Our next few lessons make a special point of firming up your willingness to make your weak commitment strong; your scattered goals blend into one intent. You are not asked for total dedication all the time, as yet. But you are asked to practice now in order to attain the sense of peace such unified commitment will bestow, if only intermittently. It is experiencing this which makes it sure that you will give your total willingness to following the way the course sets forth.
Our lessons now are geared specifically to widening horizons, and direct approaches to the special blocks which keep your vision narrow, and too limited to let you see the value of our goal. We are attempting now to lift these blocks, however briefly. Words alone can not convey the sense of liberation which their lifting brings. But the experience of freedom and of peace that comes as you give up your tight control of what you see speaks for itself. Your motivation will be so intensified that words become of little consequence. You will be sure of what you want and what is valueless.
And so we start our journey beyond words by concentrating first on what impedes our progress still. Experience of what exists beyond defensiveness remains beyond achievement while it is denied. It may be there, but you cannot accept its presence. So we now attempt to go past all defenses for a little while each day. No more than this is asked because no more than this is needed. It will be enough to guarantee the rest will come.
✨ Summary & practice
Final review: the grace that lives in you and perfect innocence.
We have arrived at the last review of this set. This is a sacred moment. Let us recall the central thought that has guided these ten days of review: God is only Love, therefore I am Love too. Why is this final review so important? Because it gathers the entire set 121–180 into a luminous conclusion. It gives you time to breathe, to integrate, to let the truth settle permanently in your heart before moving forward.
Lesson 169 revealed that by grace you live and by grace you are delivered. Grace is not learned, it becomes inevitable upon a prepared altar. It is the presence of God’s Love in a world of apparent fear. Lesson 170 proclaimed there is no cruelty in God, and none in you. For no one attacks without intent to hurt, but that intent is not your true nature. Ideas do not leave their source, the attack you project remains within you. And within you, there is only Love waiting to be recognized.
These two lessons are the summit of all you have learned. They summarize the Course’s message: you are innocent, you are loved, you are free. Grace is your inheritance, innocence is your nature. Revisions 171–180 have been the time of integration. Now, you are ready to continue the journey with a solid foundation. God is only Love, therefore you are Love. Nothing else is true.
Practice:
To close this review, take a moment to look back at the entire path you’ve walked since lesson 121. Acknowledge the changes, even subtle ones. Then repeat these two truths: 'By grace, I live. By grace, I am delivered.' And: 'There is no cruelty in God, and none in me.' Carry these words with you as a treasure. They contain everything you need.
You have grown. God is proud of you. And so am I. Continue, light is ahead of you.
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