A Course in Miracles
Workbook Lesson 69
"My grievances hide the light of the world in me."
Interpreted by Roberta Gallop
Daily Welcome: Howdy Partners, it is lovely to see you and I hope your night was restful and your morning gentle. I know these lessons are giving the impression that releasing grievances is the easiest thing in the world, and I agree that it is a pattern that does not come naturally, but it is a tool of the Course that we can use, probably not skillfully at first, but like anything else practice makes perfect, or in this case practice makes Ascension. I love the feeling of connectedness and determination we feel when we are together, we are invincible, we can do anything. So let's put on our best cowboy gear and mosey on down the road. Big hugs you guys.
Prayer: Wholly Father, thanks for bringing us along for the ride, thanks for showing us the way to have fun and adventures, while we are learning our way back to you with a burning love inside, that you put there in the first place. Please help us to know your wholly will for us this day and the strength to carry that out. Also please be with us always and through the Wholly Spirit do for us what we can't do for ourselves. Thank you for creating us and never leaving us. And thank you for teaching us every step of the way. Allways.
Workbook Lesson: "My grievances hide the light of the world in me." The way we see, what we choose to see either shows us the true world without separation or it shows us the world we have made by our free will, filled with anger, criticism, and judgement. While I am seeing a world that is filled with the knowledge of good and evil, I am seeing separation, because it is either or, good or bad, right or wrong, healthy or unhealthy. There is no oneness, wholeness, at – one – ment or light perceived anywhere. So, since we have the little mind and the God mind within us, and we are made to see with the little mind through the physical body, we perceive everything as darkness, to the point that we can't see the light within us. As we surrender the grievances through releasing and forgiving them. more of the light of Christ comes in and we can start to see a whole lot clearer.
Thinking it Over: When they put it like that it makes a whole lot of sense, so then I can look to myself and ask myself again like in the previous lessons, what grievances are keeping me from seeing? It reminds me to release them as soon as they show up. Forgiving them to the point where they are no longer there, where it is neutral with no thought one way or the other. In 12 step recovery, the 10th step talks about taking a personal inventory nightly to review our day, and where we were wrong promptly admitted it. I like bringing this step in to my nightly routine because these wrongs or perceived wrongs are what can become grievances and stand in the way of my standing in the light.
Tips & Tricks: Adding that personal nightly inventory would probably be a very good tip, and another one would be to keep up on your journal and look back at it from time to time, so you can see if there is a pattern to your resentments, bitternesses, and grievances, so you can stay vigilant and catch stuff early, before it turns into a full-on blackout. Remember praying to the Wholly Spirit in the morning and night, and then as much as you can throughout the day can help you to be more in alignment with the light. You don't need to beat yourself up around having grievances it can definitely happen frequently, especially when we are designed too.
Upon Closing: Hey we did it again, yay. I gain so much satisfaction from being able to share my love for ACIM and my joy of teaching with you guys. We went at a pretty fast clip today, please make sure to take it easy and rest, remember to incorporate the suggestions into your daily program and don't forget to yourself, and be kind with the world. See you tomorrow, love & light, Riki. 🌈
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