temptations disappear. Instead of words, we need but feel His Love. Instead of prayers, we need but call His Name. Instead of judging, we need but be still and let all things be healed. We will accept the way God's plan will end, as we received the way it started. Now it is complete. This year has brought us to eternity." W-pII.in.9-10
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