Encounters --- by Ray Hart
"FORGIVENESS
IS THE KEY TO HAPPINESS"
(A COURSE IN MIRACLES - Lesson 121 -p214)
The thing about ACIM is that it
states quite definitely that forgiveness is our only function on this earth. It
clearly defines forgiveness as the nearest to home/heaven as we can be. And in
my encounters with so many people I am convinced that this is true from my
perspective and from my experiences.
A judge gives forgiveness by
freeing people; a mother forgives the villain who slew her teen-aged daughter;
a father's first words when learning of his baby's murder was that he forgave
the perpetrator; and on and on it goes.
Some of these encounters were
difficult for me to accept at times. And then I was permitted to discover what
it all means. And, yes, it is true that my forgiving everyone everything is for
me, for myself, for my Self.
A
Course In Miracles in Lesson 122 has a
special significance to me. It states:
"What could you want
forgiveness cannot give? Do you want peace? Forgiveness offers it. Do you want
happiness, a quiet mind, a certainty of purpose, and a sense of worth and
beauty that transcends the world? Do you want care and safety, and the warmth
of sure protection always? Do you want a quietness that cannot be disturbed, a
gentleness that never can be hurt, a deep abiding comfort, and a rest so perfect
it can never be upset?
All this forgiveness offers you,
and more. It sparkles on your eyes as you awake, and gives you joy with which
to meet the day. It soothes your forehead while you sleep, and rests upon your
eyelids so you see no dreams of fear and evil, malice and attack. And when you
wake again, it offers you another day of happiness and peace. All this
forgiveness offers you, and more."
Forgiveness is my only
function, and it all comes back to me as forgiveness for my self for all of my
imperfections. My only goal is the peace of God - a peace that passes all
understanding. Forgiveness is the way to peace.
--- © by Ray Hart
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