Holy Shift! (12 page)

You, and know no laws except Your

law of love. And I would find the

peace which You created for Your

Son, forgetting all the foolish toys I

made as I behold Your glory

and my own.

Workbook-p II. Lesson 346. 1:1-7.

 

Listen today.

Be very still, and hear the gentle Voice for God assuring you that He has judged you as the Son He loves.

Workbook-p II. Lesson 347. 2:1-2.

 

Father, let me remember You

are here, and I am not alone.

Surrounding me is everlasting

Love. I have no cause for

anything except the perfect

peace and joy I share with You.

What need have I for anger or

for fear? Surrounding me is

perfect safety. Can I be afraid,

when Your eternal promise goes

with me? Surrounding me is

perfect sinlessness. What can I

fear, when You created me in

holiness as perfect as Your

Own?

Workbook-p II. Lesson 348. 1:1-8.

 

Today I let Christ's vision look upon All things for me and judge them not, but give Each one a miracle of love instead.

Workbook-p II. Lesson 349.

 

Learn this, and learn it well, for it is here delay of happiness is shortened by a span of time you cannot realize.

You never hate your brother for his sins, but only for your own.

Whatever form his sins appear to take, it but obscures the fact that you believe them to be yours, and therefore meriting a “just” attack.

Text-31. III. 1:4-6.

 

My sinless brother is my guide to peace.

My sinful brother is my guide to pain.

And which I choose to see I will behold.

Workbook-p II. Lesson 351.

 

Judgment and love are opposites.

From one come all the sorrows of the world.

But from the other comes the peace of God Himself.

Workbook-p II. Lesson 352.

 

Father, I give all that is mine

today to Christ, to use in any

way that best will serve the

purpose that I share with Him.

Nothing is mine alone, for He

and I have joined in purpose.

Thus has learning come almost

to its appointed end. A while I

work with Him to serve His

purpose. Then I lose myself in

my Identity, and recognize that

Christ is but my Self.

Workbook-p II. Lesson 353. 2:1-5.

 

We stand together, Christ and I, in peace And certainty of purpose. And in Him Is His Creator, as He is in me.

Workbook-p II. Lesson 354.

 

Prayer is a way offered by the Holy Spirit to reach God.

It is not merely a question or an entreaty.

It cannot succeed until you realize that it asks for nothing.

How else could it serve its purpose?

It is impossible to pray for idols and hope to reach God.

True prayer must avoid the pitfall of asking to entreat.

Ask, rather, to receive what is already given; to accept what is already there

Song of Prayer-1. I. 1:1-7.

 

I must have decided wrongly, because I am not at peace.

I made the decision myself, but I can also decide otherwise.

I want to decide otherwise, because I want to be at peace.

I do not feel guilty, because the Holy Spirit will undo all the consequences of my wrong decision if I will let Him.

I choose to let Him, by allowing Him to decide for God for me.

Text-5. VII. 6:7-11.

 

Teach no one that he is what you would not want to be.

Your brother is the mirror in which you see the image of yourself as long as perception lasts.

Text-7. VII. 3:8-9.

 

This Christmas give the Holy Spirit everything that would hurt you.

Let yourself be healed completely that you may join with Him in healing, and let us celebrate our release together by releasing everyone with us.

Text-15. XI. 3:1-2.

 

The sign of Christmas is a star, a light in darkness.

See it not outside yourself, but shining in the Heaven within, and accept it as the sign the time of Christ has come.

He comes demanding nothing. No sacrifice of any kind, of anyone, is asked by Him.

In His Presence the whole idea of sacrifice loses all meaning. For He is Host to God.

Text-15. XI. 2:1-6.

 

Father, it is Your peace that I

would give, receiving it of You.

I am Your Son, forever just as

You created me, for the Great

Rays remain forever still and

undisturbed within me. I would

reach to them in silence and in

certainty, for nowhere else can

certainty be found. Peace be

to me, and peace to all the world.

In holiness were we created, and

in holiness do we remain. Your

Son is like to You in perfect

sinlessness. And with this

thought we gladly say

“Amen.”

Workbook-p II. Lesson 360. 1:1-7.

 

The world will end in joy, because it is a place of sorrow. When joy has come, the purpose of the world has gone.

The world will end in peace, because it is a place of war. When peace has come, what is the purpose of the world?

The world will end in laughter, because it is a place of tears. Where there is laughter, who can longer weep?

And only complete forgiveness brings all this to bless the world.

Manual for Teachers. 14. 5:1-7.

 

You have reached the end of an ancient journey, not realizing yet that it is over.

You are still worn and tired, and the desert's dust still seems to cloud your eyes and keep you sightless.

Yet He Whom you welcomed has come to you, and would welcome you.

He has waited long to give you this. Receive it now of Him, for He would have you know Him.

Only a little wall of dust still stands between you and your brother. Blow on it lightly and with happy laughter, and it will fall away.

And walk into the garden love has prepared for both of you.

Text-18. VIII. 13:1-8.

 

This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.

And if I need a word to help me, He will give it to me.

If I need a thought, that will He also give.

And if I need but stillness and a tranquil, open mind, these are the gifts I will receive of Him.

He is in charge by my request. And He will hear and answer me, because He speaks for God my Father and His holy Son.

Workbook-p II. Lessons 361 to 365. 1:1-5.

 

This course is a beginning, not an end.

Your Friend goes with you. You are not alone.

No one who calls on Him can call in vain.

Whatever troubles you, be certain that He has the answer, and will gladly give it to you, if you simply turn to Him and ask it of Him.

He will not withhold all answers that you need for anything that seems to trouble you. He knows the way to solve all problems, and resolve all doubts.

His certainty is yours. You need but ask it of Him, and it will be given you.

Workbook-p II. Epilogue. 1:1-9.

 

And now in all your doings be you blessed. God turns to you for help to save the world. Teacher of God, His thanks He offers you, And all the world stands silent in the grace You bring from Him. You are the Son He loves, And it is given you to be the means Through which His Voice is heard around the world, To close all things of time; to end the sight Of all things visible; and to undo All things that change. Through you is ushered in A world unseen, unheard, yet truly there. Holy are you, and in your light the world Reflects your holiness, for you are not Alone and friendless. I give thanks for you, And join your efforts on behalf of God, Knowing they are on my behalf as well, And for all those who walk to God with me.

AMEN

Manual For Teachers. 29. 8:1-8.

LIBRARY

A Course in Miracles,
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by Kenneth Wapnick, Foundation for A Course in Miracles (2nd edition 1991).

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A Course in Miracles
has blessed my life and work. I am grateful to the many teachers who have helped me study and practice the essential principles of this sacred work. Thank you to Tom and Linda Carpenter for your shining example. Thank you Marianne Williamson for your inspiration. Thank you Nick Davis for your clarity. Thank you to Ken Wapnick, Chuck and Lency Spezzano, Alan Cohen, Gerry Jampolsky, and Sondra Ray for your great work. Thank you Ian Patrick for being Mr. Miracles in the UK.

Thank you to my family and friends. Thank you Hollie Holden for all your read-throughs and edits. I love studying the Course with you. Thank
you everyone who has played a part in helping to learn and teach the Course, particularly Miranda Macpherson, who I ran my first study group with. “To teach is to learn,” states the Course. Thank you to everyone who has hosted and attended one of my talks and workshops around the world.

Thank you to the Hay House team. Thank you to my editor, Patty Gift, for your vision and care in making
Holy Shift!
happen. Thank you Michelle Polizzi for your cover design, and Joan Duncan Oliver for your editing. Thank you to the William Morris Endeavour Entertainment, and especially to my agent, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert Holden PhD
is a student of
A Course in Miracles.
He is a Patron of the Miracle Network in the UK, founded in 1994. His innovative work on psychology and spirituality has been featured on
Oprah, Good Morning America,
a PBS show called
Shift Happens!
and two major BBC documentaries. He's the author of
Happiness NOW!, Authentic Success, Shift Happens!, Be Happy
and
Loveability.
He contributes daily to his Facebook page (drrobertholden). He hosts a weekly show for Hay House Radio called
Shift Happens!