A Course in Miracles Lesson #123
"I thank my Father for His gifts to me."
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| Mongolian Morning photo by Aaron Springston |
[Marsha's thoughts]
The "gifts to me" spoken of in today's lesson are the Life, Truth, Love, Mind, Soul, Spirit, and Principle; the synonyms for God which we reflect. These gifts are what constitute our true being as a child of God. Our gratitude for these gifts is expressed through our demonstration of them in our lives, in our thoughts, in everything we are and everything we do. These gifts shine through us when we take away the barriers we have built to them. These barriers are the illusions of fear and guilt which we have decided are the realities of our being. From these barriers we begin to see our lives as dictated by material illusions. When seeing past the unreality of these beliefs, we are free to accept ourSelf. I have a dear friend who lives in another state and is very eager to move here. She needs to sell her house and for the past year there has been no movement toward this end. She recently visited us again and is more eager than ever to join our community. Upon her return home, a number of things have happened which would seem to be clearing the way for this to happen. I think of these situations as demonstrations of our true Being. When we get out of our way through the lifting of long-held beliefs, by letting go of trying to control everything in our circumstances, we allow ourselves to hear from a spiritual sense, through Life, Truth, Love, Mind, Soul, Spirit, Principle. To live from Intuition is to listen for inner awareness and to be guided by it. These are the gifts for which I give thanks today.
Mary Baker Eddy quote:
“Gratitude is much more than a verbal expression of thanks. Action expresses more gratitude than speech.
Science & Health Page 3:25-26
