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

We are given gifts by our Creator that are our heritage. This means we are the inheritors of these gifts, without needing to earn them. They are already ours. But we need to let go of the impurities that would prevent us from receiving them—such as attack thoughts, grievances, judgments, doubts, etc. We seek what already belongs to us, and we can end our seeking with this knowledge. We can claim peace by extending it. We can realize love by giving it away. And happiness is God's will for us to have, all of the time. 

God's will for us is happiness and only happiness. This is what makes it "perfect." Perfect happiness does not vacillate or "revert" to "unhappiness." It is Pure Joy that is constant. Can we align our will with that of God's? It is the only will there is. But we have free will to think otherwise, and to make up scenarios of suffering for ourselves. This is what we have to release. And the Unknown can help us in this. The Holy Spirit (which is so much a part of the sacred Unknown) works to give us Perfect Happiness all of the time. Let's get out of the way to receive and share it. 

What is "salvation?" What are we to be saved from? There is a goal we are given. Nothing short of perfect happiness. Nothing short of the end of all suffering. Nothing short of constant joy. We go through a lot of ups and downs. Salvation is the end of judgments and the acceptance of Pure Joy. Perfect happiness is not only attainable, but it is our function here to realize it. Join Markus and Sondra in this discussion.

Are we limiting ourselves? Most likely we are. The Life Force is Unlimited and we are the Life Force. Why do we think we are limited by a body? God's "plan for salvation" is to liberate us from all thoughts of lack and limitation. We dedicate this day to our liberation. "I am spirit," is a declaration of independence. And we accept our part in this grand plan. 

These are the Lessons in which we end the duality we carry in our pitiful view of our self. We are one Self. And this Self is not conflicted in arguments of "good" versus "bad." The low opinions we have carried in the form of self judgments and grievances have no meaning. We can let them go and embrace our one Self. We are unified in light, joy and peace. These abide strongly in our one Self. We claim this one Self today. 

Can we see that we already have what we thought we were seeking? Light and Joy and Peace abide in us already. END of SEEKING. We do, however, need to make contact with this State of Mind that is already in us. We are as God created us in our original Being. Removing our history of conditioning through forgiveness is the only "work" we have to do. Letting go requires not effort, but the ego wants to make it complicated. And then the unwillingness comes up. Can we do the practice today, as prescribed? Every half hour? We all will benefit. 

Today begins our 3rd review. "Miracles are seen in light, & Miracles are seen in light, and light and strength are one." The practice is to think of one lesson on the hour, and the other one on the half hour. A Course in Miracles is training our mind to use these new thoughts in our every day life. Can we remember, or do we let "unwillingness" get the better of us? You decide. 

This lesson is powerful. Can we receive this statement of Self Identity? What would we substitute that is full of struggle? The easy path is to accept this thought as the real truth. It can "undo" our images of ourself. Try remembering this and be in the flow. "I am as God created me. HIs Son can suffer nothing, and I am His Son." 

" 'I rest in God.' This thought will bring to you the rest and quiet, peace and stillness, and the safety and the happiness you seek. 'I rest in God.' This thought has power to wake the sleeping truth in you, whose vision sees beyond appearances to that same truth in everyone and everything there is. Here is the end of suffering for all the world, and everyone who ever came and yet will come to linger for a while. Here is the thought in which the Son of God is born again, to recognize himself."

Giving and receiving are one in the spiritual dimension. What you give you receive more of in proportion to your giving. Give Love away and you receive more love. Give anger away and you receive more anger. This is a law that is clarified in this Lesson.