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ACIM Workbook Lesson #132
"I loose the world from all I thought it was."
I’m the type of person who will happily invite the Jehovah Witnesses in to chat when they knock on my door seeking to spread their beliefs. I’m not afraid of varying opinions and enjoy finding out how others view the things of the world and spirit. And so I’m very surprised at my reaction to a group of people who are seeking to promote fundamentalist christian views by way of fear about silly things. They shouldn’t be a blip in my radar, but the hair on the back of my neck stands up when I’m around them. One came to the door today and it was all I could do to keep my mouth shut. Thanks to my dog, I didn’t have to make that decision. Sweet Chili Dog was barking and snarling in a most menacing way, so we had a difficult time hearing each other speak and the man wasn’t willing to get too close in his attempts to hand me his propaganda. Ideas leave not their source, and that source is in my head — unless I’m willing to let these go and listen to divine Mind as the source and Principle of all. In examining my reactions, I am very much willing to release the world of illusions and grasp the truth of our being. This Truth will embrace all, simply by my acceptance of it. How selfish to withhold that!
Mary Baker Eddy quote:
“Reasoning from cause to effect in the Science of Mind, we begin with Mind, which must be understood through the idea which expresses it and cannot be learned from its opposite, matter. Thus we arrive at Truth, or intelligence, which evolves its own unerring idea and never can be coordinate with human illusions."
Science & Health Page 467:29-3
