THE GIFTS OF GOD — Sondra Ray and Markus Ray on A Course in Miracles

Can we transcend the dimension of perception? Can we rise above separation? We transcend the level of perception by forgiving everyone and everything. We have no grievances. Wholeness and completeness are the results of rising above perception. The end of perception is achieved through complete forgiveness. I look through Christ's vision that looks upon a forgiven world. Can er enter into this space beyond perception? It is there for us to enter. Forgiveness is an action inside of us where minds are joined. AMEN.

Forgiveness is a choice. We choose to not see the records of "wrongdoing" of our brother, or even of ourself. We let the past go, and do not hold the mistakes of bygone days get the better of our judgments. In fact, we let all judgments go, and admit we do not know. This empty space is more conducive to accepting the Atonement for ourselves. We are absolved our our errors when we do not hold the errors of others against them. Only the ego can make errors. Our true Self never lost its innocence. Our true Self made no errors. This Self is "sinless." We can see this Self in our brother and thus we see it in ourselves.

There is a Peace that forgiveness bestows on us. It is up to us to claim it. Do we value the Peace of God that is offered through forgiveness? We would have to value it in order to claim it. And we would have to master forgiveness—letting go of judgments, grievances and attack thoughts—in order to claim these gifts. Would we value Peace? Would we master forgiveness in order to have its full blazing light in our awareness? The decision is ours to make.

What is conflict, but a dream? And a "dream" is only a figment of our imagination that is not really there. The dream may contain areas of relationships that are in conflict, which may need to be addressed. But ultimately we are to WAKE UP from the dream. Forgiveness is the means. We step out of the self the ego made up, whose nature is conflict, and enter into the Self God Created, which is at peace. This is the action of Forgiveness here. This Lesson #333 offers it.

When our will in one with our Creator's, there is no conflict in us. We are at peace. Peace is the absence of conflict. And we, who have no will apart from the Will of our Creator, can have no conflict in this state of unification. Conflict does not exist in truth. So why does there seem to be so much conflict in the world? We have separated in our minds from our Source. And in this separation there is tremendous conflict. ACIM is here to end this imagined separation.

What but limiting thoughts of fear bind us to our problems in this world? What but forgiveness can set us free from them? The choice is ours to see the false as the false, and let it go. We can call this process of "letting go" forgiveness. It is God's gift to us—the means by which we are saved from the consequences of our thoughts of conflict. Forgiveness is the means of dissolving our illusions in order to glimpse at the truth. God's peace and joy our ours. This is the truth we are meant to see.

We have been hurting ourselves and not even knowing all our pain is self-inflicted. But it is. And we can stop inflicting "hurt" upon ourself today. The mind of thought, conflict, attack, grievances can come to an end. What is in its place? "The stillness of the peace of God." There is no "hurt" in that state of being. Are we willing to go there? The decision is ours.

We have already joined our will with God's Will when we accept this truth. We are Awake. We are the Will of God. This is our Self Identity. Can we rise to this perfection, greater and greater perfection. We have to will endless joy. Truth, Happiness, Joy, Love, are all one. Our true Self has already chosen these attributes. We are awake to the degree with accept this fact.

When our thinking is upside down, what we see as first is actually secondary. And what we see as secondary is actually in the first place. This all must be "flipped around." We have to choose what looks like secondary in order to gain the first. Sounds crazy, but it is true. We choose the "second place" to gain the first place. We place God's Voice in the first place when we do this. Our true voice is in this shift. And then our will is united with God's Will. All conflict has been ended then. We are restored to Divine peace and joy.

When we do the due diligence to maintain our daily connection to our Source Energy, then we have the ability to call upon Divine Forces in times of need. These Forces have to come through for us. The "answer" will be some kind of Peace and Joy. We must have certainty that miracles will happen, and we have the means to call upon these Divine Forces to come to our aid. Will we proceed in supported faith, and faith that is "proven" by the answers of help from our Creator? We give attention to our Divine Source which is strengthened by our daily contact with the Presence of our Creator all around of us.