Regina’s Tip for Lesson 38
Some people may find today’s lesson hard to believe. That’s okay. You don’t have to believe it. You only need to practice it.
Others may get the impression they can pick a problem or form of suffering and ‘heal’ it miraculously with their holiness. You might be surprised to hear that’s not the best way to understand this lesson. The reason that’s not the best way to understand the lesson is that understanding puts too much emphasis on your perception of problems and suffering. When you are focused on problems and suffering, you are not focused on your holiness.
Remember, you are not alone in experiencing the effects of your seeing. If you see problems, there are problems. If you see suffering, suffering is experienced.
A better way to understand this lesson is in relationship to NTI Ephesians, NTI Colossians and NTI Luke 9. As we contemplate our truth, our holiness extends into the world and manifests as grace. Grace touches the world in miraculous ways. It corrects misperceptions. It undoes miscreations. Grace is able to do this, because we are not involved in seeing—and therefore in miscreating—problems and suffering.
In other words, our role is simply to contemplate our holiness. Grace takes care of arranging the miracles that extend from that.
This point is emphasized in A Course in Miracles, Chapter 1 as miracle principle #5:
“Miracles are habits, and should be involuntary. They should not be under conscious control. Consciously selected miracles can be misguided.”
Consciously selected miracles are misguided for the reason already explained. If you select a problem or form of suffering and decide it needs a miracle, you’ve already seen a problem or form of suffering, and you are not alone in experiencing the effects of that seeing.
You may ask, “If that’s the case, why am I asked to select problems and forms of suffering as part of today’s Workbook lesson?”
That’s because right now you do see problems and forms of suffering in the world. Today you look at the way you see now and have faith that your perception will change as you focus on your holiness. And, your perception will change as you focus on your holiness, because there is nothing your holiness cannot do. As your perception changes, grace will extend into the world and perform miracles of correction. This will happen when your perception changes, because you are not alone in experiencing the effects of your seeing.
Homework for this week
- Homework Assignment A: Workbook Lessons 36-42.
- Homework Assignment B: Read NTI Luke, Chapter 9 (p 144-146) and NTI Galatians (p 327-338).
- Homework Assignment C: Nondual Awakening Meditation – Where am I? by Gary Weber, which is a video in the Gentle Healing Playlist: Click Here to Watch
