God’s masterpiece revisited

Yesterday I was again practicing a thought about “God’s masterpiece” (I’ve practiced this before and written about it before, too). So I thought I would share some reflections on the concept. First, let’s think about God as an artistic...

Laughter and forgiveness

I was talking with someone yesterday and it struck me how much she needs to lighten up and learn to laugh, especially at her own mistakes. And as I talked, I realized how much I  need this same thing. I do love a good laugh, but when it comes to the serious things, I...

My will be done

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] Several times the Course takes the famous line from the Lord’s Prayer, “Thy will be done,” and turns it back on us: And God Himself, Who knows...

Natural

[Please note: ACIM passages quoted in this article reference the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) Edition.] For a few months now, the word “natural” has been coming to my mind. It will occur to me that something the Course asks of me, something I’ve...

Who else has done that?

I was reading in Chapter 24 this morning, about specialness, and it just brought home to me the unparalleled depth, originality, and brilliance I see in the Course and how much I love it. In these sections on specialness, the Course does what is so characteristic of...

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...