Review (182)

The quiet moment that brings you back to your Father's home

Child, this review of lesson 182 takes you gently by the hand and leads you to where you have always longed to return: home. The affirmation "I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me" dispels the mists of forgetfulness. This review is a crucial step on the path. It allows you to verify that each truth learned has not remained in memory, but has become a living part of your daily experience.

Lesson 182 poses a simple yet profound question: why would you choose to stay even one moment longer where you do not belong, when God has given you His Voice to call you home? This question does not ask for an answer from you, but for a realization. You do not belong in the world of illusions, in the whirlwind of conflict. Your place is in God’s peace, in the silent stillness where you remember who you truly are.

The review is important here because the temptation to settle comfortably into the world is great. You could almost forget you are in exile, so numerous are the distractions. By reviewing this lesson, you remember the joyful urgency of returning, not as an escape from the world, but as a return to the awareness of your true home while still being here. God’s Voice softly whispers your name and shows you the way home.

How to practice this today? Several times during the day, take a full minute of complete silence. Close your eyes and imagine you are already home, in God’s peace. Feel this peace as a tangible reality. Then ask yourself: "Why remain one moment longer in anxiety?" Whenever a disturbing thought arises, ask: "Does this bring me closer to home?" If the answer is no, let it pass like a cloud across a clear sky.

You are never far from home, for home is where you place your attention. Listen today to the Voice that calls you home.