A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 71

A Course in Miracles

Workbook Lesson 71

 

"Only God's plan for salvation will work."

 

Interpreted by Roberta Gallop

 

Daily Welcome:  Hey my beloveds, when I read the ego's plan for salvation it surely made sense that my need to control has always been so front and center in my life. After all we do want salvation, it just isn't possible this way. I am so glad you showed up, this is gonna be a fun walk down the path. Today is purposefully forgetting day, lets all wear our favorite clothes with one little twist, purposefully forget to wear one article of clothing, like pants, a shoe, or something else. Just to see how it changes our perspective. Big group hugs and lots of love along the way.

 

 

Prayer: Blessed Wholly Spirit, please help us to become ready to just go through the intentional motions of releasing grievances and forgiving everything, including the ego. Please help us to be open to seeing things differently, and also to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Thank you for being with us always, and continuing to show us the way out and coming up with different hints and tips that help us find the way out. Also please help us to trust God's plan for our salvation. Thank you for being with us allways, and for teaching us.

 

 

Workbook Lesson:  "Only God's plan for salvation will work." It is interesting how God's plan for salvation involves releasing all grievances through forgiveness, and the ego's plan involves holding on to grievances and changing the things around me I am upset about so they can suit me. I believe it when the Course says only God's plan for salvation will work because I have tried the ego's plan forever and I just stay separated, filled with anger and bitterness and also trying to control people, places and things in my life so I can love them and I can be saved. When I look at it like the lesson describes it does sound destined to fail. That is why in God's plan of forgiving all my grievances of the world it would work because the forgiveness is not just about what bodies did or didn't do to me or for me, it's about forgiving to the point where there are no people and situations, I just forget everything, including the world as I know it.

 

 

Thinking it Over: When I first read about the ego's plan for salvation, I truly felt like I had written it myself. Resent the world and make everyone change so I won't have grievances against them anymore. That kept my focus on everything else but me and took the responsibility of forgiveness completely off me. After all it's not my fault if other people do stupid things, or is it? And if we are one, how could it really involve other people? What do you think of the ego's plan for salvation? Can we be saved without release and forgiveness?

 

 

Tips & Tricks: In the Bible it says, "Love others as I have loved you". So, using that model as a recipe for salvation can move us a long way down the road towards awakening to our true nature as the Son of God. This one shows so clearly why holding on to grievances can be the one thing that keeps us from salvation. Forgiveness and acceptance becomes the plan of the day. Looking through your mind at the petty slights and the definitions and expectations that lead to grievances and releasing them as quickly as possible. The tip here is to not then turn it on yourself and use it as an excuse to beat and control the heck out of yourself. A simple forgiveness of self will help this snowball from rolling downhill.

 

Upon Closing: Now I know this was a wonky themed day, so I apologize for thinking of it, but if it helped you look at things from a different angle, and then I hope you forgive me. I do love how the lessons are narrowing their focus and helping us to order our mind. Let's play a little game of "Simon Says' to remind us of what the frustration of trying to control the world feels like. Have an awesome and enlightened day, and sleep well. Love and Light, Riki 🌈