Robert Perry • Circle of Atonement

The power of decision is my own

Over the last few days, I have been thinking about the power of decision. I am not a will person; meaning that I don't emphasize getting through things by sheer force of will. My approach is usually to try to reason with myself in one form or other, to the point where...

The all-important positive focus on our brothers

I am currently reading in Chapter 25 in the Text. I know I've said this before, and I realize I am preaching to the choir, but I am going to say it again: I can't get over what a massive and recurring focus there is in the Course on seeing something pure, valuable,...

The grace of God upon my sight

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] I was reading in Chapter 25 this morning, and came upon a paragraph that I only vaguely remember reading before. I am sure I have read it many times, but it...

A New Slant on the Difficult Things (Diagram)

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] A hand-drawn diagram titled “God’s Love.” Two streams curve inward from either side, each labelled form, content and love. On the left are life lessons, where...

A new slant on the difficult things

I was watching an extended interview with a man named Andy Petro, who in 1955 had a profound near-death experience during a drowning accident. At one point, he attempts to describe the love he felt while “in the Light” (i.e., with God): There was a feeling of...