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The end of suffering

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] (An update on my Lenten blog of February 26th) When I asked our Sunday gathering companions to identify what they wanted to give up for Lent, I also asked them...

Here I am, Lord, resting in You

I was quite excited after Robert's last Thursday class on Jesus' prayer, "Here I am, Lord." This prayer has been a favourite practice of mine for years, especially in the longer version. For a period of time, it was a regular part of my morning quiet time, and it...

"You sound like a fundamentalist!"

Recently a fellow Course teacher had someone tell her that she sounded like a fundamentalist. Sparked by our discussion about that, I thought I'd bring the issue to this forum, so that we could both look at it in relation to ourselves and help one another deal with...

Practicing the Characteristics: Trust

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I have now finished my three weeks of practicing the first characteristic, trust, and thought I'd give a report on how it went. As I mentioned in my earlier...

What are you giving up for Lent?

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Our Text Reading Program (TRP) class last evening fell on Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. It was interesting that one of the sections we covered was, “The...